Services : Floor Joint Repairs
Floor Joints are often the greatest source of maintenance problems in warehouse or industrial floors.About Floor JointsFloor joints are in fact controlled cracks in concrete slabs. They should be designed and positioned to allow the floor to move without restraining that movement. Early life drying shrinkage and long term thermal changes are the main causes of concrete floor joint movement. To view examples of poor warehouse & industrial floor joints please click here. To find out more contact us.
CG FLooring Systems Joint Repair ServicesAt CG Flooring Systems we have vast experience and a wealth of highly skilled technitials ready to solve your floor joint problems. To find out more please select from our services below:
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Floor Joint RepairBased on many years of practical experience we have built up and developed a number of proven standard concrete floor joint repair details and procedures. As a result we are able to offer you sound professional advice and cost effective repair solutions for many types of flooring problem.
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We will pay particular attention to:- Expansion, Contraction, Construction or Induced concrete floor joint failure
- Load Transfer
- Surface breakdown or delamination
- Shrinkage cracking – plastic / drying / thermal / structural
- Choice of Repair Materials
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We also provide you with:
- The option of a Free visual floor inspection
- Report
- Proposals
- Realistic quotation for the repair work
To find out more information on our concrete floor joint repairs, please contact us or download our CG Flooring Systems Floor Joint Repair Leaflet  .
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Floor Joint Reseal RepairMost warehouse and industrial floors will have joints with spalled edges and this should be seen as an early indication of more serious potential long term damage. The floor joint edges, or arrisses, are vulnerable to damage and tend to ‘spall’ under the impact from hard wheeled traffic.
"Floor Joint edge spalling never gets better with neglect - it always gets worse."
CG Flooring Systems' floor joint sealant is rigid enough to provide support and protection to the concrete arrisses, but also flexible enough to accommodate any opening of the joint and still remain bonded to at least one face of the concrete slabs.
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Using the Floor Joint Reseal Repair method in conjunction with CG Flooring Systems' semi-rigid floor joint sealant, we can reduce or even prevent further edge spalling. However, this relatively simple repair process can only be utilised if the edge damage is detected at an early stage. If more serious damage has already occurred we would need to re-construct the floor joint ‘arrisses’ by using the Floor Joint Arris Repair method.
To find out more about our floor joint reseal repairs, please contact us.
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Floor Joint Arris RepairThe size and cost of floor joint repairs can be kept to a minimum if the damage is detected and repaired at an early stage. Regular inspections should be made to check that the existing joint sealant is doing its job to protect and maintain the floor joint arrisses. Once the damage has been allowed to progress beyond the scope of re-sealing the joint, it will be necessary to re-construct the arrisses.
CG Flooring Systems' heavy duty epoxy repair mortar that is specifically intended for industrial floors can be used to repair floor joint arris problems. Cementitious materials are cheaper but they are brittle and will ultimately fail, meaning any initial saving made will be outweighed by the cost of re-repairing.
Wide joints increase the risk of arris spalling due to the deflection of the joint sealant under load. It is therefore important to reduce the width of the joint opening at surface level. Our tried and tested floor joint arris repair solution allows a 50mm wide ‘traditional expansion joint’ to be replaced with a neat 5mm wide, fully sealed saw cut. Each of our floor joint repairs are ground smooth and flush with the adjacent floor surface to ensure that wheeled traffic has a smooth transition over the repaired joint.
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Our repair processes have been specifically developed for use in operational, fully stocked warehouses. We use highly efficient vacuum systems to ensure that there will be no airborne dust created, so there is no need to remove or protect your stock. To find out more about any of our floor joint repairs, please contact us.
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