The Good Shed Hangar

T.W. Hicks, Inc. was contracted by ​​Teinert Commercial Building Services to provide a resinous hangar floor system in the privately owned aviation hangar, The Good Shed Hangar. The project was in Midland, Texas, and included 33,600 sq.ft. of resinous flooring with 13 days on site and a 6-man crew. The Good Shed Hangar needed the floor to have light reflection, chemical resistance, and slip resistance, to maintain a clean and safe environment. This project is unique because this hangar will also double as an event space for parties or gatherings. They needed a floor that would be safe, clean, and beautiful. 

Before the new resinous hangar floor system could be installed, our team mechanically prepared the concrete substrate using shot blasting machines that include HEPA filters. The new resinous hangar floor system was a four-coat system; consisting of an epoxy primer, flexible epoxy build coat, and two coats of a chemical resistant polyurethane finish coat. 

SOLVING PROBLEMS AND OVERCOMING CHALLENGES

One of the main challenges on any job can be uncooperative weather making it harder for our installers to complete the job on time. The summer heat in Midland, Texas was unbearable, and our team had to adjust the work schedule to meet the customer’s deadline. Our crews would work earlier in the mornings or later in the evening to ensure the job was completed on time.

Another problem we encountered were the uneven grounding points set in the concrete substrate. These grounding points were set ¾” too high and could cause safety issues down the line. Our team repaired these grounding points by tapering out the resinous flooring system to eliminate risks of trip and fall in the hangar.

We also filled the joint between the tilt wall panels and the floor. We then applied a Tnemec finish coat on top of the sealant. The custom color used in Tnemec's Series 291 finish coat is important because it matched the wall colors providing our customer with a seamless and beautiful finish.

OUR PROCESS AND APPLICATION

The installation process consisted of a four-coat system:

  • Mechanically prepared the new concrete slab using shot blasting.

  • Applied Tnemec's Series 201 epoxy primer.

  • Applied Tnemec's Series 206 flexible epoxy build coat.

  • Applied VersaFlex polyurea sealant around the perimeter.

  • Applied two coats of Tnemec's Series 291 custom color chemical resistant polyurethane finish coat.

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

All our employees must wear all PPE when working on any project. Foreign object damage or FOD, is also a big safety consideration when we are working on or near an active runway. FOD can be created during the preparation and installation process and must be policed constantly to ensure that it does not get outside our work areas.

CONTACT T.W. HICKS, INC. FOR YOUR HANGAR FLOORING NEEDS

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