An aging prison building in Fort Worth, Texas had seen areas of settlement as much as 7.5 inches inside the building. URETEK successfully implemented their URETEK Method to lift the sunken slabs and stabilize the floor of the Prison’s Rec Hall. Check out the video below or visit URETEK’s blog post for more info. [Source: URETEK ICR YouTube Channel. Image: YouTube]
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