“It’s the little details that are vital,” Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden once said. “Little things make big things happen.” Likewise, the smallest details in your concrete floor can have a big impact to its expected lifespan.

It's critical to have the right people who are responsible for designing and installing the industrial concrete floor.  After all, the floor is the most-used part of a facility.

Spalling is a serious concern for many facilities with industrial concrete floors that are designed or installed improperly. Spalling can cause forklift repair issues, accelerated equipment failure, increased dust and debris, slower daily...

These days industrial facilities are using forklifts and pallet rider trucks to move heavier loads and their harder truck wheels can wreak havoc on a normal concrete floor causing disruption and delays, increase the need for backup equipment.

ASRS buildings have taller racks narrower aisles than the average warehouse facilities, so they require a special type of concrete floor design to handle the weight as well as the automated forklift equipment.

The list of automated things these days keeps growing and growing. From preparing a single-serve cup of coffee in the morning to getting your items checked out at the grocery store, you can...

Behind every durable concrete floor is a dependable system of joints and detail work designed to withstand the abuse of forklift traffic and other machinery. Joint fillers can have an effect on the lifespan of your joints and your floor.

Warren Buffet said it best. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it....If you think about that, you'll do things differently.”  Reputation in the industrial construction industry is no different. 

In concrete floor construction, you want everything going to plan, you learn how to identify possible failures and fix them before they get worse. One of those deficiencies could lie in your concrete floor joint fillers. 

Floor contractors want to build trust with their customers and do so by backing up their work via a warranty. To truly understand the guaranteed aspect of warranties, it’s helpful to delve deeper into...

When it comes to industrial concrete floors, you want to mitigate risk. Hiring a reputable concrete floor contractor is one way to do it and ensure a ultimate risk mitigation strategy: the warranty.

Cold storage warehousing creates some unique structural challenges -- and one of these challenges is, of course, the concrete floor.

Hiring the right concrete floor specialist for your refrigerated warehouse is absolutely critical. Though competing companies may offer similar products, the actual care and work that goes into their products and services may differ...

Joint failure is one of the most common issues that warehouses experience with concrete floors. Stress and tension are released through construction joints, however, the edges of joints may become stressed and eventually fail. 

Concrete floor toppings can be used to increase the durability and longevity of a concrete floor. Surfacing options available for refrigerated warehousing environments include aggregate surface hardeners, improved joints, and expanding cement.

The concrete floor of your facility is an investment in many ways. Yes, it’s an initial cost investment, but if not installed correctly could cost you down the road in production time, liability,...

Your floor is the foundation of your business. A poorly designed floor can reduce productivity and increase maintenance costs. If you are having a building constructed you need to know a few things.

It is commonplace, and required, to use a vapor retarder or barrier beneath concrete slabs in schools, hospitals, homes, and all other inhabited building spaces. The same is true regarding cold storage, refrigeration, freezer...

Technology has allowed builders to measure and perfect the factors that help commercial buildings last longer. Facilities that require special environmental conditions likewise know how to accommodate various factors to ensure a longer-lasting facility.

When durability of a floor is critical, concrete mix is also critical. Conventional concrete floors need only accommodate light forklift traffic, but Fricks clients  rely on damage-free floors to run heavy or sensitive equipment on every day of the year.

Joints allow each slab to move independently of the others as the concrete naturally expands and contracts. When installed properly or saw-cut properly joints can be an effective, trouble-free benefit to your facility.

For years Fricks has been a leader in Shrinkage Compensating Concrete (SCC) - specialists in this very specific niche. We’ve tested and found the right mix of materials and techniques to deliver the highest quality floors for our clients.

If you take the time to pre-plan, you ensure that your materials are handled properly, optimize storage space at the site and reduce the time workers spend transporting materials. Good pre-planninghelps reduce wasted time and money.

Concrete shrinkage happens when moisture evaporates out of the concrete at a non-ideal rate as it hardens. It takes a seasoned expert to make judgements about the mix design that will work best on any given job.

Mixing, pouring, and finishing concrete is a trade that blends art with science, and braun with skill. To be a master concrete finisher, you need to combine a set of impressive physical skills with a lot of experience and a...

Joint failure is the most common issue in a concrete floor. Joint failure causes downtime, maintenance (equipment and floor), reduces value and increases operating cost. This article compares Fricks Plate Dowels with Conventional Dowels.

Since joints are the first to break down and spall, being able to measure the movement between slabs under load is invaluable in determining how well your floor is performing after installation and to get a handle on joints that...

The surface of a concrete floor experiences all the abuse. Traprock is an important step in Fricks floors while also ensuring it is finished properly and other steps are taken to enhance surface abrasion...

Shrinkage compensating concrete, also called SCC, has become the preferred material for industrial concrete floors. It offers many advantages over conventional concrete from a building owner’s point of view. 

Planning and communication have the biggest impact on any successful endeavor and that includes a pre-planning meeting when installing the right concrete floor. 

A poorly installed floor can hurt your business.  Let’s break down the various ways your floor can incur expenses, including joint failure and the hidden costs created by a damaged concrete floor.

Today’s concrete floor is more than a thick layer of concrete poured onto the ground. Concrete floors have advanced technologically over the years to become a durable, load-bearing surface that resists wear and tear.

FRICKS is pleased to partner with Katemu in providing services throughout South America.

Fricks floor construction strike-off with laser screed and laborers installing floor.

View a timelapse video of Fricks building a concrete floor.

Fricks floor construction strike-off with laser screed and laborers installing floor.

Shrinkage-compensating concrete (SCC) has become the preferred technology for industrial concrete floors, producing a stronger, more durable, abrasion- and impact-resistant floor with fewer joints. 

Hiring the floor contractor who designs and builds the concrete floor comes with a variety of advantages and can save the owner significantly over the life of the facility.

View a timelapse video of Fricks building a concrete floor.

FRICKS is pleased to partner with Katemu in providing services throughout South America.

Fricks award-winning superflat floor technology continues to be the best industrial concrete floor in the industry.

Facility owners should understand the attention to detail for a durable and lasting floor go well beyond simply the flatness of a concrete floor.

For decades Fricks has been creating the world's flattest floors and there are a lot of details that go into this award-winning track record of success.

Fricks Steel Joints provide a flat and durable transition between slabs, that reduce cracking and equipment failure.

Terry Fricks and son's Greg and Brad Fricks are creating a legacy in the concrete industrial design/build industry for durable and lasting floors.

Fricks is the industry leader in designing and constructing high quality industrial concrete floors.

A historic article about Constructing a Superflat Concrete Floor Slab and Fricks award-winning superflat technology.

Fricks lazer screed technology ensures concrete is placed in a optimum time and setting.

Floor cracking and deteriorating concrete can be costly on equipment, downtime and performance. Fricks builds floors that reduce or eliminate cracking.

Fricks shrinkage-compensating concrete industrial floors eliminate 90% of joints - improving performance and reducing equipment maintenance.

“It’s the little details that are vital,” Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden once said. “Little things make big things happen.” Likewise, the smallest details in your concrete floor can have a big impact to its expected lifespan.

It's critical to have the right people who are responsible for designing and installing the industrial concrete floor.  After all, the floor is the most-used part of a facility.

Spalling is a serious concern for many facilities with industrial concrete floors that are designed or installed improperly. Spalling can cause forklift repair issues, accelerated equipment failure, increased dust and debris, slower daily...

These days industrial facilities are using forklifts and pallet rider trucks to move heavier loads and their harder truck wheels can wreak havoc on a normal concrete floor causing disruption and delays, increase the need for backup equipment.

ASRS buildings have taller racks narrower aisles than the average warehouse facilities, so they require a special type of concrete floor design to handle the weight as well as the automated forklift equipment.

The list of automated things these days keeps growing and growing. From preparing a single-serve cup of coffee in the morning to getting your items checked out at the grocery store, you can...

Behind every durable concrete floor is a dependable system of joints and detail work designed to withstand the abuse of forklift traffic and other machinery. Joint fillers can have an effect on the lifespan of your joints and your floor.

Warren Buffet said it best. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it....If you think about that, you'll do things differently.”  Reputation in the industrial construction industry is no different. 

In concrete floor construction, you want everything going to plan, you learn how to identify possible failures and fix them before they get worse. One of those deficiencies could lie in your concrete floor joint fillers. 

Floor contractors want to build trust with their customers and do so by backing up their work via a warranty. To truly understand the guaranteed aspect of warranties, it’s helpful to delve deeper into...

When it comes to industrial concrete floors, you want to mitigate risk. Hiring a reputable concrete floor contractor is one way to do it and ensure a ultimate risk mitigation strategy: the warranty.

Cold storage warehousing creates some unique structural challenges -- and one of these challenges is, of course, the concrete floor.

Hiring the right concrete floor specialist for your refrigerated warehouse is absolutely critical. Though competing companies may offer similar products, the actual care and work that goes into their products and services may differ...

Joint failure is one of the most common issues that warehouses experience with concrete floors. Stress and tension are released through construction joints, however, the edges of joints may become stressed and eventually fail. 

Concrete floor toppings can be used to increase the durability and longevity of a concrete floor. Surfacing options available for refrigerated warehousing environments include aggregate surface hardeners, improved joints, and expanding cement.

The concrete floor of your facility is an investment in many ways. Yes, it’s an initial cost investment, but if not installed correctly could cost you down the road in production time, liability,...

Your floor is the foundation of your business. A poorly designed floor can reduce productivity and increase maintenance costs. If you are having a building constructed you need to know a few things.

It is commonplace, and required, to use a vapor retarder or barrier beneath concrete slabs in schools, hospitals, homes, and all other inhabited building spaces. The same is true regarding cold storage, refrigeration, freezer...

Technology has allowed builders to measure and perfect the factors that help commercial buildings last longer. Facilities that require special environmental conditions likewise know how to accommodate various factors to ensure a longer-lasting facility.

When durability of a floor is critical, concrete mix is also critical. Conventional concrete floors need only accommodate light forklift traffic, but Fricks clients  rely on damage-free floors to run heavy or sensitive equipment on every day of the year.

Joints allow each slab to move independently of the others as the concrete naturally expands and contracts. When installed properly or saw-cut properly joints can be an effective, trouble-free benefit to your facility.

For years Fricks has been a leader in Shrinkage Compensating Concrete (SCC) - specialists in this very specific niche. We’ve tested and found the right mix of materials and techniques to deliver the highest quality floors for our clients.

If you take the time to pre-plan, you ensure that your materials are handled properly, optimize storage space at the site and reduce the time workers spend transporting materials. Good pre-planninghelps reduce wasted time and money.

Concrete shrinkage happens when moisture evaporates out of the concrete at a non-ideal rate as it hardens. It takes a seasoned expert to make judgements about the mix design that will work best on any given job.

Mixing, pouring, and finishing concrete is a trade that blends art with science, and braun with skill. To be a master concrete finisher, you need to combine a set of impressive physical skills with a lot of experience and a...

Joint failure is the most common issue in a concrete floor. Joint failure causes downtime, maintenance (equipment and floor), reduces value and increases operating cost. This article compares Fricks Plate Dowels with Conventional Dowels.

Since joints are the first to break down and spall, being able to measure the movement between slabs under load is invaluable in determining how well your floor is performing after installation and to get a handle on joints that...

The surface of a concrete floor experiences all the abuse. Traprock is an important step in Fricks floors while also ensuring it is finished properly and other steps are taken to enhance surface abrasion...

Shrinkage compensating concrete, also called SCC, has become the preferred material for industrial concrete floors. It offers many advantages over conventional concrete from a building owner’s point of view. 

Planning and communication have the biggest impact on any successful endeavor and that includes a pre-planning meeting when installing the right concrete floor. 

A poorly installed floor can hurt your business.  Let’s break down the various ways your floor can incur expenses, including joint failure and the hidden costs created by a damaged concrete floor.

Today’s concrete floor is more than a thick layer of concrete poured onto the ground. Concrete floors have advanced technologically over the years to become a durable, load-bearing surface that resists wear and tear.

FRICKS is pleased to partner with Katemu in providing services throughout South America.