PRISON MUSEUM STEPS MADE SAFE WITH BELZONA

KHIA ID: 164
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: FPA-Floor Problem Areas (FPA)
Substrate: Steel reinforced concrete
Customer Location: Prison Museum in the Bay Area of California
Application Date: June 1984
Products:

Belzona® 4111 (Magma Quartz)

Problem: Severe weathering damage caused an unsafe condition for tourists visiting the site. Exposed rebar was causing the damage to accelerate.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Sign at entrance   
  2. Damage on underside of stairs, note exposed rebar on landing   
  3. Completed repair to stair   
  4. Repairs were also made to chipped concrete on stair tops
Application Situation
Stairway into the prison museum
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How Leaflet FPA-1 .
Belzona Facts
The application was carried out with Belzona® 4111 (Magma Quartz) molded in place with formers. Today, Belzona® 4141 (Magma Build) would make for a faster, easier repair. The hazardous conditions were eliminated and the repair is still inservice as of March, 1996.
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