TMI Coatings Blog

Fire Water Tanks are commonly insulated to maintain fire water temperatures above freezing.  Sprayed-in-place urethane foam insulation is commonly chosen as an insulation system at an R-value of approximately 6/inch.

TMI Coatings insulated a Fire Water Storage Tank 52’ diameter x 32’ tall.  1½” of sprayed-in-place urethane foam insulation provides an R-value of 9.

TMI removed the old insulation system, vacuum blasted the exterior of the tank to remove the hazardous paint, completed pit filling and weld repairs and installed new sprayed-in-place urethane foam insulation with gray topcoat.  The interior of the tank was sandblasted to remove the old failed lining and a new epoxy tank lining was installed. 

TMI Coatings contributes to making the world a better place by handsomely restoring America’s infrastructure.

TMI Coatings through 360 Communities helped a family of five, a mother and her four children, put presents under their tree this past Christmas.  It felt good to give. 

An animal feed manufacturer was doing some facility updates and was trying to decide between dairy tile, which he currently has in the plant, and a seamless floor topping. The owners choose the cementitious urethane floor topping because of the low maintenance and high durability. 

TMI Coatings began work just nine days after the brand new concrete floor was poured.  TMI’s crew of four men started prepping the new concrete floor for the new coating.  TMI mechanically abraded the floor for maximum coating adhesion. TMI installed our ¼” thick cementitious urethane floor topping, red in color, in only a few days to meet the owner’s schedule.  This cementitious urethane coating excels in environments with constant washing and very hot water (steam).  The seamless floor has excellent chemical resistance. 

Later, when the owner was asked what he thought about the new floor topping the owner replied, “It looks great, we are happy with it!”  The owner then asked the TMI Coatings, Inc. Sales Representative to look at other coating projects within the plant.

TMI Coatings, Inc. recently completed exterior painting on a tank for the City of Owasso.  TMI pressure washed, spot primed and over coated the tank exterior.  TMI then applied two logos; 30’ in diameter, with text almost 40’ across. 

One of Owasso’s most famous residents is county music star Garth Brooks.  Garth Brooks was a major contributor to this project; TMI’s crewmembers had the privilege to meet Garth as he made the final decision and instructed them where to place the logo. 

One of the world’s largest food companies hired TMI Coatings to waterproof the floor and walls of two electrical vaults located outdoors.  Each vault was approximately 10’ long x 10’ wide x 10’ deep.

TMI removed standing water and performed lock out/tag out of all electrical components/machinery/gears before starting work.  TMI sandblasted the interior floor and wall surfaces to clean the concrete.  TMI identified potential areas where water infiltration was occurring and used epoxy injection to restore the structural integrity of the vaults.  Epoxy injection seals cracks to prevent moisture entry.  TMI then applied a waterproofing membrane to all surfaces.  Concrete bug holes and eroded areas were filled prior to the application of the two coats of coating.

The Lead Building Engineer stated, “I appreciate the phone call to check in on the project.  Everything went well and I think we are 100% concluded right now.  Very happy with the process and the program so we can move on. Greatly appreciate it.”

A car dealership hired TMI Coatings in May of 2007 to remove existing flooring material and install a new 1/8” thick chemical resistant epoxy flooring system.

TMI proceeded to remove existing layers of flooring to ensure new flooring adhesion.  TMI used our PrepMaster with five rotating diamond heads to remove the old thick-film existing flooring.    TMI then repaired all eroded areas along the trenches to restore them to the surrounding plane.  TMI then installed 1/8” CHEM-RESIST double broadcast flooring system to the entire floor area.  TMI completed this project over three different weekends to reduce shut down time of the service and drive-thru areas.

TMI’s salesman visited the site in October of 2011 and Mark Rosenthal, General Manager, said he was very happy with TMI’s workmanship and the way the floor has held up for this many years later.  He said all the additional special attention during surface preparation was surely appreciated and they are very happy with the outcome.  He also said it was money well spent.

TMI Coatings recently completed stairway and handrail painting for the largest commercial real estate company in Minnesota.  TMI sandblasted, painted and installed non slip flooring on stairs and landings. 

 Full containment was required to contain sandblast sand dust during sandblasting to minimize emissions and damage to parked vehicles.

The benefits of painting the staircase tower and handrails was to reduce corrosion and modernize the color.  A protective coating was applied to all the treads and landings to provide slip resistance for safety and to reduce ice formation.