Project Spotlight

PROJECT: Degelder Residence LOCATION: West Vancouver SYSTEM: Substrate Repair Anti-Fracture Membrane White self-level overlay w/impregnator/ enhancer

This upscale residential installation presented a unique set of challenges. The existing concrete was in very poor condition; cracked and disbonded throughout. In some areas the radiant heat pipes were actually above the surface of the failing concrete topping.

The owners stressed that a pristine, crack-free floor was paramount, but that they had been told by several industry professionals that any concrete floor they installed would probably crack...

We disagreed.

First, the existing floor was repaired using fundamental anchoring techniques common to the industry. We then compounded an anti-fracture membrane system using Mapei products, which we used to bridge the entire surface of the previously cracked and disbonded floor.

Great care was taken to reduce stress at all key points by installing a number of countermeasures throughout, to further eliminate shrinkage cracking.

Due to the extremely lax timeline for completion, the membrane system was then left, for 12 months.

The cracks did not re-occur in the substrate.

Elevations were shot and hieght markers were installed at key points, allowing us to produce a floor level to within 1/8" tolerance over 10feet, with concrete installed at constantly varying thicknesses ranging from as little as 1/4" to over 1 1/2" deep.

The prepped floor, prior to concrete.

The stage is set.

The designer white concrete was pumped in and placed in about 4 hours

Artisan Concrete Systems' Owner Anton Vogt personally saw to the smoothing of the job.

The final stages of the pour.

The reflections don't lie.

The curing floor, prior to sealer.

The installed floor cured for several weeks as our clients watched for any signs of cracking...

To our credit- and to our customers delight- there are absolutely no significant cracks in this floor.

Please check back soon to see photos of the completed project!