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ReGrid Surface Mount Straps Overhead Installation
The concrete Span-Crete box planking over the crawlspace was experiencing major rebar corrosion in this Wisconsin residence. Fortress Carbon Kevlar Re:Grid straps were used to reinforce the failed rebar. Spacing was designed based on the loss of tensile strength from the failed steel. Anti-corrosion treatment and cleaning of corrosion was also performed on the remaining…
Read MoreInterstate 95 Florida Skate Park
The Miami Park Authority in cooperation with The Nick Katz Charitable Foundation partnered together to build several skate parks under the I95 freeway viaducts. A construction error occurred in one of the parks in Miami as contractors drilled into structural girders to hang lighting. FDOT required the removal of the lighting and that the area…
Read More“Cold Pour” Basement Wall Repair with InvisiBeam Straps
This non-reinforced, cold pour foundation wall showed significant cracking. The cracking worsened over the years leading to a structural deficiency that required repair. The repair included the use of Fortress Stitch and Seal kits, which included ReGrid Stitches, Xtreme #4070 Gel Epoxy as a surface seal, and Xtreme #4040 injection resin. Following the crack repair,…
Read MoreGrid Stitch vs. Crack Lock®
This video provides a real-world taste of how you can expect the Grid Stitch to preform in contrast to the competitive Concrete Crack Lock®. Both products were installed in concrete form the same batch, were installed using the materials and processes provide by each company, and were given plenty of cure time to ensure accurate…
Read MoreWhy the Grid Stitch Outperforms the Competition
At first glance, a stitch or staple with ends on it might appear to be a stronger solution for crack repair that our flat Grid Stitch. In fact, our first crack repair product had ends on it like several others on the market today–but then we discovered a better method based on our ICC Certified…
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Wall Shear
Project Scope: Residential block foundation built in 1930s. All walls were in various modes of failure. Slab and footer were poured monolithic. Two walls were deemed too far out of tolerance to repair and were therefore replaced. Solution: InvisiBeam Carbon Kevlar straps with top anchor and bottom anti-shearing anchor were used on remaining walls, which…
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