SEMEONIDIS / KNOWLEDGE
Concrete repair

PENETRON and concrete cracks: what crystalline treatment can repair

By Igor Semeonidis

# PENETRON and concrete cracks A static shrinkage crack, a moving joint and an active water leak are different defects. Width, depth, movement, substrate condition and water direction must be checked first. Crystalline treatment can be part of a concrete repair system, but it does not replace filling a deep crack, sealing a movement joint or controlling pressurised water.