Traffic and Walking Areas
Floor Joint Maintenance
Maintaining smooth, uninterrupted material movement in your plant is essential for efficient operations. While concrete floors might not demand your daily attention, their condition can significantly impact productivity without you realizing it.
Unfilled control joints and poorly sealed expansion joints are often the root causes of damage that slows down forklift traffic. Forklift drivers may be forced to reduce speed to avoid the jarring impact of damaged joints, which not only slows operations but can also lead to product loss from sudden jolts. Addressing these issues promptly can improve traffic flow, protect your equipment, and prevent further damage.
To repair joints effectively, choose the right materials and methods for the job. Cement-based repair materials work well for control joints, while epoxies are ideal for expansion joints. Both options offer durable solutions that minimize the time required to divert traffic. For best results, ensure that the joint is restored to its original dimensions before re-filling or re-sealing.
If caught early enough, minor spalling can often be resolved simply by re-filling the joint, preventing the issue from escalating. Regular maintenance of floor joints not only keeps your plant running efficiently but also helps protect your floors, equipment, and products from unnecessary wear and tear.
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Patching High-Traffic Areas
In high-traffic areas critical to your operation, maintaining smooth and functional surfaces is non-negotiable. Whether it’s a dock ramp, pothole, or expansion joint, even minor damage can disrupt the flow of raw materials and finished products, delaying shipments and impacting your bottom line. For businesses where every minute counts and shelf life is at stake, timely and effective repairs are essential.
The key to minimizing downtime and ensuring long-lasting results is addressing damage early, before it worsens. Early repairs reduce the impact on traffic flow and make it easier to restore the area efficiently. Equally important is choosing the right material — one that not only minimizes application and curing time but can also withstand the same stresses that caused the damage.
For areas with heavy impacts, epoxy mortars provide the strength and durability needed for joint repairs. In wet environments, select materials specifically designed for moisture tolerance. Fast-curing cement mortars can reopen damaged areas to traffic in as little as one hour, while quick-set crack fillers allow for traffic within 10 minutes, ensuring minimal disruption to your operations.
With the right products and a proactive approach, you can keep your facility running smoothly and on schedule, delivering products to market without delays.
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Non-Slip Coating
High-traffic areas in and around cold storage facilities often experience significant moisture buildup on floors, creating hazards for both forklifts and employees. Wet floors can lead to slips, falls, and reduced traction for vehicles, posing safety risks and operational challenges. Implementing non-slip solutions is essential to maintaining a safe and efficient work environment.
The best approach depends on the specific location and the time available for application. Ideally, you would take half of the traffic area out of service, allow it to dry completely over a few days, and apply a multi-coat epoxy system. This system provides a durable, long-lasting non-slip surface once it cures — usually in about a day.
However, when extended downtime isn’t an option, faster solutions are available. Quick-application coatings with non-slip additives can be installed with minimal preparation and curing time, making them suitable for facilities that need to remain operational during repairs.
Asphalt Patching
Being good at patching your asphalt roadways is something that’s not going to win any awards. But, it sure will keep the complaints at bay. Most of the time you have a cold patch bag material that’s approved for temporary patching. The problem is, it’s very temporary. If the conditions aren’t right and the tamping isn’t near perfect, you’re going to go back to that same hole again. To be the best option a material would have to address each of the following criteria.
- All-Season – Works in all seasons and all climates.
- Applied in water – Can be added to water-filled potholes and areas.
- Bonds Permanently – To asphalt, concrete, steel, wood, and other hard surfaces.
- Accepts Traffic Immediately – No drying or curing time.
- 2 Year Shelf Life – Always ready. Keep on hand with no waste.
- Extreme Versatility – Handles your toughest applications.
- High Workability – Open. Pour. Done. Easy to use with no mixing or preparation.
- Proven Most Durable – Per Federal Strategic Highway Research Project “SHRP” Test.
- Thin Application – Can be applied as thin as 1/4 inch.
Perma-Patch has been trusted for over 30 years by professionals to make high-quality, permanent pavement repairs while minimizing traffic interruptions.
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