Concrete floors: MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION

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It is important. Why?

A surface in perfect condition improves the functionality and appearance of an environment. It ensures order and ease of cleaning, eliminates dust, optimises workflow, and preserves handling equipment. It also protects the health of operators and results in significant cost savings.

Prima is structured to offer a highly qualified maintenance (including scheduled) and repair service for industrial flooring, restoring it to optimal conditions in terms of both functionality and durability.

Several factors may contribute to the deterioration of your flooring:

damage caused by handling equipment fitted with hard wheels.

surface wear, resulting in dust dispersion, potholes, cracks and breakages;

loss of flatness caused by depressions due to wear;

contact with chemical agents;

incorrect design;

breaking of construction and contraction joints;

flaking and widening of cracks;

wear of the surface layer with consequent dust production;

cracking of the surface due to frost in outdoor paving;

deformation of concrete slabs and lifting of blocks, also caused by subsidence of the underlying support surface;

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prima_Pavimento industriale danneggiato — The floor before our restoration work

dopo_pavimento in resina — The floor before our restoration work

REPAIR OF CRACKS, JOINTS, AND DAMAGED AREAS

Construction joints: the patented Prima solution

We restore damaged construction joints. After a preliminary inspection, we propose possible solutions to the client, such as localised reconstruction with resin or cement mortars. Alternatively, we can install Smart Joint®, our definitive, exclusive solution for restoring damaged joints in just 12 hours and eliminating the need for future maintenance.

Repaired joints: maximum resistance, zero vibrations, protected operators.

Surface treatments

We assess cracks, holes, or subsidence in the flooring (location, width, and depth, building age) to identify the most suitable solution for repairing the damage and preventing further cracking using quick-drying, high-strength epoxy compounds. These interventions are carried out during the preparation of the substrate, before applying the new resin coating.

Complete restyling of industrial flooring: durability, safety and savings.

Common problems with industrial flooring

Prima identified and implemented specific certified systems designed to definitively resolve all the major and recurring problems affecting industrial concrete flooring, such as:

Flooring with high residual humidity

One of the recurring reasons for rapid pavement deterioration is related to the composition of the concrete mix used, as it contains an excessive amount of water. We ensure the correct dosage of water and concrete mix design, using binders and additives to prevent this type of problem and carry out specific tests on the materials supplied to the construction site.

Another cause is rising damp. There are damp patches on the screed coming from the subfloor below, as there is no vapour barrier. We always install a vapour barrier (polyethylene sheet) of suitable thickness, which prevents moisture from rising from the underlying layers.

Flooring with cracks

The screed has a few or numerous cracks on the surface. The possible causes can be attributed to an incorrect mix design of the concrete used for the substrate, where the mixture contains an excessive amount of cement, aggregates rich in fine particles, or too much water in the mix. These defects cause problems later on, such as the formation of cracks in the finishing coat, resulting in uncontrolled shrinkage of the substrate or infiltrations that damage its structure.

Flooring with structural failure

The possible causes are related to the incorrect construction of an underlying roadbed or its poor compaction, or the use of concrete of inadequate quality and strength. We always prevent these issues through careful design and the construction of compliant works. In these situations, we have structural restoration systems in place.

Surface-damaged flooring

Premature surface wear is often due to a lack of surface hardener (dusting), which causes the surface to become brittle, dusty and absorbent. In these cases, to remedy the problem, consolidation measures must be taken and a new surface layer must be created (insert link to resin coatings).