Handcrafted in the Modern Age
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Carolina Floors, Inc. with Leitner Construction at the Giordana Velodrom in Rock Hill, S.C., one of three cycling tracks in the world that contain embanking of 43 degrees.
Carolina Floors, Inc. with Leitner Construction at the Giordana Velodrom in Rock Hill, S.C., one of three cycling tracks in the world that contain embanking of 43 degrees.
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Grout mixing process and a glimpse of the 5-gallon 'bucket brigade' work at the velodrome project.
Grout mixing process and a glimpse of the 5-gallon 'bucket brigade' work at the velodrome project.
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From left to right, Carolina Floors Estimator Paul Blackwell, President Jeff Rogers and Vice President Joe Briggs, on site at the Giordana Velodrome.
From left to right, Carolina Floors Estimator Paul Blackwell, President Jeff Rogers and Vice President Joe Briggs, on site at the Giordana Velodrome.
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The Giordana Velodrome in Rock Hill, S.C., is an 820-foot (250-meter) concrete track designed for Olympic-style bike racing. The city-owned facility will host professional events and be available...
The Giordana Velodrome in Rock Hill, S.C., is an 820-foot (250-meter) concrete track designed for Olympic-style bike racing. The city-owned facility will host professional events and be available for rent to local groups and bicycle clubs.
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The steepest slope on the Giordana Velodrome is 42 degree bank turn, making it the steepest outdoor velodrome in the United States.
The steepest slope on the Giordana Velodrome is 42 degree bank turn, making it the steepest outdoor velodrome in the United States.
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The sloped walls were too steep for Carolina Floors’ finishers to stand, so they lay on their stomachs to finish the velodrome grout wear surface using wooden hand floats. Finishing tolerances...
The sloped walls were too steep for Carolina Floors’ finishers to stand, so they lay on their stomachs to finish the velodrome grout wear surface using wooden hand floats. Finishing tolerances were very tight, less than 1/8-inch in 6 feet.
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The velodrome was constructed in three layers. At the bottom is a 4-inch concrete subbase. On top of that is a 10-inch layer that contains a double mat of No. 4 rebar 4 inches on center. A...
The velodrome was constructed in three layers. At the bottom is a 4-inch concrete subbase. On top of that is a 10-inch layer that contains a double mat of No. 4 rebar 4 inches on center. A 1.5-inch-thick grout wear topping was placed on top of the 10-inch slab in a wet on wet application.
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Carolina Floors used an Imer 750 horizontal shaft mixer for the grout wear surface topping. By project end, crews had mixed 115,000 pounds of cement and 345,000 pounds sand, all dispersed by...
Carolina Floors used an Imer 750 horizontal shaft mixer for the grout wear surface topping. By project end, crews had mixed 115,000 pounds of cement and 345,000 pounds sand, all dispersed by 5-gallon buckets.
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Because of the steep slopes in some areas of the velodrome, Carolina Floors crews were tied off with safety harnesses and laynards.
Because of the steep slopes in some areas of the velodrome, Carolina Floors crews were tied off with safety harnesses and laynards.
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Working off the plans from a German engineer, Carolina Floors built a special aluminum screed with a bending allowment less than 300ths per square foot.
Working off the plans from a German engineer, Carolina Floors built a special aluminum screed with a bending allowment less than 300ths per square foot.
In an industry where contractors are feeling pressure to produce precise floors for tighter margins on shorter schedules, most concrete companies have adopted technologies and new equipment as a means to increase production. At Carolina Floors, technology is an integral part of the company’s concrete placing and finishing business, but hand work and craftsmanship is the company’s core.
Only a crew of talented concrete craftsmen could have pulled off the work Carolina Floors performed at...
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