Decision checklist
- spalls and section loss
- broken edges
- delamination/unsound material
- cracks/joints requiring defined treatment
- transition failures
- repair material cure/compatibility with next system
Why it changes scope
Each input can change preparation, repair quantity, system selection, access, sequence, cure protection, or return-to-service assumptions. Leaving it undefined does not make it disappear; it moves uncertainty downstream.
Contractor boundary
A real project would reconcile the owner/specifier requirements, manufacturer data, field conditions, and any engineering or regulatory responsibilities before execution. This concept does not replace those parties.
Use this before asking one finish layer to solve two problems
Resurfacing can correct profile or create a new wearing surface, but the project still has to decide what happens to unsound concrete, broken edges, delamination, cracks, joints, and failed transitions. Those defects may require a separate repair approach before the next system is ready to perform its own job.
This is why Iron Meridian keeps a Concrete Repair capability page and this decision resource separate: one defines execution; the other helps the buyer recognize the decision.