Concrete Canvas Repairs Old Culverts

Concrete Canvas Repairs Old Culverts MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Repairing or replacing degraded and rusting culverts is time-consuming energy taxing and expensive due to unpredictable supply chain issues and steel prices Coleman Moore Company provides a less expensive repair option with its Concrete Canvas Culvert Repair product     Their 3 by 32-ft rolls come in three thicknesses or weights for variable strengths One side of the geotextile material features an impermeable liner the other a woven top both sandwiching an impregnated concrete layer     Rolls can be installed lengthwise or parallel to water flow inside a smaller pipe or cut into approximately 5-ft lengths and placed side by side in a larger culvert pipe     Kevin Good Coleman’s account manager says rolls weigh approximately 70-lbs and can be handled or moved by one or two people quite easily A utility knife or wheel grinder is needed to cut the material to size     Once water is diverted from a culvert and any debris removed Good suggests using Quikrete to fix any major holes and give the pipe a smooth flow line     “Then measure and cut the concrete canvas repair material to the desired size and place it overlapped by about 4 to 6 in if side by side or lengthwise in a smaller pipe ” says Good “Screw it into the existing culvert walls and material joints with sheet metal screws and a washer every 6 to 8 in The liner keeps water from getting underneath ”     The final steps include adding water to activate the concrete then letting it cure for about 12 to 24 hrs A bead of caulking could also be run along any edges as an additional means of keeping moisture from underrunning the material     The Concrete Canvas product should last 10 to 15 yrs in culvert repair     Testing has also been done to confirm environmental safety in streams and bodies of water     Coleman Moore Company is a distributor of the product which is manufactured in Europe They are expanding their network into Nebraska South Dakota and Minnesota     Rolls of the Concrete Canvas retail for approximately $600 plus S&H     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Kevin Good Coleman Moore Company 220 New York Ave Des Moines Iowa 50313 ph 515-518-5387; kevin@colemanmoorecompany com; www colemanmoorecompany com

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