Of course, you care for your animals. What about the structures where they’re fed and housed?
Agricultural environments can be very demanding on concrete.
And you certainly don’t want unnecessary maintenance expenses. Did you know that effluent and cleaning chemicals cause acid attacks on concrete? Contaminants, carried by moisture, seep into the concrete and set up a cycle of corrosion and deterioration.
This leads to the structure decaying prematurely. And we know what comes next – expensive maintenance or replacement costs!
It’s not just about animals!
Dairy and fruit processing facilities are also challenging for concrete.
This is due to the high acid content of the spillages as they decompose. Just as for effluent, the concrete is broken down by the chemical attack, and prematurely wears away.
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| Overflow drain in a dairy processing facility showing topical breakdown of the concrete. |
Can this situation be prevented or arrested?
As with most concrete contaminant situations, the key lies in closing the concrete’s porosity matrix: seal the concrete internally.
MARKHAM offers a penetrating hydrogel treatment, which penetrates the concrete to a depth of up to 150mm, sealing the porosity, closing micro-cracks, and binding the free moisture into a permanent hydrogel. This hydrogel combines with moisture and calcium hydroxides in the concrete pores minimising the available hydroxides and removing the free moisture.
- Learn more about resisting attacks on concrete.
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| Fruit processing also involves acid-laden moisture spillage, putting concrete at risk. |
The internal hydrogel formation, within the concrete itself, has proven to be robust against a range of chemical attack situations.
This offers excellent protection against further ingress of contaminants and arrests the deterioration cycle.
A COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR LARGE AREAS (350 m2+). Protect your feed pads, milking and implement sheds, effluent tanks and more!
Contact the Markham team about protection and preservation methods.
Looking for more in-depth discussion on concrete protection? Try our on-demand webinar “Resist Attacks in Concrete“.
