How can we repair hole in this flat/shiny warehouse floor?

Aubrey_Thicket · 24 May 2016 at 7:55AM

Hi all

Can anybody help me by suggesting how I can fix a hole in the floor at work. I might even get a pay rise out of it.
I work at a factory where we pull hand pallet trucks across the floor. In years gone by the floor had lots of bumps and divots in it and pulling a fully laden pump truck was difficult because of all the holes etc. Therefore, our boss shelled out a LOT of money to have the floor relaid. A company came in and literally dug the old warehouse floor up. Then they poured down a blue/grey liquid and left it to set. I can't remember how long it was left to set. Anyway, for years the floor was brilliant. Perfectly level. As flat as a piece of glass. You could literally roll a marble on it. When we mopped the floor it would become quite shiny. (The reason I am telling you this is so that somebody may know the name of the chemical/compound/liquid used). So all was well until recently when the floor has started to disintegrate in a couple of small patches (about the size of your palm). The holes are not deep but when you pull a hand pallet truck over a hole the truck wheel gets stuck etc. I took a couple of photos and it appears that this Grey/Blue floor surface is only a few millimetres thick with what looks like a concrete/hardcore mix underneath. Therefore, I am wondering what I need to do to fill the holes in. Can you buy repair kits in the substance that this floor is made from? I did ask a local builder if I could fill it with concrete but he said that it would just crack because the death is only a few millimetres. He suggested I should find out the name of the floor material and buy a repair kit.

Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

Stevie_Palimo · 24 May 2016 at 8:04AM

Probably be a epoxy resin of sorts and there are a few variants on this, Cannot see how your boss would give you a rise if you find the correct product used and also it is his/her job to resolve this, If he/she decides not to then they may have a potential injury claim happen at some stage.