Irving Data Center Transformer Containment Pits: Cracked Concrete to a Watertight Coating

Transformers at this Irving, Texas data center substation hold large volumes of mineral oil. The concrete pit around each transformer is there to catch it if a leak or failure ever happens. Each pit had about 1,500 square feet of coatable space across the floor, walls, curbs and pads.

The pits were bare concrete with cracks running across the floor and staining around the equipment pads. Bare, cracked concrete soaks up oil and water and lets them through, which defeats the purpose of a containment pit.

Our team walked the substation with the site team, then prepped each pit down to clean, sound concrete so the coating could bond.

We repaired the cracks and installed a seamless, watertight coating across the floor, up the walls and curbs, and around the transformer and post foundations, so there are no open joints or bare edges for oil or water to find.

Each pit went from cracked, stained concrete to a continuous, watertight surface that keeps transformer oil contained and is easy to inspect and clean.

If you run a data center, substation or power facility with transformer or fuel containment that is bare, cracked or failing, we can walk it and recommend the right coating.