Concrete that Withstands Constant Duress – Parking Structure Solutions Round-the-clock motion and environmental contaminants can easily lead to erosion of concrete in parking structures and garages. Black Bear engineers solutions that endure the elements that lead to faster corrosion of concrete flooring to provide a more cost-effective, longer lasting foundation. Black Bear Coatings & Concrete…
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Durable, Tread Resistant Commercial Manufacturing Floor Solutions That Last Manufacturing plant and industrial flooring takes a beating. With nonstop foot-traffic, machinery and tire treads, you can’t afford to have a floor buckle, crack or become too slick and pose safety concerns. A properly installed, durable manufacturing floor system is an absolute necessity to keep your…
Restaurant Flooring Solutions : The Best Flooring for Restaurants & Food Services Every business has its own challenges when it comes to flooring needs. For restaurants, both front and back of house flooring should withstand the rigors of daily business, and also pass numerous compliance requirements for the individual spaces. However, for customer facing areas,…
24/7 Healthcare Flooring Solutions for Hospitals, Clinics and Assisted Living Facilities Black Bear Coatings & Concrete partners with New England’s top healthcare facilities to engineer cost-effective healthcare flooring options that meet and exceed rigorous industry standards. At Black Bear, we know that your healthcare flooring system has to offer long-term durability. Frequent replacement or patching…
Durable Concrete Flooring Solutions Enhance Production in Food and Beverage Plants Food and beverage industrial flooring must balance rigorous safety compliance with functionality. The operations and service area flooring should heighten safety and productivity under constant motion. Black Bear Coatings & Concrete engineers slip resistant, durable flooring to accommodate high-traffic areas and abrasive cleansers commonly…
Sometimes shot blasting, dustless grinding, and scarifying simply aren’t viable solutions for concrete surface preparation. In these cases, water blasting can be a good alternative. With this technique, high velocity water jets blast unwanted coatings, adhesives, paint, or soft concrete from the concrete floor’s substrate. This approach results in an excellent profile to which new…
Even if your facility’s floors have adhesives or thick film coatings, there’s no reason why the concrete can’t be revealed and restored. Scarifying is a concrete surface preparation technique that is ideal for removing heavy coatings up to one inch thick. Scarifying machines have metal or carbide disks that rotate at high speeds. They are…
The proper approach to concrete surface preparation depends on several factors. One is the type of flooring that was originally used. Another consideration is business requirements. Dustless grinding is a good approach when the business cannot tolerate high dust levels. With dustless grinding, large planetary machines outfitted with diamond bits are used to grind the…
The most important step in any flooring project is proper concrete surface preparation. Black Bear Coatings & Concrete utilizes a variety of surface preparation techniques, one of which is shot blasting. Shot blasting strips a thin layer of concrete to reveal a mechanical profile that will improve bonding for new floor surfaces. This technique blasts…
Concrete is naturally porous. Both new and old concrete can have elevated relative humidity (RH) within the slab. This moisture travels through concrete floors to the surface, resulting in bubbling, blistering, and delamination of floor coatings and floor coverings alike. Vapor Mitigation & Underlayments
