Techniquex, LLC - "The Leader in Specialty Flooring"

Case Studies

Techniquex, LLC was contacted for the installation of the floors at the Houston Texans Stadium prior to Super Bowl XXXVIIII. Harris County formed a committee to choose the floor coating system, the material supplier and installation contractor. Included in this committee were represenatives from Harris County, the NFL and the Houston Texans. The selection process took three years to complete. Included in the evaluation was a test patch that was evaluated for over a year. This was by far the most rigorous evalutation process in which Techniquex, LLC has participated in its 22 year history.

Initially, the project was scheduled for 18 weeks. The stadium committee faced major hurdles to secure funding, substantially delaying the project. When funding was secured there was only 22 days left prior to the Super Bowl. The perception was that adequate time to install even a portion of the 357,000 square foot project no longer existed.

Techniquex, LLC took this as a challenge. Techniquex, LLC completed the project in 18 days. Techniquex, LLC utilized over 100 experienced installers, 4 project managers, and 2 quality control managers.

END RESULT: Buddy Elisor owner of PolySpec Construction Services (Primary Contractor) stated: "I have never seen such a well-organized undertaking in my 28 years in the coating industry, nor have I ever seen any project of this magnitude completed in this short a time frame with the level of excellence this installation examplifies." Ken Garner, Director of Operations for the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation, had this to say: "I couldn't be more pleased."

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Honeywell

Mr. Keith Cheraso, the Final Assembly Engine Shop Manager for the Phoenix-based Honeywell, contacted Techniquex, LLC. Mr. Cheraso had his floors coated in the past by another contractor and as he put it, "It was not a pleasant experience." After only a year and a half, the floors were peeling up, which greatly affected the aesthetics and function of the world's most advanced turbine engine facility.

Honeywell did extensive research on different companies and products and evaluated contractors and suggestions over a six-month period. After this meticulous research, Mr. Cheraso chose Techniquex, LLC to coat his floors. The criteria for the project was as follows:

The existing floor needed to be removed without creating dust that could contaminate any of the Honeywell products in production.

The replacement floor had to be completely monolithic and smooth, aesthetically pleasing, cost competitive, and extremely abrasion resistant.

The products used had to be environmentally friendly as well as employee friendly. Products that produced odors were not an option for this production facility that ran 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, and 365 days a year.

Techniquex, LLC recommended to Mr. Cheraso, removal of the existing floor, using a hydraulic scraping machine and a paddle-wheel engineered shot blaster, which is virtually dustless. Techniquex, LLC also viscoined off the area with pigmented viscoine. This kept the Honeywell workers from being distracted from the work going on inside the viscoined area. Techniquex, LLC then recommended that DIAMONDSTONE™ Epoxy Mortar Overlay be installed, with a topcoat of DIAMONDSTONE™ High-Traffic Topcoat urethane system. This system provides a smooth monolithic surface that is UV resistant, chemical resistant and has the highest abrasion resistance of any topping manufactured on the market today and is also virtually odorless. The area coated was approximately 40,000 square feet. Techniquex, LLC broke this into six phases so as to not interrupt production.

END RESULT: At the end of the project, every phase came in on time or ahead of schedule. What did Mr. Cheraso think of the work Techniquex, LLC did? "The floor looks great and is performing beautifully. The way it is holding up is incredible. Techniquex's diligence and attention to detail are impeccable. I would strongly recommend to any company considering doing their floors, save yourself a lot of time and learn from my extensive research; Techniquex, LLC did a great job."

Coca-Cola

Mr. John Chubbuck contacted Techniquex to install a thermal shock–resistant floor in the Dr Pepper area at the Coca-Cola bottling facility in Tempe, Arizona.

The area has high forklift truck traffic along with hot water washdowns. There was a 48-hour installation window. The floor needed to be thermal shock-resistant, impact-resistant, abrasion-resistant and easy to clean. Finally, the floor had to be aesthetically pleasing to meet Coca-Cola’s high standards.

Techniquex, LLC specified DIAMONDSTONE™ Food Process Flooring RT, finished with a quartz aggregate broadcast with a clear topcoat of Polyaspartic Urethane. This floor is completely thermal shock–resistant, has excellent impact resistance and unsurpassed abrasion resistance in a urethane cement floor. Food Process Flooring RT also has non-sacrificial, anti-microbial throughout the entire system, including the topcoat, killing bacteria before it can grow.

END RESULT: John Chubbuck said “This floor is tough, it stands up to everything we dish out, and aesthetically, it’s beautiful. I would highly recommend DIAMONDSTONE™ products, and Techniquex, to anyone looking to perform a similar installation.”

NOTE: The before picture is not bare concrete, it is actually another manufacturer's urethane cement product.

Wolverine Packaging

Jay Bonahoom, the General Manager of Wolverine Packing in Detroit, needed a durable, thermal-shock resistant flooring system for Wolverine Packing's new 12,000 square foot beef processing addition.

The new addition would be exposed to hot-water wash downs and extreme forklift traffic. This addition would be the showcase area for Wolverine Packing to bring its customers for a facility tour. Safety and aesthetics were critical. Over the years, Wolverine Packing had experienced many disappointments with various attempts to have their concrete floors surfaced. After researching most of the available systems on the market, Wolverine Packing chose Techniquex, LLC as the contractor.

Techniquex, LLC specified DIAMONDSTONE™ Food Process Flooring RT, broadcast with a quartz aggregate and finished with DIAMONDSTONE™ Urethane Cement Topcoat. This floor is completely thermal-shock resistant, has excellent impact resistance, and unsurpassed abrasion resistance in a urethane cement floor, while maintaining excellent cleanability. Food Process Flooring RT has Non-Sacrificial Anti-Microbial throughout the entire system, including the topcoat, killing bacteria before they can grow.

Jay Bonahoom commented that, “The amount of detail in the project was impressive”. Bob Wieland, Division Manager of the Heartland Division had this to say about the project, “There’s a real misconception in the marketplace that floors in food process plants are installed solely for function. High aesthetics are not possible”.

END RESULT: Fortunately, Mr. Bonahoom would not accept this and kept at the selection process until he found Techniquex, LLC. Mr. Wieland also said, “The photo doesn’t do the floor justice! This is a beautiful floor that meets all the requirements of a packing facility. DIAMONDSTONE™ Food Process Flooring RT truly brings Urethane Cement floors to a new level!” Mr. Bonahoom added, “We are very happy! Please don’t hesitate to use my name as a reference.”

Preston Waters Development, LLC

Preston Waters contacted Techniquex, LLC looking for an alternative to full slab replacement for the former GE plant in Belcamp, MD.

Techniquex, LLC provided an alternative to full slab removal. Removing the cap of the concrete to access a sound substrate and installing Epoxy Mortar Overlay System manufactured by DIAMONDSTONE™. The floor would then be grout/seal-coated with Epoxy Topcoat, honoring and filling the joints once the floor was complete.

Techniquex, LLC mobilized a team of three crews to the project. Approximately a 1/4 inch of material was removed throughout the entire floor area. As a result of the fantastic production capacity of the Blast-Trac 4800 machines, the Techniquex, LLC team was able to remove the entire cap of concrete in one week. Next the teams started the installation, priming the floor with a Moisture Tolerant Primer, screed-applying a 1/4 inch of DIAMONDSTONE™ Epoxy Mortar Overlay into the wet primer and power-trowling the floor to increase the coatings density. After the floor had dried, the Techniquex, LLC team ground the floor with a Diamatic Grinder to remove any chatter marks and flattened the floor. The floor was then vacuumed and grout coated with DIAMONDSTONE™ Epoxy Topcoat. The exisiting joints were honored and filled with Epoxy Semi-Rigid Joint Filler. In all, the floor was completed from start to finish in 47 days.

END RESULT: Preston Waters stated: "We knew there was hope in restoring the slab when we met your sales rep Chris Vaughan. After reviewing other Techniquex, LLC projects it became clear what direction Preston Waters should take. That should have been enough for a successful project, but then you added one of the secrets of Techniquex's success, your Operations Manager, Joe Cirincione, your Crew Leaders Juan Lara and Geraldo Padilla, along with the rest of your crews. We can't say enough about their completely professional manner and pleasant attitudes. What a pleasure it has been to deal with your people."