Curb Ramps Buy

Anyone who is in the curb and sidewalk concrete industry has heard this over and over again, “When building your curb ramps buy detectable warnings”. You know, the truncated domes for the visually impaired.

So you do just that you go out to your local construction supply store, purchase your tile and put them into your ramps. You’re done! All you have to worry about is that they last a year and you as a contractor are now free of any and all liability. I mean, they should last right? They have a standard five year warranty, how could they not last the one year. We have seen detectable warning tiles last only three weeks and crack.

Look, I understand, lowest bidder wins, that’s just the way this industry works so naturally if you can quote Detectable Warnings at $20 a square foot vs. $24 why wouldn’t you? I understand that everybody has a budget, but it’s not going to be in your budget when the City or General Contractor calls you up and has you replace all these Detectable Warning tiles that crack, failed and created tripping hazards all over the place, and believe me it’s not an easy gig to replace these truncated dome tiles. Whether it is the adhered surface applied style for existing concrete or the embedded type cast in place tiles for new concrete and fresh pours.

We all have a budget, but will it be in your budget to have to saw cut, jack hammer, re-pour and re-install all these Detectable Warning materials that have failed pre-maturely?

When building your curb ramps buy once, buy right, buy Armor-Tile. There is plenty of evidence to show that Armor-Tile is stronger, last longer and has been installed the longest in the streets of the United States of America before anybody else. You may initially save a buck or two with other materials but Armor-Tile is competitively priced and guaranteed the lowest life cycle cost.

Jeffrey Mendez

 

 

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