Why Branson Loves His FloorPro®

Check out this great message I received from
Branson Neff, a satisfied customer:

“I like the FloorPro® for the fact that you can pour
a floor, run it across, get your tolerances, and
shoot a report over to the contractors right away.
It’s easy to use and gives us our numbers so we can
prove we have our tolerances for the job.”
Branson Neff

Thanks Branson, you’re the reason we do what
we do.

You can get your easy to use FloorPro® here:
http://flatfloors.com/floorpro.html

Sincerely,
Carl Ytterberg, CEO

PS – Every day there are more people getting
their hands on a FloorPro®.  You can get yours
here: http://flatfloors.com/floorpro.html

FloorPro® and TruFlat® are trademarks of Ytterberg
Scientific Inc.

Hidden Secrets revealed about the Floor Flatness industry

A few months ago my technician Ray and I were talking with a guy with over 20 years in the floor flatness industry, and we were just casually shooting the breeze.  It’s always good to hear what people are up to, and get outside perspectives, and this conversation was no different.

After a while, our friend “Fred” opened up to us and told us some revealing information that we were sworn not to tell.  But after pleading and prodding, “Fred”, whose name has been changed to protect the innocent, finally let us pass this story on to you.

I think it reveals some really big truths about what is going on in the industry – and how the big dogs are trying to keep YOU from having it much easier out there in the field.

Let me tell you about “Fred”.

“Fred” loves Allen Face.  He thinks that everything that the company has done, from the F-number standard, to their certification programs, to their F-Meter® unit is great.

He has spent the money to get an Allen Face certification.

He definitely believes that what Allen Face has done in the industry should be considered a great contribution to the world.

And I can’t fault him on that.

For one, who else was out there challenging Allen Face?

Up until recently, nobody knew there were any other options.  There didn’t seem to be a better way of doing things.

Until now.  We have been putting the floor flatness industry on alert that we’re here to play, and play big.  And the big dogs don’t like it when they’re bested.

Our buddy Fred  got informed about the FloorPro®.  About how it’s easier to use than the F-Meter®.  About how it costs 30% less, and is just as accurate.  And he even learned about the many benefits that a FloorPro® offers its users, that the F-Meter® doesn’t have.

And then he did something amazing.

He walked right up to Allen Face and asked, “Why should I pay $12,900 for your unit?”

And Allen Face replies, “Because I’m Allen Face”.

Wow.

That’s quite the entitlement mentality if I’ve ever heard it.  I don’t agree with over paying for an inferior product.  Maybe you feel differently, but I doubt it.

We admit it…we’re the underdog.  But we’re not going anywhere, and you definitely won’t hear us demanding a hefty sum simply because of the name on the side of the FloorPro®.

Instead…

What we’ll demand  is to be on YOUR side, and make YOUR life better.  To provide world class, personal support with real live people.  When you use the FloorPro® you’ll have an easier time getting the measurements in the field, and be able to make professional reports that make YOU look good.

We’re here for you.  You are the only reason we exist.  In fact, if you have any questions at all about how the FloorPro® can benefit your business and pay for itself in 8 runs or less, give us a call here:  303-565-1780.

A live person will pick up during business hours, and you’ll be directed to a recognized expert immediately.  If the line is busy, please call back again…we’ve been ringing off the hook lately.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Best,

Carl Ytterberg
CEO Ytterberg Scientific, Inc.

PS – There is a saying, “The Price of Knowledge Is Payed Once….The Price of Ignorance Is Payed Again and Again.”  Fred was paying the price of ignorance again and again.  Until the light went on, and he discovered that there is more than one game in town.

http://flatfloors.com/floorpro.html

Note:  FloorPro® and TruFlat® are trademarks of YSI. F-Meter® is a trademark of the Allen Face & Company

Visit our Booth at the ACI Spring 2011 Convention

Above: Carl Ytterberg of Ytterberg Scientific shows off the FloorPro (R) Floor Flatness Machine

Visit our Booth at the ACI Spring 2011 Convention

We invite you to visit us at the ACI Spring 2011 Convention.  The ACI
Convention will be held at the Marriot Tampa Waterside from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. April 3-5, 2011.

Stop by to see us in booth #38 showcasing the FloorPro (R) floor
flatness measurement device.

Highlights of the ACI convention include:
• 35+ technical sessions will cover pertinent concrete topics with
emphasis on concrete’s strength and versatility.
• 300+ Committee Meetings are open for all to attend and provide attendees
with the means to make an impact on the concrete industry.
• Networking Opportunities include the Opening Reception, Student &
Young Professional Networking Event, Women in ACI Reception, Concrete
Mixer at the Florida Aquarium, and more.
• Exhibits – Many of the concrete industry’s premier companies
showcase their products and services in the exhibit area.

For information about the ACI Spring Convention or to register, go
to www.aciconvention.org.

To set up a personal appointment during the convention, please
contact us and we’ll get you on the schedule.

Looking forward to seeing you in Tampa! Remember to stop by and
see us in booth #38.

Best regards,

Carl Ytterberg, CEO
Ytterberg Scientific, Inc.

PS – We’ve already set up a lot of appointments, and want to ensure
that we get one on one time with you too.  Be sure to contact us
if you’re going to be at the convention and we’ll
make sure to spend some time together!

Easiest Way to Improve Your Floor Flatness Measurement Results

In the industrial flooring market, floor flatness is measured in one of four ways:

• F-Numbers
• Waviness Index
• Straightedge
• Superflat

Your typical floor profiler is set up to read F-Numbers, and those markets are heavily served.  However, what if you wanted to serve more markets, and increase your business.  In 2008, the entire floor flatness market changed.  Construction is happening less, and when there is construction, a great deal is happening outside of the US.  Enter the FloorPro.

The FloorPro revolutionizes the way that you measure floor flatness.

The FloorPro makes taking F-number measurement, as well as the other three measurements, a snap.

Here’s how it works:  It’s ready to use and begin measuring floor flatness right out of the box.  No stick to assemble, no strings to attach, no lines to chalk.

All you do is turn the FloorPro on, answer a few questions, enter the distance to go, and press “Run”.

You’re now measuring F-numbers, or any of the other Floor Flatness measurements.

But that’s not the best part…

Now that you know how easy it is to use the FloorPro, why would you want to use any measurement beyond F-numbers?

You measure to other tolerances in accord with Waviness Index, Straightedge, and Superflat to serve additional markets.  Schools, prisons, and many other public works projects use the Straightedge Method.  Forensic analysis and contractor training is best with the Waviness Index.

Narrow-aisle, high stacking warehouses need Superflat measurements.

These give you a huge advantage over your competitors, who are stuck fighting each other for the F-number measurements.

When you’re ready to serve more markets, and get highly accurate F-number measurements in record time, visit http://flatfloors.com or call 303.565.1780 for your Free Consultation.

P.S. – The FloorPro® is available in Standard (for the US market) and Metric (for the Worldwide market).

Not quite sure how to determine the amount of profile data or how to layout survey lines for floor flatness tests?

ASTM E1155 (F-numbers) and E1486 (Waviness Index) have formulas for determining the minimum amount of data required to meet the statistical criteria of each standard.  The formulae for data minimums are stated similarly, i.e. Area divided by 30 for F-numbers and Area divided by 16 for Waviness Index, but each refers to different data elements.

In the case of ASTM E1155 F-numbers, the minimum data point count refers to the number of 10 ft. elevation differences to be evaluated.  This is confusing because people know the standard is based on data points that are 1 ft. apart and they assume the formula is indicating how many feet of data must be gathered.  It doesn’t.  For example, in a ten foot survey line of data there will be one ten foot elevation difference:  the one between the measurement starting point and the end point of the line.  Thus, an 11 ft. run has two; a 12 ft. run has 3, and etc.  A simple way to figure how many 10 ft. elevation differences are in a survey line based on elevation data points 1 ft. apart is to subtract 9 from the number of feet in the line.

In the case of ASTM E1486 Waviness Index, the minimum data point count refers to the number of elevation points spaced apart by 1 ft. (or less).  This is fairly straight forward.  Since a survey line of data gathered by most test instruments like the FloorPro® is based on elevation differences (slopes), there will be one more elevation than the number of feet in the run.  It’s a picket fence situation.  For example, for a data spacing of 1 ft., a ten ft. long survey line has 10 spaces of 1’ each and has 11 elevation points when counting the starting position of the test device.

To comply with the minimum data quantity for F-numbers, use the formula of Area divided by 30 to determine the number of 10’ elevation differences needed.  Divide that by two, to figure out how many are needed perpendicular to each other.  Divide that result by the number of survey lines to be made in one direction on the slab.  Then, add 9 ft. to each survey line.  For example assume a 9,000 sf slab is to be tested with survey lines parallel and perpendicular to each other.  Divide 9,000 sf by 30 to obtain 300 and again by 2 to obtain 150 each 10 ft. elevation differences needed in each direction.  Let’s say there are 5 equally long lines in one direction and 3 equally long lines in the other.  Each line in the first direction will need to be a minimum of 150 divided by 5 plus 9 ft. long, which is a minimum of 39’ long.  Each line in the second direction will need to be a minimum of 150 divided by 3 plus 9 ft. long, which is a minimum of 59’ long.

To comply with the minimum data quantity for the Waviness Index, use the formula of Area divided by 16 to determine the number of elevation points needed.  Divide that by two, to figure out how many are needed perpendicular to each other.  Divide that result by the number of survey lines to be made in one direction on the slab.  For example assume a 16,000 sf slab is to be tested with survey lines parallel and perpendicular to each other.  Divide 16,000 sf by 16 to obtain 1000 and again by 2 to obtain 500 each elevation points needed in each direction.  Let’s say there are 5 equally long lines in one direction and 10 equally long lines in the other.  Each line in the first direction will need to be a minimum of 500 pts divided by 5 lines minus 1 or 99’ long (for 1 ft. data).  Each line in the second direction will need to be a minimum of 500 pts divided by 10 lines minus 1 or 49’ long (for 1 ft. data).

Note that assumptions were made about the number of survey lines made in each direction.  Both ASTM E1155 and E1486 are vague about the quantity of survey lines.  Both standards require you to distribute the surveying across the slab surface so as to be blind to anisotropies and still be representative of the entire surface.  ASTM E1155 requires no testing closer than 2’ to any slab termination whereas the Waviness Index specifically permits crossing construction joints.  Some test agencies will test exactly 2’ from construction joints, columns, block-outs, and other slab terminations when evaluating F-numbers.

One way for a survey to be representative of the surface is to distribute survey lines across the surface so that an equal surface area is represented by each survey line.  Most people will distribute the survey lines across the interior of the slab, while some test agencies will test exactly 2’ from construction joints, columns, block-outs, and other slab terminations when testing F-numbers.  Some of both is recommended.

Usually the slab shape determines the number of survey lines to be used.  For instance, if a 9,000 sf slab is 20’ x 450’, the limiting 20’ dimension will govern the minimum number of survey lines in that dimension.  For E1155, we would calculate 9,000 sf / 30 sf/10’ elevation difference / 2 directions = 150 each 10’ elevation differences per direction.  Given a 20’ dimension and the rule that no data be collected more closely than 2’ from the slab edge, there is a maximum survey line length in the 20’ dimension of 16’.  Every 16’ line has (16 – 9) = 7 each 10’ elevation differences.   The minimum number of 10’ elevation differences of 150 each direction divided by 7 per survey line in the 20’ dimension = 23 survey lines that are 16’ long.

It’s simpler for the Waviness Index, since there is no 2’ limiting factor and the data points required are within 1 of the line length in feet.  Given a 16,000 sf slab that is 160’ x 100’ and dividing the area by 16 and again by 2 yields 500 elevation points required in each direction.  For practical purposes let’s say the survey line length will be shorter than the width or length of the slab.  For instance in the 100’ dimension assume 75’ long survey lines (with 76 elevation points per line).  500 divided by 75, rounded to the nearest whole number = 7 survey lines.  For simplicity’s sake you could use 75’ long survey lines in both directions for a total of 14 survey lines for that slab.

It’s obvious any number of survey line lengths and survey lines can be used to measure the surface flatness of a given slab.  The bottom line is that if there is any question of the results obtained, gather more data.  There is no upper limit on the amount of surface profiling for a slab for either ASTM E1155 or ASTM E1486.