Linking Old, New Floors a Work of Art By Ben DuBose By size, the largest part of the job was the 2,200-square-foot (204.4 m2) main office area, which consisted of decorating new concrete.
On Track With Oxygen Train Recoat By Stephanie Marie Chizik Six chambers, 40,000 square feet total (3,716.1 m²), 65 days. Coating systems that were applied to all walls, columns, and ceilings within the scope of the project. Sounds like a straight forward project, right?
Decorative Flooring Expert Works Holiday Shifts By Ben DuBose The group wanted to renovate the building for modern use while still retaining a feel of “vintage industrialism” as a nod to Detroit’s history.
Heating Up: Connecticut Ballpark Renovators Overcome Harsh Winter By Ben DuBose The New Britain Rock Cats minor league baseball franchise had been a staple of the community in New Britain, Connecticut, for more than 30 years — until they abruptly left town in late 2015 for a newer stadium in nearby Hartford.
Traveling South: SPF on Bean Tanks in Belize By Stephanie Marie Chizik For many, Belize is a place to rest and relax. It’s a small country, and a place where cultures and languages mix. It’s also a place where beans and rice are food staples, which explains why a new facility was being built and why a crew came down not for vacation but to apply spray polyurethane foam (SPF) and coatings on seven bean-holding bins.
Australian Stadium Redevelopers Floored by New Look By Ben DuBose The facility is currently home for two Australian Football League (AFL) teams — Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide — and it also hosts concerts and marquee games of cricket, rugby, and soccer.
Teamwork Shines Through for Flooring Crew at Ohio Brewery By Ben DuBose MadTree Brewing Co. made history upon opening in 2013 by becoming the first modern craft brewery to can its beer in Ohio.
Cracking the Code on Concrete Repair By Chris O’Brien, President and CEO of Rock-Tred Corporation Failing to spot and document mistakes in concrete before applying a coating system may result in losses for your coating contracting company. It is not enough to have 20 years of experience with coatings. If you don’t understand the concrete you are applying coatings on, experience won’t help.
Historic New Zealand Viaduct Gets 21st-Century Makeover By Ben DuBose Concerns over the deteriorating paint system, ongoing corrosion of the carbon steel, pooling water, suspect rivets, and a need to boost capacity prompted owner KiwiRail to seek out solutions to keep the viaduct operational heading into its second century.
The Very Beginning: Understanding the Concrete You’re Coating By Chris O’Brien, President and CEO of Rock-Tred Corporation How many times have flooring contractors installed a rigid resinous polymer flooring system just to get a call back months later stating that the floor has cracked?
Coating Failure or Client Flop? By Thomas C. Schroeder, Owner of Master Garage Corporation Our procedure under these conditions is to pin the garage above the threshold to minimize contaminate blow-in on a calm day. We then tidied up and departed the site, leaving instructions with the owner to keep vehicles off the floor for three days
High Grades for Sealing Success at Texas College By Ben DuBose In a region prone to extreme heat and flooding rains, proper insulation from the elements is essential. So when a nearby college called Western Specialty Contractors with reports of leaks in its main building, they understood the potential consequences.
Proper Parking Structure Maintenance: Catching Problems Early By Carter Pogue, Sales/Project Manager for Western Specialty Contractors Vehicles regularly entering parking garages leave water, oil, and other muck behind, not to mention salt and de-icers tracked in during the winter months that can corrode the structure’s concrete and steel support system.
Gold Star: Polyurea Coating Job Seals New Mine By Ben DuBose In the mining industry, gold cyanidation is the most commonly used process to extract gold from ore. But due to the toxic nature of cyanide, proper containment is a must.
Silicone Gives Silos Needed Recharge By Stephanie Marie Chizik Covered in moss and bird droppings, each of the concrete structures needed a facelift to look more visitor-friendly. Whitemarsh Foundation wanted a solution to the unsightly silos, and PennCoat was able to find it for them.