19 Sep Hardening and Waterproofing Concrete Floors
Floor slabs that will be subjected to a lot of abrasion from moving vehicles and trolleys require their surfaces to be hardened to improve their abrasion and impact resistance. Such floors include vehicle parking, basement floors and factory floors. This protects the concrete surface from wearing out which results to rough patches and potholes.
If the floor slab exposed to high abrasion and impact is below ground level, it will require to be hardened and waterproofed simultaneously. During construction, this can be achieved by using PENETRON PLUS, a special dry shake formulation. It is specially formulated for dry-shake applications on horizontal concrete surfaces where greater impact and abrasion resistance is required. Once it is dry-shaken onto a fresh concrete slab and power floated into the surface, PENETRON PLUS will penetrate rapidly into the setting concrete. With moisture from the fresh concrete, crystal growth will take place deep inside the concrete body, providing a permanent seal against water penetration while simultaneously improving the abrasion and impact resistance of the slab.
Dry shake application of Penetron Plus on fresh concrete slab at a proposed commercial building at the JKIA, Nairobi
Dry shake application of Penetron Plus on fresh concrete slab at a proposed commercial building at the JKIA, Nairobi
Power floating being done after applying Penetron Plus at a proposed commercial building at the JKIA, Nairobi
Hardened and waterproofed floor slab at a proposed commercial building at the JKIA, Nairobi
Ground floor slabs and suspended floors exposed to high abrasion and impact can be hardened and waterproofed during construction, or after the concrete has cured and dried using various chemicals that we have.
Talk to us about hardening and waterproofing your floor slab, whether new or existing.