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During some of the recent hot weather I visited a potential client site and came across an area of their floor that had oil seeping up through it. It turns out that they used to have machined in that area and oil leaked out and went into the floor. Now, when the whether is hot the old machine oil seeps up through the floor and creates a slipping hazard and, I suspect, a significant fire hazard (even in cooler weather). I won't be going back but I am curious about it - anyone have any thoughts about it? The management seemed remarkably relaxed about it.
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Sorry all I can think of is the old Young Ones Episode "Oil" .
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David Have you thought of contacting one of the floor sealant manufacturers to see if they can offer any form of coating that would prevent this? Chris
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Originally Posted by: chris.packham  David Have you thought of contacting one of the floor sealant manufacturers to see if they can offer any form of coating that would prevent this? Chris
An interesting suggestion. No I hadn't considered that. I won't be going back though. I left them with a recommendation to get a contaminated land survey done - which was sort of fudging it I suppose. I might drop them a line with your suggestion just for good will.
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David, the reasons I suggested this was that I encountered a similar situation some years ago. By treating the floor with a suitable solvent to remove any residue then applying an epoxy coating (non-slip) we were able to resolve the problem. Chris
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You could always get grandma to cook you up some mighty fine vittles, in your new house in beverly hills, Jed.
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For what its worth David I think your move to get a land survey done was the right advice. Clearly they have contaminated land and from an environmental perspective they need to deal with this rather than cover it.
I appreciate that covering it solves the slip problem but there may be a product available that actually draws the oil out of the substrate which, longer term, would permanently solve the problem from both a health and safety and environmental standpoint.
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I had a similar issue many moons ago and we ended up having to chop out an area of the concrete floor and replacing it.
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Survey and remediation. They have a duty of care not to pollute!
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Originally Posted by: hilary but there may be a product available that actually draws the oil out of the substrate
Yes a JCB PS it is hazardous waste
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