BACKSTORY
Temporary Shoring. It's just about everywhere in California. Same template. We park down under the structure, two, three, four or five stories down. We pour a mat/raft slab or spread footings at the bottom. Shotcrete or pumped-in-place walls. A podium deck at grade. We build up with mixed living; residential and retail. Maybe three....maybe 19 stories up. Most of these holes (not all), are more along the lines of "Damp-Proofing". Not so much underground "water table" as from the top and sides; rain and run-off. I'm in my 19th year of attempting to "remove the traditional waterproofing membranes". You know them by Preprufe, Tremproof, Voltex. To date, we've mostly used "crystalline growth" technology in the concrete. End of the day, 30% - 50% less permeable concrete. Today, we have a brand new, powerful tool - CHEM CONCRETE HYBRID ADMIXTURE. 97% less permeable. Less Shrinkage. Corrosion Resistant. A lot, lot better tool for making concrete INTEGRALLY "Water Proof". We still prescribe all the serious "joint water proofing" items; pvc dumb-bells, synthetic swellstops, etc. All the premium stuff you always wanted to use....but couldn't afford because the bentonite panels you were hanging were too expensive.
At best, traditional Blind-Side Waterproofing was 50-50. And after your concrete and steel packages....EXPENSIVE. Here's another route ~ Chem Concrete Hybrid admix in your concrete (costs about the same as "Crystalline Growth"), and I'll help design, install, and provide the quality assurance for all the areas there is no concrete; joints, cracks, penetrations and all the ancillary waterproofing details. And then I'll step in front of it all ~ Five Years. It leaks....I'll come in with factory trained injection specialists and fix all your leaks! With Chem Concrete Hybrid admix, I can stop serious hydro-static pressures. Damp-Proofing, walk in the park. I've learned from all the mistakes the last 19 years up and down the state. I can do it right. Let me show you....
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**Our WaterTight Warranty is for 5-Years, starting at significant completion of your project. For discerning owners and developers, that like protection beyond that, we can engage outside, third-party insurance brokers to find the best rate (usually in the $1.25/sq.ft. range) and the best duration (from 6 to 30 years). No non-sense warranties; i.e. we will fix any water leaks for an agreed upon period of time beyond significant completion; and you'll never see an invoice. This is called the DRYconCRETE WATERTIGHT WARRANTY system. And we've got lot's of Case Studies of doing exactly that. Exposed podium decks, mat/raft slabs, slab-on-ground, pools and pool decks, waste water treatment facilities and lot's of structural walls. Poured-in-place or shotcrete walls. You won't be the first. But you can be the next! Reach out today to discuss duration and details of your next project.
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Reach out today. We'll meet with your structural concrete installer. Talk with their shotcrete installer. Price out the Chem Concrete Hybrid admix through their commercial ready-mix supplier. We'll review all your particular joint and penetration details. We'll talk about "puddling in" certain areas into the living/protected areas. Talk about sloop-to-drain and proper run-off, and back fill materials. Finally, we'll talk about the 20% to 40% off your entire "Water Proofing" trade you'll be saving...depending on the risk level.
