Trends in modern concrete floors
Kevin MacDonald is presenting a webinar sponsored by the Minnesota Concrete Council. It’s at 8:00 a.m. CDT on May 21st. The topic is “Trends in modern concrete floors.” Almost one-third […]
Floor flatness and levelness
The ABCs of floor flatness and levelness
What do we mean by floor flatness and levelness? ACI 117.1R-14 defines flatness as “deviation of a surface from a plane” and levelness as “deviation of a line or surface […]
MacDonald’s article focuses on seamless concrete floors
Beton’s Kevin MacDonald wrote an article for the Winter 2019/2020 issue of Development magazine about seamless concrete floors for industrial and warehouse applications. Concrete slabs on ground usually have joints […]
Beton and Primekss develop concrete for industrial concrete floors
Big box stores, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities need industrial concrete floors that are flat and level to accommodate forklift traffic and stacking of goods on pallets. Concrete slabs on ground […]
Floor Flatness and Levelness after 72 hours
Floor Flatness (Ff) and floor levelness (Fl) are required by ACI specifications to be measured within 72 hours of placing the slab. Concrete contractors prefer to grab Ff and Fl measurements before […]
Tips for Ensuring a Flat and Level Concrete Slab-on-Grade
A persistent challenge of slab-on-ground and elevated slab construction is achieving floor flatness (Ff) and floor levelness (Fl) to ensure safety, effective functionality, and aesthetics. Examples of effective functionality are […]