Concrete Polishing, Shrinkange Compensating Concrete, and Intergrally Trowelled Polished Concrete
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Product developer, consultant, and educator for manufacturers. He has more than 20 years of experience in the flooring industry, having spent the last seven on developing a sustainable systems approach to polished concrete. Expert offers further resources on several websites educating Architects, Designers and General Contractors. He is the author of a full-length text on green polishing. He has several white papers on similar subjects. His experience in products includes concrete abrasives for the polishing industry. He was ben a major contributor to introducing propane grinding and edging equipment into a industry previously rooted in electric grinding. He has been a huge contributor to ph neutral, non-resinous polymers being used in densifying and hardening concrete. He has developed chemistry that is greener and that does not contribute to ASR. He has experience in the process of Ground, Honed and Polished floors(GHP) and problem solving. His firm has many sources for solutions to concrete polishing problems. He is an asset to architects, owners and general contractors who have had failed polishing jobs. He has worked with many owners to solve problems on slabs. He is also familiar with performance-based specifications that will help a project succeed based on ASTM standards. He is also does consulting in the Expansive Concrete or Shrinkage Compensating market in regards to ACI 223-10R. Expert has emerging experience with DOT, Bridges and Roadway with chemistry that prevents ASR, scaling and difficulties difficulties with deicers.
Called upon to consult on a floor failure. The School system had a new facility open and in less than a year the shine was poor and the concrete colorant was rinsing out in the janitors mop water. They were dissatisfied with the "polished concrete" that had been presented as a final finished product and wanted a professional account of the failings and how it could be remedied. A complete analysis of the floor was completed including gloss readings, moisture content measurements, slip resistance readings, and a professional examination of the dye and polish process. Expert recommended an approved contractor to repair the floor, first with a mock-up and then by re-grinding and dyeing the entire 10,500 square feet of dyed and polished concrete.Architects called upon Expert to examine the work completed at an educational facility. His expertise was requested due to questions regarding chemical components, mechanical processing of the concrete from edge to edge, and general craftsmanship issues. He provided a mock-up of what the concrete floor should look like when processed properly and when proper chemistry is introduced. The General Contractor called upon Expert to examine work completed at an educational facility. The Architect had specified a specific contractor and that contractor had performed at a standard that did not meet owner, architect or general's expectaions. Video recording was done of GHP processors attempt to meet the specification, unfortunately the work performed did not. Expert was asked to recommend a specification to repair the floor and restore the polish to it's intended specification. He did so successfully.
