2C — May 29 - June 11, 2015 — Industrial / Distribution Centers — M id A tlantic
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By Richard Manners, Garden State Sealing Are your concrete trailer parking areas and docks deteriorating?
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s a snow plow contrac- tor, I have noticed that we are using more and
tolerance” policy to snow and the only acceptable parking lot condition is black. The only way to achieve this is by applying greater quantities of ice melt products. At Garden State Sealing we switched over to treated salts 10 years ago. We have incorporated the spraying of liquids to reduce our chloride use. While we use “less corrosive” treated salts and liquids, they all eventu- ally affect untreated concrete surfaces. Much of our concrete and asphalt work and some of our snow plow contracts are in
the 8A/7A warehouse market. One of the unique features of these properties is that many
tion joints. Once the ice melt products melt the ice and snow, the
destructive to untreated con- crete. Most of these concrete pads are 8” – 12” thick, with reinforcing steel. This type of concrete construction is very expensive to remove and replace. We have one client, whose concrete has deterio- rated so much, that they are now considering replacing it at a cost of $500,000. On another project we worked on in that market, there are 15 acres of deteriorating concrete. The cost to replace that parking area is in the millions. Is there a Solution? There are a few measures you can take to protect your concrete. Try to limit the amount of ice melt used on the concrete areas. While this seems logical, in reality this is not always easy to do. Who is going to monitor the salt truck at 3 a.m.? Additionally, salt used on the asphalt parking area may very well find its way to the concrete joints. Another option is to seal the concrete. While in the past, this was rarely done on exte- rior concrete, in the past few years, the practice has gained popularity. I believe the rea- sons for this are; • The cost of replacing the concrete has gone up dramati- cally. • There have been many advances in coating technology resulting in better products. • The cost of sealing exte- rior concrete has gone down dramatically. The NJDOT and some NJ counties have started using sealers/corrosion inhibitors to protect their concrete bridge decks. In the past 3 years, Garden State Sealing has applied corrosion inhibitor/ sealer to more than 75 bridges in Monmouth, Mercer, Ocean, and Middlesex counties. Like any good maintenance prac- tice, the best time to apply corrosion inhibitor /sealers is before you notice any dete- rioration. Sealing the concrete in conjunction with concrete repairs can be beneficial as well. If you own or manage properties with concrete park- ing areas, sealing the concrete is something you might want to look into. RichardManners is pres- ident of Garden State Seal- ing based in Tinton Falls, NJ. Garden State Sealing provides asphalt and con- cretemaintenance services in the tri-state area. n
more ice melt every year. I t s e e m s the public is less and less to l erant of snow every year. Years ago our con- tracts would r e ad s now
“In the past 3 years, Garden State Sealing has applied corrosion inhibitor/sealer to more than 75 bridges in Monmouth, Mercer, Ocean, and Middlesex counties. Like any good maintenance practice, the best time to apply corrosion inhibitor /sealers is before you notice any deterioration.”
of them have large concrete trailer parking areas. These concrete pads are deteriorat- ing rapidly. If you manage one of these properties, you have probably noticed the concrete falling apart at the construc-
chlorides become suspended in the water which becomes concentrated at the concrete joints as the water drains through. No matter what type of ice melt is used, in concen- trated quantities, they are all
Richard Manners
plow operations to commence upon the accumulation of 2” of snow. These days many large corporations have a “zero
Specializing in the Application of Concrete Coatings & Corrosion Inhibitors
New Jersey Pavement Solutions Since 1983
Services Include: • Asphalt & Concrete Sealing • Crack & Joint Sealing • Milling & Paving • Asphalt Rejuvenation • Sealcoating • Ice Melt Products Distributor
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