Refrigeration facilities present unique challenges. They must be kept at freezing temperatures year around, but the subfloor and foundation must be kept warm so they don't freeze.

One of our clients had a refrigeration facility that used air-heated flooring ducts which, over time, collected moisture, clogged and froze. This caused a chain reaction: the foundation froze and expanded, then concrete cracked and heaved. Support beams began to buckle and storage racks started to shift and lean. It was a dire situation and it looked like they would need to tear down their facility and start from scratch.


Rather than tear-down and rebuild, we repaired the damaged heating ducts and, instead of using air, we create a chemical-based closed system that won't freeze. This enabled us warm the ground, dry up the moisture and undo the expansion. Repairs were done to the building and the heaved floors were resurfaced. When we were finished, it felt like a new building. Plus, the new subfloor heating system we installed won't clog or freeze. All this was done for half the price of a new building in a 1/3 of the time.