The garage floor in cold climates are subject to extreme temperatures, freeze/thaw issues and de-icing salts making it the ultimate testing ground for floor coatings.
De-Icing Salts
De-Icing salts might reduce slippage on roads and walkways but they cause significant damage to the concrete garage floor.. When you drive the salts get into the wheel wells of your car or truck and freeze in place temporarily. When you pull into your garage the salts start to melt the frozen snow and ice. The water that drips from your vehicle liquefies the salts that get into the pores of the concrete as well as the surface, starting a rapid deterioration of the concrete. As the concrete gets saturated it creates humidity and makes a home damp and cold. Not to mention mold buildup and deterioration of the drywall and beams of your home.
Spancrete Construction
Many homes have been built with spancrete construction. This is precast concrete panels that may be 24 -30 feet long, 3 feet wide and six inches thick. They are placed on foundations during construction and become your floor. In the home hardwood, tile and carpet covers the spancrete panels. In the garage concrete is poured about 4 inches thick over the spancrete which is also over your garage. As your home settles cracks form in the concrete above where the spancrete panels abut each other.
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Industry Feature: Addressing the industry need to create a concrete test hammer that can deliver accurate readings on virtually any concrete from any direction, on any surface without the need to compensate for impact direction, Switzerland-based Proceq announced today that it has launched the new SilverSchmidt concrete test hammer
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