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Concrete Repair

Concrete Repair Company

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ACS provides concrete repair, demolition and  concreterepair placement services. We specialize in concrete curb and gutter, sidewalk and pad replacement and repair. The Kansas City climate is harsh on concrete curb and gutter. De-iceing applications and the often cold temperatures of concrete placements all contribute to premature concrete curb.gutter, and sidewalk failure. Dumpster pads are usually fatigued by the weight and vloume of the truck traffic driving on and off the  concrete pad and will usually need replacing and not concrete repair.

 

Also contributing to the concrete failure of curb and gutter is the PSI strength of the concrete placement during subsequent repair attempts. We use a 5000 PSI rated concrete for placement concrete repair of curb and gutter in parking lot applications. Concrete sidewalk repair should also use at least 3500 PSI. Concrete is a basic material how-ever proper placement practices must be follwed in order to have long lasting curb,gutter and sidewalk on site.

 

Weather, mainly temperature is crucial to proper concrete placement, when concrete freezes during cure it will loose a significant PSI. end of the season concrete work should be avoided if possible, yes there are ways of protecting concrete from a freeze during cure how-ever this is not always practical or economical. Additives are available to slow down or speed up the cure rate of concrete but for sidewalk and standard curb and gutter concrete  repair it is more cost efficient to perform the installation during proper weather conditions.

 

Curb and Gutter Repair

 

Depending upon cost concerns there are several methods of curb and gutter repair. Partial cut out and repair,surface repair and demolition and removal. Concrete sidewalk repair can also be repaired how-ever it is often cost effective to demo and remove sections of a sidewalk for a more complete repair. Where as curb and gutter partial repair, considering the volume of curb and gutter on a parking lot site is more often utilized. Unfortunately we are in Kansas City as far as weather and temperatures go, satisfactory concrete repair usually requires full depth replacement. We prefer the Pavemend products for partial quick set repairs  A major cost of the curb and gutter repair is the demolition of the existing concrete, it must be broken upand removed from site concrete is heavy, equipment is required to demo load and then haul to a disposal site.

Concrete repair sidewalk

Concrete repair of a sidewalk  is critical,  due to the liability concerns of pedestrians that are on your site whether a shopping center or your employees at your business. Concrete sidewalk damage left unrepaired is a serious trip hazard. The advantage of sidewalk concrete repair is that it is already pre scored at intervals which enable the concrete repair to be complete and aestheticaly appealing. The concrete repair placement criteria for a quality pour is the same as for curb and gutter, proper mix at the right temperature not to wet and you should see excellent results..

Concrete crack repair

Concrete crack repair, there are many proposed products designed for the repair of cracked concrete how-ever there really is not a permanent concrete crack repair product. The preparation known as crack chasing, where you grind out a thin crack so that you can apply a usable amount of crack sealer is about the only method we use and it is temporary at best.That being said it is better to seal the cracks even if temporary if you can keep water from entering and freezing. Another failure of concrete occurs when spalling begins to take place over the course of a harsh winter in Kansas City when water and De-icer enter the concrete, the damage that occurs to a concrete curb and gutter or sidewalk can be costly.

ACS Concrete Repair

Services we provide include : concrete repair curb and gutter demolition,concrete curb and gutter removal,concrete curb and gutter placement,concrete curb and gutter repair,sidewalk demolition,sidewalk removal,sidewalk placement,sidewalk repair,Dumpster pad demolition,Dumpster pad removal,Dumpster pad placement,Dumpster pad repair.

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