OnRoute To Levelled Concrete, Innisfil, Ontario
Challenge
OnRoute’s are common pits stop points when travelling long distances. From driving in, getting snacks, using the washroom, pumping gas, and leaving, is all an experience on its own. This OnRoute had a major problem that caused the car and foot traffic to be compromised. There was a four-foot triangular concrete slab that had started to sink from the rest, leaving many cars avoiding that section of the OnRoute and people tripping when heading in or out. Since this Innisfil pit stop is high trafficked, this problem needs to be fixed before the hazards and sinking starts to worsen. The Property Managers needed to find a method that can lift the concrete permanently without having to replace the whole driveway. Cost efficiency, time consumption, and long-term results were all things the managers were considering. With little research and recommendations, Canadian Concrete Leveling was found.
Solution
After the initial call, Our Project Manager, Paul Mendell, arrived in Innisfil to provide a detailed quote. The quote will be a schematic of what will be done, how much it will cost, who will be servicing the job, and a rough estimate of how long it will take to not interrupt the traffic. After the schematic was created, it was time to send our installation Supervisor, Kyle McKeown, and Installation Specialist JP Basto. On a later date, Kyle and JP went over to the site and compared the schematic to the work at hand. He will be using our Polyurethane injection system to lift the four-foot slab back up and getting traffic flowing safely again. He started by drilling small holes into the lower points of the driveway. This will before injection nozzle where we would pump the PolyLevel® through. The polyurethane is pumped through our insulated hose and once it is injected into the soil underneath, it expands and solidifies in seconds, making it an effective method over most. Kyle proceeded by blocking off the area and bringing the hose out. Our hose runs 300ft+ and is manipulative so it can fit around and over any corner or wall. Once the nozzle is attached to the holes, the poly is put in. The concrete slab started to lift almost immediately and was able to take the weight of Kyle. The process took under half an hour, from the drilling, the work, and the cleanup. With the injection holes, Kyle put matching concrete on them so that no water or any elements would penetrate and disrupt the polyurethane, and so that the look isn’t compromised. Everyone is now on route to a levelled OnRoute!
