Posts by Tracy O'Shaughnessy

Consider this typical – and all-too-frequent — scenario: A local high school installs new flooring in its gym. Less than two years later, the new gym floors are starting to blister. The building contractor and design architect are called in to assess the problem, and soon, all eyes turn to the flooring contractor. The manufacturer…

When the Intertech concrete solutions team is called to assess flooring failure due to moisture, we often find it occurred following either poorly run testing – or worse yet, no testing at all – prior to installation. The fact is, in today’s high-cost, low-margin construction economy, it simply is not enough that flooring contractors are…

Our concrete specialists are often called upon to fix others’ mistakes in dealing with moisture issues. And while there have been a few instances where we declined the request – recognized alkali–silica reaction (ASR) and suspected concrete contamination, to name a couple – we actually thrive on the challenge of resolving difficult problems. When it…

The Most Important Time-Saving Technology in Construction – We have it. It is true – as the exclusive provider of Latricrete SUPERCAP in Texas, Intertech Flooring is revolutionizing the way concrete floors are poured. By combining the power of the pump with the next generation of self-leveling materials, Intertech’s SUPERCAP is delivering proven performance and…

Concrete moisture problems are expensive and all too common in commercial projects. Having the right expertise on board to avoid problems in the first place, and mitigate them when they do arise, is critical. That’s why Intertech Flooring is so excited to expand its line of flooring services to clients, with its new Concrete Surface Analysis…