Treating the floor slabs at the Blues Headquarters – Auckland
Location:
Auckland
Country:
New Zealand
Project Type:
Commercial
Project Scale:
0 – 5,000 m²
Concrete floor slabs dry very slowly!
As a “rule of thumb”, concrete dries at the rate of 25mm per month. This is not only from the time of pour, but from the time the concrete was last wet! e.g. if it has been exposed to rainy weather during construction.
This means the concrete may still have a high moisture content at the time of installing floor coverings. This in turn can lead to delamination, bubbling, or failure of the adhesive.
Block the porosity – immobilise the moisture
MARKHAM’s solution for this challenge is to block the porosity of the concrete, immobilising the moisture. It is important to understand that the moisture is not removed, but it cannot move about and cause issues under the flooring.
How did we help the Blues HQ?
In the case of the Blues Headquarters in Auckland, for curing and moisture control to reduce flooring program delays, we supplied and applied AQURON 2000. This is a key part of our FLOOR-TECT® system.
