Lifting slabs and foundations sometimes requires a combination of different technologies, demonstrating the flexibility and broad range of solutions for convenient and effective results.
Leveling and supporting industrial buildings, floors, and driveways
Factory and warehouse buildings, floors (slabs), and driveways can deteriorate due to a loss of bearing capacity in the foundation. Most settlement issues can be resolved quickly and economically through the injection of expanding resin, without interrupting your operations. This process, often called slab or foundation lifting, is fast and clean: no excavations, no water or foreign materials, no cement dust, no mess — unlike traditional concrete methods. You won’t have to wait several days for new concrete to dry. Your forklifts, pallet jacks, and trucks can operate in the work area just 30 minutes after Uretek injection is completed.
Moving or settled slabs and foundations can be reinforced, leveled, and preserved, as long as they haven’t completely collapsed. In complex situations, our experienced technicians can advise on what can be saved and what needs replacement.
Uretek’s proprietary lifting and reinforcement process helps mitigate the effects of soil loosening by creating a load-bearing soil mass or support polymer columns “anchored” to stable ground. The pressure from the expanding resin compresses and consolidates the surrounding soil until it can no longer resist the counterforce.
Resin injections for deeper soil reinforcement and foundation strengthening
Historically, Uretek used only deep injection processes, where resins were introduced via long tubes to various depths in the ground. For over five years, the company has employed resin and soil densification technologies. Building on this experience, we developed and refined a “column injection” technology to improve soil conditions and level structures and buildings overall. Under certain soil conditions, the bearing capacity can be increased by up to 500%.
Uretek’s soil improvement and settlement remediation technologies are based on the expansive power of multi-component geopolymer mixtures. Leveraging our experience in lifting, leveling, and restoring load-bearing structures, as well as correcting foundation soil issues, combined with our knowledge of unique local conditions, the company can guarantee successful solutions even in the most challenging cases.