Construction Applications Concrete Repair Applications

These images show what EZ-Poly can do to solve cracking problems in concrete. Notice that epoxy products tend to have the consistency of honey and flow into the groove well, but  they also flow over onto the floor surface to create another problem, i.e. pooling. The epoxy shrinks, causing the same crack problem, and the pooling is hard enough to be a bump. This first image shows an epoxy used to fill in cracks in a large warehouse. The company said they had to vacate the building for two days to clear out the smell, and let it cure. When the epoxy cured, it left more grooves and bumps than were there originally. The epoxy product is rock hard and must be ground down to relevel the surface, but you cannot reapply the epoxy to itself because it won't stick to itself (common problem for epoxy).

The images of EZ-Poly show a better "mouse trap". The process is simple: clean out the crack, pour EZ-Poly into the crack, allow EZ-Poly to cure for about 40 minutes (when it turns into a putty consistency), and slice off the excess EZ-Poly with a knife flush with the concrete floor. No clean up is necessary since the knife blade will cut the excess off the surrounding surfaces too (sloppiness is not necessarily a problem here). Let EZ-Poly cure for 24 hours and then drive your MHE over it as you wish.

The problem these folks were trying to solve related to the effect these wide expansion cracks were having on the Pallet Lift equipment that they use extensively throughout the warehouse. The small "rock hard" wheels they use cannot negotiate these expansion grooves after they were to 1" or 2" wide.

Using a grinder to level the epoxy creates dust and fumes. EZ-Poly will fill this joint (crack is 1.5 to 2 inches wide and deep) without a problem. It will stick to the epoxy product and level this surface once the pooled epoxy is ground level.

EZ-Poly is colorable. This image shows EZ-Poly's natural color and gray to match the concrete. The floor is normally black with dirt and tire debris. Note the EZ-Poly is poured to overfill the crack.

Let EZ-Poly cure for 24 hours and it has the compressive strength of concrete, i.e. 3,000 psi.

The operator didn't feel a thing when he ran this pallet jack back and forth over the EZ-Poly repair. Note that the dirty wheels will immediately blend in this repair to look just like the rest of the floor. This section of EZ-Poly is gray colored.

EZ-Poly has many functions and capabilities, this example is just one unique application that EZ-Poly can do that epoxy products cannot.