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Concrete is used extensively in the construction industry. It is
versatile, relatively inexpensive, and can be cast in almost any form.
Unfortunately, even good concrete cracks as it gets old. Concrete is a
mixture of Portland cement, aggregate, and water. After placement, the
concrete cures through a hydration process and gains strength. Most of
the strength is gained quickly during the first several days, but it
continues to gain strength for a long period of time, several years. As
concrete cures, it shrinks in volume. The shrinkage places the concrete
in tension and a fracture or crack occurs. It is possible to include in
the design special features to reduce the cracking such as extra re-bar,
fibrous concrete, concrete add mixtures or thicker slabs, but the cost
maybe prohibitive. Most of the time, the designer, realizing that
cracking will occur, elects to control the location of the cracks
through the placement of control joints. These grooves are cut or
formed into the concrete slab at regular intervals. A good example is a
sidewalk; the formation of a crack will take the path of least
resistance, thus along the groove. In the real world, we know this does
not always happen for a variety of reasons, maybe the joint was too
shallow, the concrete mix was incorrectly, too much water, or the
construction joints were in the wrong place.
Whatever caused the crack is history after it happens, what we want to
know is what can we do now to repair the crack and provide us with a
good surface. There are several products available for concrete crack
repair and each is probably adequate for their intended purpose. The
question is what would work best in the specific case. Is it desired to
just fill the crack, or should the filler have adequate strength to hold
the crack together and halt or minimize crack propagation? If the crack
is on a control joint, it is necessary to fill it to obtain a relatively
smooth floor. I have had good luck with a good grade of caulking. A
note of caution, if you plan to paint the floor, use caulking that can
be painted, some silicon caulking resists paint. If you need to stop a
crack from spreading and repair it, you will need an epoxy-based
product. One of the best that I have found is from the Euclid Chemical
Company (Euco #452 Epoxy System Gel). This product was incorporated
into some cracks at my facility four years ago, and they are still
holding up very well. To contact the Euclid Chemical Co. and discuss
the specifics of your cracking problem, their phone number is
216-431-9222 – ask for technical support.
Thanks to Mike Perry of Val-U-Stor Self
Storage for this article contribution.
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Alert on Self Storage is published by the Argus Self Storage Sales Network. Questions? Comments? Please contact Melanie Aaron at melanie@argus-realestate.com or call 1-800-55-STORE. |
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