Tag: coatings

CASE STUDY ON LINER IN CONCRETE PIT

Written by Andrew Hotchkies on July 21, 2016. Posted in Installation, Tank Liners, Witt Lining Systems.

A major medical hospital had built a concrete pit to hold water for their fire suppressant system. After two attempts to seal the pit with an applied coating the pit still leaked into adjacent areas of the hospital.

PVC LINERS VS APPLIED COATINGS AND THICKNESS

Written by Andrew Hotchkies on January 13, 2016. Posted in Installation, Secondary Containment.

In an earlier post I listed some of the benefits that a flexible PVC liner can offer over an applied coating in providing corrosion resistance to a concrete containment area. I want to expand on one of those benefits; the uniform thickness of a PVC liner.

FLEXIBLE PVC LINERS VS. APPLIED COATINGS

Written by Andrew Hotchkies on January 6, 2016. Posted in Secondary Containment.

Flexible PVC liners are a great solution for lining secondary containment areas. Applied coatings or paint may have its place in some applications but a flexible PVC liner can offer many advantages over coatings and you should consider these benefits when it comes to a corrosion resistant coating.