Mudjack Mania LLC
Servicing all of Oklahoma City and the surrounding area
405-808-3446
Is your concrete not all it’s cracked up to be? We specialize in concrete repair and saving you money.
Flint pops…
Flint pops are caused by a piece of flint rock being located too close to the surface of the concrete. As the sun heats the concrete a flint rock may become too hot and subsequently pop like a piece of popcorn. This action will result in a divot in the concrete surface that can be identified by the presence of a flint rock showing in the bottom of the divot. An acrylic overlay will fill flint pop divots and because the non porous acrylic surface is stronger than plain concrete, it prevents further flint pops. Link to Overlay page
Discoloration…
Discoloration can be caused by many things. Some of the most common would be caused by something laying on top of the concrete during the hydration period. Any concrete poured in the winter season and subject to freezing temperatures prior to being cure must be protected. To protect new concrete, the most common thing used by concrete contractors are thermal blankets. These blankets do a very good job in protecting the concrete from the cold, but often because they touch the drying concrete unevenly, they leave discoloration. Another source of discoloration that is often overlooked is caused during the mixing of the materials. In a perfect world the concrete truck would have the water placed in it and then the cement. The rock and sand are typically wet and are then added to the mix. If some of the rock was dry it would absorb more water from the truck that an alike rock that was already wet. This water in the truck having already been mixed with the cement powder and any concrete color being used, would be darker than the clear water used to wet the rock. Therefore during the hydration process, the dry rock would produce more darker water than the wet rock, creating a darker spot in the concrete. Because of this phenomena, We have always used a dust on color hardener with all colored concrete. Even that which had internal concrete color. This ensures the overall color of a job. Acrylic overlays will hide discolored concrete. Link to Overlays