PRISON MUSEUM STEPS MADE SAFE WITH BELZONA
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
- Sign at entrance
- Damage on underside of stairs, note exposed rebar on landing
- Completed repair to stair
- 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.
