Magnesite Removal

Magnesite Flooring Removal Sydney

Magnesite Flooring Removal

Sydney’s older apartment developments also have a topping of magnesite on concrete flooring that displays a smooth finish. Long-term exposure to moisture that occurs in household kitchens, bathrooms or laundries, balconies as well as windows, can lead to the magnesite releasing harmful chlorides into the material and damages the concrete and steel, causing corrosion and the material to disintegrate, crack and lump.

When this occurs a few decades after installation, magnesite must be removed and the damaged areas treated or removed also and re-built.

Carpet Removal Sydney also offers magnesite flooring removal services to ensure your home or business area is repaired of any issues and that the effect of magnesite damage is no longer present.

Our professionals are experts in magnesite flooring removal, so they have the expertise and skills to remove magnesite toppings from concrete floors and deal with the damage appropriately in a safe and efficient manner. Our experts at Carpet Removal Sydney use high-quality equipment as well as tools to ensure the best result of magnesite floor removal.

Call us today and find out how Carpet Removal Sydney can help you with any type of floor removal service.

Magnesite Flooring Removal Cost – ($42/SQM) (Including GST)

Prices can vary quite a lot from company to company regarding magnesite removal costs, here at Carpet Removal Sydney we guarantee that we will always be upfront with pricing, with no hidden extras. Other companies regardless of job size will make you hire a skip bin ($375 – $1,000+) which will have to sit in your front yard for days while you deal with the annoyance of organising it and the large cost of the whole process.

Here at Carpet Removal Sydney, we come in, remove all your magnesite flooring, sweep and vacuum your property once we are finished as well as take all the rubbish to a local resource management center for you (Recycling whenever possible) which will be far cheaper than you having to hire a skip bin and dealing with the frustration of that whole process!

Here at Carpet Removal Sydney we ALWAYS offer a price beat guarantee on all of our competitor’s quotes! We will NEVER be beaten on price!

Magnesite Residue Removal Cost – ($20/SQM)

Magnesite flooring can sometimes be removed fairly easily with specialized equipment such as strong jackhammers, leaving the concrete slab in a condition that is ready to have new flooring installed on.

Although sometimes some magnesite flooring jobs will have magnesite residue stuck to the floor even after the magnesite flooring has been jackhammered off. When this happens the remaining residue will need to be grinded off using specialized equipment to restore your concrete slab back to a level, smooth state allowing a new flooring system to be installed or to allow the fresh concrete slab to be used as your new floor.

Magnesite Flooring Case Study

Magnesite Concrete Cancer

When magnesite is exposed to moisture over prolonged periods of time, chloride ions from the magnesite diffuse into the pores of the underlying
concrete slab eventually reaching the reinforcing steel.

As chloride levels in the slab reach the chloride threshold, corrosion of the steel reinforcement will begin to take place, the longer the exposure time to the moisture source, the more aggressive the corrosion of the steel reinforcement.
Corrosion of this nature results in pitting of the steel reinforcement where it loses its cross-sectional area and strength.

Iron oxide deposits also occur, causing expansive forces within the concrete. These forces cause cracking and spalling of the concrete around the corroding steel.
A common name for this type of concrete spalling is concrete cancer.

Signs of concrete spalling were noted throughout various units in manly when Carpet Removal Sydney was on a commercial job site doing a strata carpet removal job this had been caused by water leaking from various sources, saturating the magnesite for prolonged periods of time.

What You Need To Know About Magnesite Flooring –

Older buildings especially apartments across Sydney are more than likely to have magnesite flooring. It is a made of a chemical named Magnesium Oxychloride, which is a kind of asbestos material. (It can be extremely dangerous to your long-term health to remove if you don’t take the proper precautions while doing it).

Magnesite is often mixed with concrete making it extremely difficult to remove even with the strongest team and specialized heavy demolition equipment such as a hydraulic jackhammer.

The dust that is released from magnesite when it is removed can be extremely dangerous to breathe in as well, making specialized safety equipment a MUST!

It has been commonly used in homes built in the 20s-70s. Just like many other asbestos-containing building materials, it was a useful chemical for a range of materials but unfortunately, the time has developed it into a health hazard, as well as a hazard to the building structure as it can cause concrete cancer.

After long-term exposure to moisture, the magnesite may start to wear and become damaged. This will result in harmful chlorides being released into the air and getting into your family and pets lungs. Common areas of the household for this to happen include kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, balconies, and windows.

Once the magnesite starts releasing the chlorides, it will damage the surrounding concrete, pipes, and steel. Causing corrosion, cracks, lumps, and disintegration. Magnesite flooring should be replaced before any of these effects happen as it is unsafe to leave it as well as the factors of it devalue your property and causing future issues that will be far more expensive to fix. The disintegration of the concrete can not only be a health hazard but also a tripping hazard which is a huge problem particularly for businesses who want to avoid workers compensation lawsuits.

If you want to refurbish your home or renovate your business’s workspace. Magnesite flooring can make it extremely difficult as it is not a suitable material to use smoothing compound on and can limit what floor covering you can use.

The best thing for you to do is to get your magnesite flooring professionally removed before replacing it with a more substantial, sturdy surface. By getting it professionally removed you can ensure that the job will be completed in a safe and fast manner by our team at Carpet Removal Sydney.

At Carpet Removal Sydney, we offer a service to remove your magnesite in a safe manner while making sure that you avoid any of the harmful effects of breathing in the asbestos-like dust in the area by attempting to do it your self.

Our team of professionals has years of experience in magnesite flooring removal. We use high-quality, safety equipment and specialized tools to get the best results when completing the task of removing the magnesite flooring. We will be able to remove the magnesite toppings in a safe and efficient manner while making sure that is completed within a reasonable time frame.

We are a fully insured company with white card health and safety, workers compensation and insured for public liability.

Contact us today to enquire about a quote and get your job started!

Another crucial aspect of this type of job is the fact that time and organization makes a lot of difference. Our team will always deliver a clean and professional result while considering the customer needs when it comes to quality and punctuality.

Our Promise To You –

No job is too big or too small!

We will beat all competitors quotes on all magnesite removal jobs while maintaining a professional, fast and efficient service for all our commercial clients.

We can also always be in and out within 24 hours of the request with a clean floor ready for reinstallation

Over 35 years of experience combined with the most skilled and also the most professional magnesite removal team that Carpet Removal Sydney has are two of the many reasons that we are known for and often referred to as the best magnesite removal company in Sydney.

Our magnesite removal teams are trained, certified and insured to work on large commercial projects and construction sites. Instead of wasting a tonne of your projects money to hire and equip your own in-house team, outsource these tasks to Carpet Removal Sydney’s specialist team with over 35 years of experience and all the trucks and heavy power tools needed to get the job done quickly, efficiently and affordable.

We can also strip out:

• Offices
• Warehouses
• Commercial buildings
• Shops
• Clubs
• Gaming rooms
• Consult rooms
• Waiting rooms
• Garages as well as Storage rooms
• Reception areas as well as foyers
• Restaurants as well as pubs
• Lifts as well as elevators
• And as well as all other commercial areas