A Structured Method Built on 51 Years of Industrial Practice
Every FM2-grade floor Industrial Floors Ghana delivers follows a single non-negotiable principle: no step proceeds until the previous step is measured, documented, and signed. What follows is the seven-step project method that has governed our installations since 1975 — from the first site survey through to laser-verified flatness certification and client handover.
Step 1 — Technical Site Survey and Subgrade Assessment
Before any specification is committed to paper, the site must be read. Our specialists conduct a full subgrade assessment: bearing-capacity tests, moisture mapping to ASTM F1869 protocol, and a structural survey of any existing slab. High-bay warehouses and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities impose very different load profiles — the survey differentiates them precisely.
QA Checkpoint 1: Subgrade bearing capacity confirmed in writing. ASTM F1869 moisture readings recorded and signed.
Step 2 — Client Brief and Flatness Classification Agreement
With survey data in hand, our project team convenes with the client’s technical and facilities management representatives. FM2 or FM3 classification is agreed against defined racking geometry, forklift type, and operational tolerance. This is the moment the specification becomes a contract — not a quotation, a specification.
QA Checkpoint 2: Flatness classification (FM2 / FM3) formally agreed. DIN 18202 tolerance bands documented and initialled by client representative.
Step 3 — Mix Design and Pour Planning
Concrete mix design is calibrated to the floor’s sector demand — pharmaceutical cleanroom slabs differ materially from cold-storage logistics slabs or heavy industrial bays. Pour sequencing, joint placement, and day-joint locations are planned before the first truck arrives on site.
QA Checkpoint 3: Mix design reviewed against sector load requirements. Pour sequence and joint layout drawing issued and approved.
Step 4 — Controlled Pour Execution
The pour itself is managed under a controlled execution protocol. Laser-guided screeding equipment tracks flatness in real time. No panel is closed until the flatness reading meets the agreed FM2 or FM3 threshold. Curing regime — compound type, timing, and duration — is specified and logged, not improvised.
QA Checkpoint 4: Real-time flatness data logged per panel. Curing compound application timed and recorded.
Step 5 — Laser Flatness Survey — Post-Pour Verification
Once curing is complete, a full laser flatness survey is conducted across every defined traffic aisle and storage bay. Readings are compiled into a flatness report referenced to DIN 18202 tolerances. Any panel outside specification is remediated before the project advances — no exceptions, no waivers.
QA Checkpoint 5: Laser flatness report completed. Every aisle and bay reading within DIN 18202 / FM2-FM3 tolerance. Non-conforming panels formally remediated and re-surveyed.
Step 6 — Surface Treatment and Coating Application
With the slab verified flat and cured, surface treatment proceeds: hardener application, coating systems (epoxy, polyurethane, or anti-static where the sector demands), joint sealing, and line marking. For pharmaceutical and cleanroom environments, coating specifications conform to the facility’s own hygiene and static-control requirements.
QA Checkpoint 6: Coating adhesion test completed. Anti-static resistance readings (where specified) logged and within range. Joint sealant cure confirmed.
Step 7 — Certified Handover and Documentation Package
Industrial Floors Ghana does not close a project with a handshake. Every commission is closed with a structured documentation package: the original flatness report, moisture readings, coating data sheets, joint layout as-built drawing, and a signed project completion certificate. The client’s facilities management team receives the full technical record — the floor that will operate under their racking system for decades is documented to the same standard it was built.
QA Checkpoint 7: Full documentation package assembled and handed over. Client representative signs project completion certificate. Flatness certificate issued under the Industrial Floors Ghana 51-year institutional track record seal.
Why the Method Matters
A floor built to FM2 without a verifiable flatness record is not an FM2 floor — it is a claim. The seven-step method exists to ensure that every floor Industrial Floors Ghana delivers is measured, certified, and signed. This is the standard that high-bay logistics operators, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and cleanroom facility managers specify when tolerance is not negotiable.
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