Good call.  I want to avoid liability.  Will look into it.
B

On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:51 AM, John Freitag <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote:

Baird,

 

There are other meters out there but I cannot guarantee them to be accurate and with Insurance Companies this seem to be the meter they use. What one need to keep in mind if you work on  a commercial floor and there is a slip and fall by taking slip test after you completed the job and sent the result to your customer it takes away the responsibility that they may try to put on you. If you are doing any maintenance accounts I highly recommend you take slip test each time you service any maintenance account. So the initial cost is a little high but 1 claim would cost you much more.

 

 

John E. Freitag

President/Director

The Stone and Tile School

Office 407-567-7652

Cell 407-615-0134

jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com

 

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From: Baird Standish [mailto:bairdstandish@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 11:38 AM


To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Anti-Slip Treatments

 

Thanks John.  Will definitely use the densifier if we get the job.  By the way, notice that the ASM model slip meter is ubiquitous and not cheap.  Is there anything else out there that you know of that works but doesn't cost a paycheck?

Thanks,

Baird

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:40 AM, John Freitag <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote:

Baird,

 

Just to follow up on this floor StoneCare Central has a product that can be added to the mopped on that will improve the slip resistance. As mentioned in my earlier email I would suggest take slip measurements.

The process you used in polishing , you should achieve a slip resistance of .55 or higher, making this floor exceeding the .50 standard. If you are dealing with wheel chair access ramps, you need to be at least at a .60

 

The most important thing for you client to remember  is to make sure the floor is clean and dust free. A floor that is not properly dust mopped and cleaned using a good neutral cleaner  will increase the slipperiness on the floor.

 

Hope this answers your questions..

 

PS . In the future if you are working on a cement based terrazzo you may want to consider using a concrete densflier to your process this will make the cement in the terrazzo polish much easier and give the floor a better look. I highly recommend the Concrete densiflier from Stone Care Central

 

 

John E. Freitag

President/Director

The Stone and Tile School

Office 407-567-7652

Cell 407-615-0134

jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com

 

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www.thestoneandtileschool.com

 

 

 

From: Baird Standish [mailto:bairdstandish@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 9:31 AM
To: Restoration and Maintenance
Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Anti-Slip Treatments

 

John,

the surface is terrazzo.  the floor was poured about 6 years ago.  They then coated it with a thick layer of something that the contractor said would last 6 years.  They didn't like the results and put 4 coats of acrylic on it which just made it worse. We are proposing a polished finish. In our test we we first stripped off the coating (fairly easily).   What was left was a smooth finish of probably 100 grit.  We honed at 200, 400 and 800 and then polished with 5x.  At 800 we could get both the aggregate and cement to a suitable clarity and gloss.  400 only got the aggregate glossy.  We touched it off with some chrystallizer. See picture below.

The owners are concerned about slipperiness.  I don't believe that the tested floor is particularly slippery but they are looking for any recommendations just the same.  They are also looking for fewer maintenance headaches than they had with the coating.

Thanks.

Baird

Terrazzo.jpg 

 

On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 4:51 PM, John Freitag <jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com> wrote:

Baird,

 

What are you trying to apply the anti slip to?  Marble, granite, ceramic tile there are different anti slip materials out there it depends upon the surface  you are working on.

 

 

John E. Freitag

President/Director

The Stone and Tile School

Office 407-567-7652

Cell 407-615-0134

jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com

 

schoollogo

 

www.thestoneandtileschool.com

 

 

 

From: Baird Standish [mailto:bairdstandish@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 2:39 PM
To: Restoration and Maintenance


Subject: [sccpartners] Anti-Slip Treatments

 

Hi,

Was wondering if anyone out there has come across an effective anti-slip treatment for polished floors. A friend of mine told me about a treatment that employs some sort of micro-etching or something along these lines that does not require a coating.  I often get asked about this sort of thing and I can typically only recommend a coating of polymer, which I don't particularly like.

Thanks,

Baird

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1616 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-732-7505
Fax: 215-546-9160