The Kansas City area has certainly seen it’s share of sleet, snow and ice this winter which means that most concrete surfaces you see on days like today are likely covered with salt or ice melt to prevent slips and falls. While salt may keep us on our feet and off of the ground when it’s slick outside, it can quickly and easily destroy concrete surfaces but oddly enough it’s not the salt itself that does the damage but the after effects of it. Salt by itself does not actually react chemically to most concrete but what it does do is lower the freezing point of water, attracts water and most importantly greatly increases the pressure of frozen water which even the strongest concrete simply can’t handle.
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The winter months in Kansas City are more often than not a roller coaster of temperatures with below freezing one day and in the 50’s and 60’s the next like we’ve seen this year and those freeze/thaw cycles are where the damage particularly from salt occur on unprotected concrete surfaces. Salt on concrete attracts water and dissolves into a salty liquid which can easily be absorbed into unsealed concrete surfaces. Once inside the concrete, it will begin to slowly corrode the rebar it comes in contact with which will eventually cause cracking and crumbling of concrete on the interior eventually reaching the surface as well. Not only will it corrode the rebar inside, but when the water and salt liquid mixture freezes again it will expand with pressure greater than 114,00 pounds per square inch.
Sealing your concrete and driveway helps you avoid all of these nightmare scenarios that salt and frozen water can cause by not only keeping damaging liquids from being absorbed into concrete but by also strengthening it by up 30% as well. Rock Solid’s 25 year concrete and driveway seal is engineered to protect your concrete from cracking, chalking, pitting and other damage that the Kansas City climate can do and we guarantee our sealant in writing unlike many concrete sealing companies in the metro. Our seal process is quick and our sealing team are timely and professional because we understand that not being able to drive or walk on your concrete or driveway can be a real pain. With the official start of spring a little over 2 months away, now is the time to schedule concrete and driveway sealing to help protect it from the damage that winter can do or may have already done. Call us today at (816) 406-5995 or CLICK HERE TO CONTACT US.
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