Mastic & Glue Removal

The Story:  This old strip mall, after numerous tenants had used the space, with a 12 x 12 VC tile on it.

Watch the video of machine in action (same window)

No one knew what was below the tile. The mastic used to place the VCT was black, cutback, asphalt type adhesive – an owner’s nightmare. The goal was to deliver a dye and sealed floor system – low maintenance, long sustainability, for retail use. The general contractor recommended shot-blasting the surface. The owner, quickly learned, shot blasting would leave the floor marked with corn-rows, deep fractures and leave the surface unusable for his desired finish.

Asbestos Testing: After an independant lab tested the adhesive, no asbestos was found.

Solution: Grind it down. Concrete Surface Techs was contracted to grind down and remove the cutback tile mastic. Accomplishing a level smooth floor, ready for further grind profiling to allow for a dye and seal floor system – all done in a few days keeping the project on track.

Comments
Owner – “Seeing what you guys did with this floor, I now know that shot-blasting wouldn’t have been good option. You’re process made the floor smooth, which shot-blasting wouldn’t have.”