I’m meeting the client on site next week to quote a ton of work at a shopping center and there is this one area by a vacant suite that they’re needing to lease, that has this old concrete coating that has been on there for god knows how long.
I don’t know if they’re expecting to remove this, probably not, but I’d like a plan in case it’s something they want done.
I’ve read some old posts and seen suggestions of stripper, hot water, turbo nozzle and prayers. But this looks so old and coroded that I don’t know if it’s salvageable.
Don’t even worry about it. I clean a lot of concrete at older shopping centers. I’ve never met one that was even remotely interested in doing something like that, Would be a lot more economical for them to paint or resurface after you clean. There’s really nothing you can do that’s going to repair where the surface has deteriorated like that.
Thanks @Racer . I feel honored to have you reply to my first question on here
I’m doing an overall maintenance project for this complex in addition to the pressure washing. So if they do decide to do a re-paint or re-coat on this area, that will fall back on me anyway.
Your job as maintenance shouldn’t include specialty items, it’s to research the best ways to fix and find the best contractors around and get an idea of the cost. Maybe the painting might fall into your category, but resurfacing the concrete, which is what at least some of it needs, definitely isn’t unless you’ve got extensive history of doing. 15% of my work comes from Maintenance directors and personnel.
For sure. This shopping center has been neglected for years and I have already reached out to a few companies I know from my experience working with a General Contractor on some other specialty items that need work. I want to keep as much under my umbrella of work as possible and will bring in other companies for specialty stuff as needed.
