SURVEY AND TESTING

Most specifiers and engineers are aware of the common causes of concrete deterioration being carbonation and chlorides.

Un-maintained structures and buildings can become dangerous as steel reinforcement corrosion commences and the expansive forces create spalling and loose sections of concrete to fall to ground.

Working in partnership with our material suppliers we endeavour through inspection and testing to formulate cost effective long term maintenance solutions.

The tests we carry out to confirm the corrosion state are:

• Carbonation Depth Testing
• Acoustic Hammer Test Survey
• Cover-metre Survey
• Chloride Analysis
• Corrosion Rate
• Half Cell Potential

Our detailed surveys identify the present state of the structure, accurately detailing all defects, the corrosion rate, the cause of deterioration and importantly a repair specification and budget costs for future remedial works.

Our detailed surveys are often used by Clients, Surveyors and Engineers as tendering documents.

This allows you the client to have realistic refurbishment costs without the fear of additional works spiralling out of control.

Alternatively we can carry out “MAKE SAFE” inspections, removing all loose and dangerous concrete from the structure as a “PEACE OF MIND” short term solution.