Concrete Injection Made Easy

Most service businesses believe they are trapped. Trapped by time. Trapped by local markets. Trapped by competition that can copy them overnight. In this episode, I come back to the Concrete Injection Made Easy podcast after more than four years — to revisit one of the core ideas from The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco: Entry . But this is not theory. This episode is about how offline, technic...

From this 24th podcast episode you will find out that the greatest danger to our industry is not our direct competitor, but ignorance. If we are to think about improving the situation of each of the participants in this market, then we should all work to increase the awareness of our clients and prospects. Charlie puts it straight, the best customer is an educated customer. Ask yourself if your cl...

This podcast episode will explain the wider applicability of fundamental injection rules around. When I was learning injection, nothing helped me much as this broad view of the issue. I'm going to construction and what's next? Target injection location is my answer to a lot of questions. And it allows you to put together a puzzle of technology. Nothing else helped me as much as this tabl...

#022 of the Concrete Injection Made Easy podcast Making money in the concrete injection repair industry is far more than just drilling holes and injecting resin. There’s a lot you can do to make your business more like an automated money-spinning machine like Amazon, Facebook, or Google. Does your company look like these giants? And what about your business model?  So don't be surprised by th...

#021 Concrete Injection Made Easy podcast. Today is a day with a lot of news. Note, I am giving away knowledge, just download it to automate your activity in the concrete repair industry. This episode is entirely about how to preparation of crack injection in concrete. https://inblock.com.pl/en/podcast/concrete-injection-drilling-calculator I am talking about an e-book that I recently finished. Th...

This is the 20th episode of Concrete Injection Made Easy. You are just about to listen to the 20th episode of the Concrete Injection Made Easy podcast. Today's topic seems interesting to me, and it relates to collecting information before making a proper repair. In almost all of the previous episodes, we talked about the crucial need to understand the problem. The injection test field serves...

#019  The owner of such a company works a lot, of course. Travels a lot, probably. But he can't be everywhere at once. This means that finding the right associates, controlling the quality of the tasks performed, building a network of contacts, and acquiring customers become a project, not just a single task. In fact, each of these is a separate project that must be supervised, consulted, ask...

#018 od the Concrete Injection Made Easy In the episode, I suggest what kind of information you should collect and then what to do to repair the leaking crack. I also mention the parameters of the resins that are the best for the correction. http://inblock.com.pl/en/podcast/taking-over-the-job-site-crack-re-injection

#017  Had it not been for Covid, everything would have gone as planned. The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship and Forum on Injection Technology (Forum Injektion Technik) would take place in 2020. But sadly, both of these events were canceled and moved to 2021. Today we are talking about the latter because I managed to invite Mr. Marvin Klostermeier, a representative of the organizer of this...

Let me ask you a question. Do you want to earn more, have more time, develop your business, sleep well without thinking that there may be leakages somewhere caused by your mistakes? This episode reminds me of how I was improving my knowledge and saving the company from collapse. As I have told you several times, I was doing so well that I started thinking about development. Unfortunately, I didn&a...

#015 How to seal the dilatation of the tank without entering it? Where is a need, there is a solution. And as we can see, the injection can be carried out even in the difficult conditions of the lack of regular supplies, and high temperature and humidity by a small group of trained people.  This conversation proves once again, that persistence is one of the most important qualities needed in our i...

#014 episode of Concrete Injection Made Easy podcast. And since it’s a concrete injection podcast, I have a question: what do we use most often on our job sites to inject into the cracks? Today's episode is my solo show explaining how to choose the right resin to inject the crack. We’ll look at the main similarities and key differences and which are used when. I’ll give you an insider’s take...

#013 The main message of the whole episode is the need to plan for the future in a positive way. There is and there will be different kinds of crises. So we need to be flexible and prepared for that. One thing we know for sure is that there will be future crises. All our guests say remedial services will be needed, some say the future is here. All of them also say their product will be improved, f...

The 12th episode of Concrete Injection Made Easy is a transcript of yesterday's webinar, which was a session of answering your questions. I replied about why I insist on drilling smaller holes and using smaller than 13mm packers. Why drill such large holes? It's a waste of time, resin and concrete deterioration. Let's not do that anymore! Podcast episode notes are here: http://inblo...

#011 episode of Concrete Injection Made Easy podcast.   A big problem on job sites is that some concrete repair contractors aren’t methodical enough in applying proven processes and technologies. This leads to sub-optimal execution and customer dissatisfaction. And this just makes bad name for the dedicated professionals among us. The key to being the kind of contractor that gets repeat business b...

#010 of Concrete Injection Made Easy podcast.  Wow, what a milestone!  Today’s episode is especially interesting because it goes beyond a technical level and shows the importance of having an attitude that encourages personal and business growth and development. So tune in, subscribe, and leverage this podcast to move you forward on your journey of personal and business development. From the #010...

#009 of Concrete Injection Made Easy Podcast.  One complaint I often hear from clients who have ordered concrete leak sealing procedures in which an acrylic gel was used is that under some conditions, the expansion joint leaks again. This problem happens typically because of dry weather, which causes acrylic gels dry out and shrink. And when acrylic gels dry, they lose their elasticity, and abilit...

#008 of Concrete Injection Made Easy podcast. Maybe you’ve asked yourself the question, what does it take to get into a bigger part of the concrete injection game—namely lifting concrete slabs, polyurethane underpinning or other major geotech jobs. Many of you may run businesses or have experience working with waterproofing, joint filling and membrane work.  But bigger geotechnical projects are, a...

# 007  Everyone agrees that the more you know, the better you perform. And that’s why in today’s episode I’ve decided to bring you two fantastic concrete injection repair specialists from Belgium.  Episode notes are available on the site - just click the link below: http://inblock.com.pl/en/podcast/concrete-injection-training-tradecc-s-academy They’re affiliated with Tradecc, a company with a long...

#006  In today’s episode of Concrete Injection Made Easy, everything you ever wanted to know about acrylic gels but were afraid to ask! With Brice Diochon, Specialty Chemicals Manager at SNF. http://inblock.com.pl/en/podcast/006 In the episode, Brice and Mateusz talk acrylic gels and discuss their incredible versatility. Today’s acrylic gels are great for leak-sealing concrete, in curtain injectio...

#005 Marten and I dive into the use of concrete barriers on motorways, as well as the dynamics of damage to concrete barriers due to corrosion of internal reinforcement and concrete degradation due to carbonation.  We also get into what the future holds for roadside concrete barrier repair.   I hope this episode is food for thought about whether there’s a better way to repair damaged concrete barr...

In today’s episode of Concrete Injection Made Easy, I discuss sealing expansion joints with my guest Dennis Wagner, Product Manager of Injection Products at Normet.  We explore a common problem on the job site, which is typically caused by mistakes with installing water stops, namely leaking expansion joints. When it comes to injecting resin to fix leaking expansion joints, there are three options...

#003 From this episode, you will learn: Why the PU foaming resins are not the only choice you have? What are the differences between the polyurethane resins? When to apply a foaming resin? How to avoid washing out of resin? How to use fast-reacting PU based resins? What is the difference in applying resin using 1 and 2 component piston pumps? What pump to choose (and what resin) to stop huge water...

#002 You don't want to miss the episode with Nick Chittenden from Master Builders Solutions explaining how the injection technology may be an insurance policy. From this episode you will find out: What is risk management when comes to waterproofing? When you have a high water table you can reasonably expect that you may have a problem later on. How to use this knowledge in advance? How can yo...

#001 This is the brand new Concrete Injection Made Easy Podcast! The very first episode!! If you are an engineer, designer, an applicator, an expert or a supplier of building materials than this podcast is just for you. From this episode, you'll learn my best secret tips that help me to keep the mixed resin low viscous all the time. If you want to find show notes and get information on the gu...