Contractor Training • Spring 2026
Real-world Deep Lock projects broken down step by step — from a $400K stormwater repair to Fire Island vibration isolation. See how contractors turned polyurethane into six-figure paydays.
Your Guide
VP of Sales, Alchatek
In this session, Andy walks through real Deep Lock case studies from the field — projects where contractors turned routine concrete lifting calls into six-figure soil stabilization jobs. You'll see the actual DCP reports, grouting setups, pipe repairs, and post-job core samples that prove the process works.
Andy has personally been in the field on many of these projects, crawling through corrugated pipes, running geoprobes, and developing creative grouting techniques that have become standard practice for Alchatek contractors across the country. This is not theory — it's what happens when you combine Deep Lock training with real opportunity.
What You'll Take Away
Every project in this session started small and grew because the contractor knew how to identify the real problem, propose the complete solution, and deliver results that earned referrals.
The SPP SynchroFlow project went from a simple concrete lifting call to a $400K job because Steve Taylor ran a DCP test and discovered 27 feet of compromised soil. One $350 test paid for itself a thousand times over.
Andy's team hired coring crews, geoprobe operators, and point repair specialists — then handled the grouting themselves. You don't need to do everything; you need to manage the solution and own the customer relationship.
Co-branded Lunch and Learns with engineering firms create a two-way referral street. You bring them jobs, they feed you projects — and they'll feed you far more than you bring them. That's how you build a commercial book of business.
Matt and Travis at Lift It Right made more on the SPP project than the rest of their entire year combined. Since then they've done dams, historic buildings, parking garages, and curtain grouting. One win created the momentum for everything after.
Inside the Session
Session Walkthrough
Follow along as Andy breaks down real Deep Lock projects from initial discovery through final verification — with field photos, DCP data, and lessons learned at every step.
Andy introduces Matt and Travis from Lift It Right — a local contractor team he trained nine years ago. Starting from spray foam and rig building backgrounds, they now handle concrete lifting, Deep Lock, seawalls, infrastructure, and crack injection across all three Alchatek divisions.
A pump manufacturer needed crane access for a heavy lift, but had 2 inches of settlement near the loading docks. What started as a simple concrete lifting call turned into something much bigger when Steve Taylor ran a DCP and the cone sank 27 feet without a single blow count. A metal plate concealed a 12-foot brick manhole leaking water everywhere.
Andy found four breaches in the corrugated pipe where soil was pouring in at 16 feet deep. The team developed a three-pronged approach: point repair the pipe, permeation grout with AP700, and lift the concrete. The proposal grew to nearly $400,000 — from what would have been a routine lifting job.
Using a technique Andy learned from "Bob the professional grouter," the team hired geoprobe operators to press holes through the clay, drove oversized 2-inch steel pipes into the 1.75-inch holes, attached ball valves and quick connects, and pumped AP700 at 5% catalyst. The resin traveled through the loose clay, filling voids and pushing out through adjacent holes — proof it was connecting across the entire grid.
Pelican Underground handled the four point repairs inside the corrugated pipe using fiberglass liner, felt, and epoxy inflated by a bladder — creating structural repairs as strong as the original metal pipe. After the grouting was complete, Matt and Travis lifted the slabs. Post-DCP testing confirmed soil improvement, and core samples showed AP700 had permeated deep into the substrate.
Contractor Frank shares how sheet pile driving near Ocean Beach buildings on Fire Island caused catastrophic cracking in CMU foundations. The team built a curtain wall using AP720 and AP600 outside, SWLP-1 underneath, and F400 for waterproofing. Two water bottles demonstrated the result — vibration monitors confirmed 85% reduction. The project won an ASCE award for Building Stabilization.
Andy shows how co-branded Lunch and Learn presentations with local engineering firms create a "three-legged stool" — technical supplier, factory-trained contractor, and local engineering group. He walks through the full range of markets unlocked by Deep Lock: agriculture (grain silos in Saskatchewan), Army Corps siphon systems, historic buildings, elevator pits, dam repairs, and solar field stabilization.
Andy shifts to residential work — spotting downspout-driven settlement, checking inside garages for voids with a golf club or golf ball, and always accounting for what's hidden under the garage slab. He covers commercial tripping hazard liability (lawsuits start at $15–20K, can reach $8M) and shows a shopping center project where 12-inch thick slabs were lifted across 110 feet in four hours using jack attacks.
Andy closes with additional case studies — a gravel wall stabilization completed in four hours using exactly the calculated 49.5 gallons of AP720, a 220-foot void fill behind a loading dock, and Army Corps siphon pipe sealing in 105-degree heat at Port Sulphur, Louisiana. The group then transitions to hands-on single component demos with the Poly Shark and grout boxes.
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Get access to the full 59-minute Deep Lock Case Studies session — including all field photos, DCP reports, grouting techniques, and the Fire Island vibration isolation video that earned an ASCE award. Our team will also reach out to connect you with an Alchatek partner in your area.
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