COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS
- julie89561
- Jan 29
- 6 min read
Slab settlement can put the brakes on any business or commercial enterprise. What happens if someone falls on your business property resulting in an injury? Will you be held liable? It’s very important that you understand that the answer is likely yes. As a business owner, people’s safety should be of the highest priority. Things that are put off or ignored could end up catching up with you later down the road and cost you more in the long run. Concrete surfaces are supposed to provide safe and solid support. When concrete loses its functionality due to settlement issues, prompt action is required to get things back to normal.
Smart Business Owners Stay on Top of Every Aspect
Do you think that paying for your leased space is the only action you need to take in terms of
avoiding liability. What if your building is condemned because your building manager or property owner is not as astute at staying up to code as you thought, affecting your business’s traffic flow and your its bottom line. There are plenty of things you can do as a business owner to ensure your business and customers are properly protected.
1. Do routine checks of your building and surrounding areas.
2. Maintain a good relationship with your property owner.
3. Keep up good and frequent communication with your property owner.
Is Your Business Up to Code?
Avoiding legal action against you and your property should be at the top of your list. It is almost a certainty, if someone trips and falls on uneven concrete slabs due to inaction or negligence the business owner will be found liable. You may be surprised as to what is considered dangerous and potentially constitutes negligence. When was the last time you inspected your concrete areas? Be vigilant and make sure you, as the property owner, or building manager, are doing routine searches of anything that could potentially be a liability.
Did you know, governmental regulations such as the Americans with Disabilities Act play a big part in ensuring your premises are capable of accommodating patrons of all ability levels. The ADA constitutes any immediate vertical change in height of a walkway or path of anything over ¼ in as a tripping hazard. This means there are likely tripping hazards around your property that you aren’t even aware of. That uneven slab on your property may be subjected to fines and remediation, which is where our concrete leveling company steps in. Elevation Concrete Raising and Repair is here to deliver complete support for businesses in need of help leveling their sunken concrete. Our polyfoam leveling has provided rigid support and complete quality for projects of all sizes.
High Standards, Intense Legal Consequences
The purpose of the ADA is to enforce compliance nationwide to allow citizens of all abilities to gain access to a variety of services and locations. Businesses that do not follow ADA regulations leave themselves open to a variety of consequences, including legal recourse. Visitors who sustain injury on your premises may seek out compensation for damages, including attorney fees, settlements, and the impact on future insurance rates. All commercial establishments must adhere to these regulations, making it important for owners State to know these laws and abide by them at all times.
Run Down Concrete Slabs Aren’t Good For Business
Commercial property concrete sinks just as much, if not more than that of residential concrete. We’ve all gone to a grocery store that’s appears is starting to look poorly almost entirely because concrete slabs in the parking lot are extremely aged and torn up. Another common example is the stress and damage a huge load can do to the strength and durability of commercial concrete slabs. Warehouses with interior slabs, some holding thousands of tons of inventory or equipment over their lifetime, will not hold up forever.
The extreme weight will take its toll on whatever surface you have holding such heavy weights, especially if there are significant voids in the soil beneath your concrete slabs.
The soil bearing capacity of your commercial concrete slabs should be calculated carefully, because eventually they are going to wear and break down. Think about the thousands of trucks that drive through a loading dock daily and how much stress they apply to the concrete with their constant movement, even on the thickest and most heavily reinforced concrete surface. Overtime, the soil underneath your slabs is going to settle and voids are going to need filling to continue to support the heaviest of loads coming through many warehouses or other commercial industrial locations. Make sure your commercial property is maintained correctly in order to prevent hazards and defects of uneven and sunken concrete. If you have uneven or cracked concrete, get it fixed today before it becomes a more serious and costly problem.
Increase Your Property’s Value and Maintain Appearance
Safety aside, another important reason to keep your commercial property’s concrete maintained in every way possible is to ensure your property is not losing value. If your curb appeal is not maintained, it is highly likely the value of the property will be affected negatively. What may appear is a small concrete defect to you will be viewed negatively by potential renters. This results in your property producing a lot less rent money than possible. Make sure, as a business owner, you are getting all the value out of you commercial properties possible. Keep routine maintenance, and concrete inspections, a priority. Do not wait to get those concrete surfaces lifted and leveled as needed.
Benefits of Polyfoam Leveling for Commercial Property’s
Economical. Polyfoam leveling can cost between 1/3 to ½ of what customers would pay to demolish and reconstruct a sunken slab.
Versatile. The expanding foam can repair all kinds of settled concrete, including precast stairs, driveways, sidewalks, slab floors, patios, platforms and more.
Lightweight. Polyurethane foam will not put extra weight on weak soil, unlike mud jacking.
Strong. In addition to lifting heavy concrete, the polyfoam leveling helps to consolidate loose soil, increasing its stability and load-bearing capability.
Fast. Many slab-lifting repairs can be completed in a matter of hours. Instead of waiting for new concrete or injected mortar to harden before the repaired area can be used again, polyfoam leveling can support full loads in less than 30 minutes after the injection process is completed.
Quiet and low impact. With polyfoam leveling no demolition is required resulting in less noise and no heavy equipment to harm lawn areas and landscape details.
Green. Polyfoam leveling is the sustainable solution to sunken concrete because there is no need to demolish a sunken slab and transport the substantial volume of waste to a landfill.
Slab Leveling for Industrial and Commercial Buildings
Eliminating Safety Hazards: In many warehouse and commercial environments, minor voids under the slab or under control joints cause concrete flexing or displacement which creates unsafe working conditions, as well as maintenance issues with equipment.
These voids are typically caused by traffic flow of heavy machinery coupled with poor
compaction of the soils beneath the slab. As the slabs begin to flex or settle, sags within
the concrete and displacement at the joints often disrupt efficiencies and productivity
within the warehouse.
Little or No Disruption to Normal Workflow: Polyfoam leveling provides the best
solution to fill voids, densify the soils below the slab, and raise the settled concrete. With
its quick cure times, high compressive strength, and minimal disruption during installation,
polyfoam leveling offers an effective solution with little or no disruption to our client’s
normal workflow.
Concrete settlement and uneven floors affect commercial properties and office buildings
everywhere. Whether the building was constructed on poorly compacted fill, water
infiltration underneath the slab caused washout of the soils, or air leakage from under-
performing ductwork below the concrete resulted in shrinkage of the subgrade, this
settlement causes significant damage to the interior finishes of the structure. This can
result in damages that are so severe the businesses are forced to halt operations until the
problem is corrected.
With its ability to access tight areas, precise lifting ability, and quick cure time, polyfoam
leveling provides the best solution for commercial projects. Unlike other repair options,
polyfoam leveling can also be completed in a matter of days, if not hours, without having
to remove any interior finishes. This allows our customers to continue working with little
or no disruption to normal business operations.
Your Preferred Polyfoam Leveling Solution
Elevation Concrete Raising and Repair does not just service commercial properties. We are a leading residential and commercial polyfoam leveling company. Whether it’s your home or your place of work that needs its concrete leveled we are happy to come to you to provide a free quote. Whether it is an interior or exterior slab needing repair we will get the job done right.
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