Over 35 Years of Innovation
Cell-Crete, a pioneer of the light-weight insulating concrete industry,
dates back to 1956 when its founder, Louis C.G. Fisher developed
a light-weight concrete flooring systems for apartment buildings.
Called Elastizell, this new flooring technology filled the need in
wood-frame apartments for providing sound insulation in the raised
floor-ceiling assembly replacing the ineffectual "sound board".
Within five years the Elastizell Floor system became the nation's
standard method for providing sound attenuated wood frame multi-story
buildings.
"Our biggest challenge during these early years was to develop small
line concrete pumps that would work for this type of installation," says
Fisher. There were no portable concrete pumps available. "After a great
deal of experimentation with the West Coast emerging concrete pump industry
(Azar, Mayco, Thompson), suitable pump equipment was created.
Cell-Crete Corporation was incorporated in Rosemead, California in 1965.
Three years later, Fisher's ingenuity led to yet a second major innovation,
which is responsible for over 60% of the firm's business today -
the Concrete Insulating Roof-Deck System (EICRS). This system combines
insulating concrete with expanded polystyrene board (EPS) to provide a firm,
properly sloped underlayment for waterproofing membrane and the state
mandated energy conservation requirements.
In the past 20 years, gypsum-based floors, such as Maxxon Flooring
Underlayments, have replaced the light-weight concrete floors.
Geotechnical
In 1973 Cell-Crete applied the Elastizell Engineered Fill (E.F.) for
Geotechnical applications - i.e., annulous fills in pipeline construction
rehabilitation, pipeline abandonment, bridge approaches, load reducing
fills, highway stabilization.
These applications are especially suited for solving construction
problems of unstable soils at marginal building sites as at estuaries,
tidelands, flood plains and peat boggs.
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