So they say a floor is like a guy... if laid right it can be walked on (used) it for life...
We are about to start the renovation of an old building for a brewery. The Brewery equipment consists of:
- the brewhouse (20HL mash, 20 HL Lauter, 20HL whirlpool kettle and 35HL Hot liquor)
- the Fermentation room (5 X 40HL Fermentors) and (6 X 20 HL Fermentor/Unitanks)
- small (2,000bph) bottling line including a tunnel pasteurizer
The boiler, cold water tanks, and glycol chillers are going into a small adjacent new building.
The rest is going into an area with an uneven existing concrete floor with approximately 10 7X9m separate slabs. I am going to get core samples done but here is my question:
We are on a budget and I would like to do it inexpensively (less to have to beg from the bank later for working cap). The builder I am thinking of using reckons he can do the concrete floor no problem, with the falls, drainage and appropriate concrete sealant etc.
We are probably going to lay minimum 4 inch 35mpa concrete on top of the existing floor and cut floor drains into the existing slabs for most of it with appropriate steel rebar etc. Given the expense and PITA of having to do it again later if this is a mistake, should I trust a "builder" or should this go to a concrete flooring specialist? I do realize this is rather subjective.
And is epoxy really necessary? Or is there a cheaper form of sealant that can be used in the concrete. Areas generally are 1. Brewhouse, 2. Fermentation and 3. Bottling. There is also a forklift passage. 2 ton Forklift planned.
Thanks in advance and seasons greetings!
We are about to start the renovation of an old building for a brewery. The Brewery equipment consists of:
- the brewhouse (20HL mash, 20 HL Lauter, 20HL whirlpool kettle and 35HL Hot liquor)
- the Fermentation room (5 X 40HL Fermentors) and (6 X 20 HL Fermentor/Unitanks)
- small (2,000bph) bottling line including a tunnel pasteurizer
The boiler, cold water tanks, and glycol chillers are going into a small adjacent new building.
The rest is going into an area with an uneven existing concrete floor with approximately 10 7X9m separate slabs. I am going to get core samples done but here is my question:
We are on a budget and I would like to do it inexpensively (less to have to beg from the bank later for working cap). The builder I am thinking of using reckons he can do the concrete floor no problem, with the falls, drainage and appropriate concrete sealant etc.
We are probably going to lay minimum 4 inch 35mpa concrete on top of the existing floor and cut floor drains into the existing slabs for most of it with appropriate steel rebar etc. Given the expense and PITA of having to do it again later if this is a mistake, should I trust a "builder" or should this go to a concrete flooring specialist? I do realize this is rather subjective.
And is epoxy really necessary? Or is there a cheaper form of sealant that can be used in the concrete. Areas generally are 1. Brewhouse, 2. Fermentation and 3. Bottling. There is also a forklift passage. 2 ton Forklift planned.
Thanks in advance and seasons greetings!
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