Hacker Floor Underlayments
Product Benefits: Resurfacing & Repair
At Hacker Industries, Inc., we believe in the power of making what’s old new again.
Re-use. Recycle. Words that we use as a call to action to make what’s old new again. At Hacker Industries, Inc., we use the words Resurface and Repair.
When a rehabilitation job calls for a concrete topping or leveling product, Hacker Industries offers two options for resurfacing and repair applications. FIRM-FILL Gypsum Concretes achieve compressive strengths up to 5,500 psi when used per ASTM C472m. For a cost-effective hydraulic cement, TRU-SCREED CLU achieves compressive strengths up to 6,000 psi when tested according to ASTM C109M.
Differences Between Gypsum Cements and Hydraulic Cements
CEMENT |
vs. | CEMENT |
| Tested per ASTM C472 | Tested per ASTM C109 | |
| Cost effective | Premium Price | |
| Uses bulk sand | Uses either bulk, or pre-blended silica, sand | |
| High Volume (30,000+ SF a day) production | Low Volume production | |
| Acceptable dry/cure times | Good dry/cure times | |
| Numerous Sound ratings | No Sound ratings | |
| Thicker fill applications | Thinner ( under 1/4" avg.) applications | |
| Up to 3" in single lift | 1" maximum in single lift | |
| Minimal floor preparation | Extensive floor prep; Profiling required | |
| Acceptable over wood or concrete | Acceptable over concrete | |
| Underlayment only | Underlayment or overlayment | |
| Acceptable over sound mat | Not acceptable over sound mat | |
| 100+ UL Ratings | Few UL Ratings |
