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NOV 2017

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COATINGSPRO NOVEMBER 2017 29 behind vacuuming, getting everything cleaned up — and the hand work, all the tedious hand work that had to be done. And when you're going around very expensive tile already set in place, you've got to be very careful." Luckily, the crew didn't have to go far for rest at the end of the long work days. ey were housed in hotels near the jobsite, and from what Verry said, they didn't have time to enjoy Miami. Instead, they "spent all their time working." After the surface prep was complete, "we then cut out all of the joints and caulked them back in," Verry explained. Cutting and caulking joints is Desco's effort to " keep any cracking from resurfacing as the building moves." According to him, "the number one enemy of our industry are joints. We find on a project like this that we're better to cut and clean the joints out. It gives a rough edge inside of the joint, which allows adherence from the caulk down in, so it grips it. And hopefully you don't see an issue resurfacing." After they applied the polyurea joint caulk by Metzger McGuire, called RS88, the crew was finally able to move on to apply the coating system. Once tiles and columns were protected, the crew moved onto prep, which took 35 hours to complete. That included grinding, blasting, and vacuuming the white concrete, and cutting and caulking joints. Not only did the client want striping for the finished look, but they also wanted 10-foot (3.1 m) long directional arrows. The crew completed these with a template, rolling on the blue and white stripes. JOB AT A GLANCE PROJECT: Install an epoxy system to the floor of a car garage and elevator at a high-end high-rise condo COATINGS CONTRACTOR: Desco Floor Systems 1851 E Broadway St. Fortville, IN 46040 (317) 485-0060 www.descofloors.com SIZE OF CONTRACTOR: 49 employees SIZE OF CREW: 10 crew members PRIME CLIENT: Porsche Design Tower 18555 Collins Ave. Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 (305) 890-2026 www.designtowermiami.com SUBSTRATE: White concrete CONDITION OF SUBSTRATE: Good SIZE OF JOB: 24,000 sq. ft. (2,229.7 m²) DURATION: 4 days UNUSUAL FACTORS/CHALLENGES: » It took 35 hours to complete the prep work. » The crew avoided inconveniencing the tenants as much as possible, but they did have to shut down the elevator to coat it. MATERIALS/PROCESSES: » Protected tiles and columns with RamBoard or visqueen » Prepped with Terrco diamond grinder, an HTC 800, and a small HTC 6-inch (15.2 cm) blaster for the edges; removed dust and debris with Ruwak dual-motor vacuums » Cut joints and caulked with Metzger McGuire's RS88 » Applied Sikafloor 1610 primer to an average of 12 mils (304.8 microns); all layers were squeegeed and backrolled » Applied Sikafloor 161 in white to an average of 10-12 mils (254.0-304.8 microns); broadcast Torginol chips to rejection and vacuumed excess » Applied Sikafloor 161 in clear to an average of 10-12 mils (254.0-304.8 microns); broadcast Torginol chips to rejection and vacuumed excess » "Grouted" the floor using Sikafloor 225 at 12-16 mils (304.8-406.4 microns) » Applied Sikafloor 340 topcoat at an average of 6 mils (152.4 microns) » Rolled 10-foot (3.1 m) long directional arrows and striping with a template SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: » Used respirators when necessary » Wore regular personal protective equipment (PPE), such as hard hats and eye protection

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