CONTAMINATION TESTING
Identify oils, residues, and water soluble salts within the concrete.
FLOOR FAILURE ANALYSIS
Investigate coating separation, surface weakness, and concrete microcracking.
DETAILED REPORTING
Independent laboratory findings with practical guidance for your next steps.
BENEATH THE SURFACE
Understand Your Concrete.
Plan Your Next Floor.
Concrete core testing helps uncover conditions that a surface inspection can miss. Laboratory analysis can identify embedded contaminants, measure salt concentrations at different depths, and examine the concrete beneath an existing coating.
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Vested Floors combines site observations with findings from independent laboratory partners to develop detailed reports. Whether you are investigating an epoxy floor failure or preparing for a new resinous flooring system, the results help guide surface preparation, repair planning, and system selection.
Concrete core sampling for laboratory analysis of contaminants, substrate conditions, and coating failures.
LABORATORY ANALYSIS
Concrete Core Analysis: What We Test
Every flooring investigation starts with a specific question. Vested Floors coordinates targeted testing with independent laboratory partners to evaluate concrete contamination, substrate deterioration, and coating failures. The analyses selected depend on the floor’s history, visible conditions, and the information needed to plan the next steps.​
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Core Testing in Walmart Distribution facility.
Water Soluble Salts
Ion chromatography measures selected water soluble ions, including sodium, potassium, chloride, and sulfate. Testing successive slices of a core can show how concentrations change below the surface. These findings help investigate chemical conditions that may affect coating adhesion, particularly when elevated concrete moisture is also present.
Organic Contamination
Solvent extraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) evaluate organic residues within the concrete. Analysis can characterize materials such as petroleum oils, grease, silicone oils, fatty esters, and other hydrocarbons. Comparing different depths helps determine whether contamination is concentrated at the surface or persists beneath it.
Concrete Petrography — ASTM C856/C856M
Microscopic examination of prepared concrete sections can reveal microcracking, paste and aggregate conditions, and evidence of alkali silica reaction (ASR), including near surface distress. Petrography helps investigate whether coating separation involves weakened concrete beneath the bonding surface. The laboratory documents the examination methods and applicable ASTM reference in its report.
Mineral & Coating Examination
X-ray diffraction (XRD) can help identify mineral constituents within the concrete. Examination of cores retaining an existing flooring system can also document coating layers, approximate thicknesses, the prepared concrete surface, and locations of separation. These methods provide additional evidence when investigating a complex floor failure.
FINDINGS & NEXT STEPS
Detailed Reports for Better Flooring Decisions
Laboratory results become more useful when they are connected to the conditions of your facility. Vested Floors brings together site observations, sample locations, laboratory findings, and flooring experience to explain the concerns identified and the next steps available.
Documented Samples
Core locations, visible conditions, and relevant flooring history are recorded so each result can be traced to the area tested. This helps compare affected areas and understand differences across the investigation.
Clear Technical Findings
Depending on the testing scope, reports may include contaminant concentrations by depth, residue characterization, microscopic images, coating measurements, and observations of concrete distress. We explain the findings and identify questions that may require further testing.
Practical Project Guidance
Findings help guide discussions about surface preparation, contamination removal, concrete repairs, and flooring system selection. Where appropriate, we coordinate with the proposed flooring manufacturer to review preparation requirements and system suitability.
Findings help guide discussions about surface preparation, contamination removal, concrete repairs, and flooring system selection. Where appropriate, we coordinate with the proposed flooring manufacturer to review preparation requirements and system suitability.
CONCRETE CORE TESTING
Tell us what you are seeing and what you are planning. Vested Floors can review your concerns, develop a core sampling plan, and coordinate independent laboratory analysis to help guide surface preparation, repairs, and flooring system selection.
Get Answers Before Your Next Flooring Decision.
Investigate contamination, coating failures, and the condition of your concrete.
