Contact Flooring provides warehouse floor repairs in Cardiff, Newport and across South Wales. We repair cracked and broken concrete, failed joints, worn and peeling coatings, and damaged loading bays in warehouses, factories and workshops. Every job starts with a site survey, followed by preparation and repair carried out by our own team on site.
Industrial floor repairs in Cardiff and South Wales
We cover Cardiff and the M4 corridor, including Wentloog, the Cardiff Bay and docks area, Newport, Treforest, Bridgend and the industrial estates in the valleys. The building stock is varied: modern distribution units, long-established manufacturing sites and older dockside and port-related buildings where floors have seen decades of use and repair.
Two kinds of problem come up repeatedly on sites like these.
Wet and weather-exposed substrates
Loading bays, canopies and areas near roller shutter doors are exposed to rain and to water carried in on wheels. Damp concrete is a poor base for repairs and coatings, so moisture has to be dealt with before work starts. On a project in Northwich, the substrate under a newly built canopy was dried with space heaters for over a week and moisture tested before any preparation or repair began. Read the Northwich case study.
Oil and chemical contamination in manufacturing floors
Manufacturing floors often hold oil and fluids in the concrete, which stops repairs and coatings bonding. In Wolverhampton, for an oil and fluids manufacturer, intensive preparation over two days, minor repairs and an oil tolerant primer came before a 6mm polyurethane screed. Read the Wolverhampton case study.
How we plan a Cardiff floor repair
As our team travels to South Wales, we make the most of each visit by getting the planning right first:
- Survey. We record each defect, check for moisture and contamination, and establish what the floor is made of and how it has been repaired before.
- Scope and programme. You receive a scope of repairs, with areas grouped so that work can be completed in as few visits as possible.
- Preparation. Cutting out, grinding and vacuuming back to sound, clean concrete.
- Repair. Epoxy injection for cracks, repair mortars for holes and spalling, cut and patch for badly broken sections, and flexible resin for joints.
- Return to use. Areas are handed back once materials have cured, with any coating or line marking reinstated.
More detail on each method is on our main warehouse floor repairs page.
Weak spots found during preparation
Concrete that looks sound can reveal weak areas once the surface is opened up. On a 720m2 project for a vaping distributor in Derby, shot blasting exposed weak spots that were repaired before a scratch coat, which in turn revealed a few more areas that needed attention. We allow for this at survey and keep you informed if more is found once work starts.
What to expect from the survey
Before any repair is priced, we walk the floor with whoever knows the site best, usually the warehouse or maintenance manager. We look at where traffic runs, where water collects, where previous repairs have failed and which areas can be closed without stopping the business. That conversation shapes the scope as much as the damage does, and it means the plan we give you fits how your Cardiff or Newport site actually operates.
Repair, resurface or replace
Local damage on a sound slab calls for repairs. Widespread damage or a failing coating usually means repairing and then resurfacing the whole area. Replacement is a last resort for slabs that have failed structurally. Our concrete floor repairs and renovation page explains the choice, and for new resin floors see our resin flooring contractors in Cardiff page.
Common questions
Do you cover Newport, Bridgend and the valleys?
Yes. We work across South Wales and the rest of the UK.
Our loading bay floor is always damp. Can it be repaired?
It depends on the source and amount of moisture. We test at survey and, where needed, dry the area before preparation, as we did on the Northwich project.
Can an oil-soaked factory floor be repaired?
Often, yes, with intensive preparation and suitable primers. How far the oil has penetrated decides the approach, which is why we assess it on site.
Arrange a survey in South Wales
Call 0161 726 5095 or request a quote to arrange a survey of your floor.
