Big problems on big areas – like parking lots, loading docks, and big buildings – surely require equally big amounts of time and equipment to lift, repair, and stabilize the soil, right? WRONG!
Helms Polyfoam is the no-excavation, concrete lifting, and soil stabilization experts! We proudly tackle big commercial and industrial jobs that are home to big problems, and we use our polyurethane resins to repair the issues with minimal downtime and disruption.
Heavy loads and constant traffic put heavy stress on concrete in most parking lots and shipping hubs. Rocking slabs, uneven concrete pads, and issues that can arise in these areas are not only safety hazards, but they can be costly to tear out and replace. Not to mention the downtime that comes with closing these areas off to tear out the existing concrete and replace it is a big disruption.
With Helms, it doesn’t have to be this way. Our polyurethane resins stabilize, lift and repair concrete, no matter how big or bad your problem is. Helms offers a no-excavation solution through chemical grouting that keeps your business, and high-traffic areas like parking lots and loading docks, moving along without disruption. In fact, most of our repairs are ready to resume usage within 30 minutes after we’re done!
Take Tabor Management, one of our past clients in Starkville, for example. Tabor Management manages several commercial and residential properties in the iconic Cotton District in Starkville. Next to one of the properties was a major construction project for a new development. As with most new developments, this project required a large excavation phase where soil was hauled out by the truck load.
When the soil was pulled away, the soil under the parking of Tabor Management’s property lost support. This, in addition to poor compaction and vibrations from all the excavation equipment, led to erosion under the parking lot. The erosion caused the parking lot to collapse, which made it useless until it was repaired.
After determining the extent of the erosion in regard to parking lot depth, we were able to pinpoint the precise locations to inject our high density, structural, polyurethane resins, and begin the stabilization process. A deep injection method was used through 1⁄2-inch rods driven in a grid pattern throughout the parking lot to cover the failed areas. Using this method, compaction was achieved at depths that “tear out and replace” methods cannot.
The grid pattern mentioned above completes what is known as a “soil squeeze” to not only compact the soil, but to also lock the soil together under the parking lot. Once this solid foundation was completed, Tabor Management was able to overlay their asphalt parking lot and begin utilizing the space again, just in time for the upcoming school year!
Give Helms a call to discuss your large-scale, commercial and industrial challenges. Contact us today at 601-966-7821 to learn more!