The Job
This Fairfax polyurethane grouting project is located at a commercial building used for medical office space in Merrifield, Virginia. The facility is a clinical site for a large regional hospital operator. It houses a primary care and community outreach practice.
The Challenge
The building was built in the 1980s, and will eventually be torn down. However, over the past few years after build out, the floor along the exterior wall settled about 0.75 inches. As the floor settled, the interior finishes along the wall started to cause functional issues for the users. Most of the cabinet and desk drawers were racked and unable to completely close, and office chairs were always trying to roll towards the wall.
The tenant reached out to the owner/property manager, who brought in a forensic structural engineer to investigate the problem and recommend a repair. The structural engineer reached out to CJGeo for recommendations.
Due to the clinic schedule, all demo, grouting, and finish restoration had to be completed in no more than two days. The area of impact is about 1200 square feet.
The Solution
CJGeo recommended CJGrout 28FDL to the structural engineer due to the relatively narrow zone of settlement, and nominal loads due to the light duty use of the space.
A single CJGeo polyurethane grouting crew filled the voids below the floor, lifted back into place and turned it over to the general contractor in fewer than four hours onsite. The general contractor then replaced the VCT and LVP floor tiles that CJGeo drilled through to perform the grouting. The space returned to normal use the following day, without the chairs moving on their own.
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