Ensuring Safety and Quality in Construction
Inspecting existing concrete slabs is a key step in any renovation or new construction project involving concrete. Assessing the concrete's integrity and quality ensures the project's safety and minimizes costly mistakes if drilling is necessary.
Construction and renovation professionals inspect concrete using concrete scanning to avoid project problems and possible worker injuries. After the scan, they use concrete coring to drill any necessary holes or pull samples from the slab.
Understanding Concrete Scanning and Coring
Concrete scanning helps identify what's inside a slab before work starts, determining where crews can safely cut, drill, and build. There are a few concrete scanning technologies, but Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is the most accurate. GPR sends radar pulses into the slab, which reflect off elements embedded in the concrete, generating an image map of the concrete through the scanner.
After scanning, concrete coring follows. Professionals use the GPR images to plan safe drilling locations. Using a diamond cutting tool, they create perfectly round holes in the concrete, allowing for the installation of plumbing, electrical elements, phone lines, and internet cables.
Where Scanning and Coring Can Be Used
Scanning and coring have wide applications in concrete construction. Here are a few examples of items that professionals can scan and core for construction purposes:
What Can Concrete Scanning and Coring Detect?
During an inspection, professionals use scanning and coring to look for various embedded objects that could cause issues during construction, including:
Why Choose CMC for Scanning and Coring?
CMC offers top-notch scanning and coring services that meet the highest quality, safety, and efficiency standards. Our detailed mapping of embedded elements and precise coring ensure successful projects. We also integrate these techniques into our other services, including concrete restoration, construction, and engineering.
Interested in working with us? We're here to guide you through every step and ensure your concrete work is done right the first time. Please don’t hesitate to contact us or learn more about the CMC's concrete scanning and coring services available in your area.
Inspecting existing concrete slabs is a key step in any renovation or new construction project involving concrete. Assessing the concrete's integrity and quality ensures the project's safety and minimizes costly mistakes if drilling is necessary.
Construction and renovation professionals inspect concrete using concrete scanning to avoid project problems and possible worker injuries. After the scan, they use concrete coring to drill any necessary holes or pull samples from the slab.
Understanding Concrete Scanning and Coring
Concrete scanning helps identify what's inside a slab before work starts, determining where crews can safely cut, drill, and build. There are a few concrete scanning technologies, but Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is the most accurate. GPR sends radar pulses into the slab, which reflect off elements embedded in the concrete, generating an image map of the concrete through the scanner.
After scanning, concrete coring follows. Professionals use the GPR images to plan safe drilling locations. Using a diamond cutting tool, they create perfectly round holes in the concrete, allowing for the installation of plumbing, electrical elements, phone lines, and internet cables.
Where Scanning and Coring Can Be Used
Scanning and coring have wide applications in concrete construction. Here are a few examples of items that professionals can scan and core for construction purposes:
- Foundations
- Walls and floors
- Sidewalks and walkways
- Decks
- Columns
- Ceilings and roofs
What Can Concrete Scanning and Coring Detect?
During an inspection, professionals use scanning and coring to look for various embedded objects that could cause issues during construction, including:
- Rebar and Cables: These reinforcing elements are common and essential for integrity. Cutting into them can compromise the slab and cause injuries.
- Plumbing and Utilities: Accidental severing of pipes or electrical lines can cause extensive damage and require costly repairs.
- Slab Voids and Thickness: GPR can reveal voids and thickness, which is crucial for assessing load-bearing capacity.
Why Choose CMC for Scanning and Coring?
CMC offers top-notch scanning and coring services that meet the highest quality, safety, and efficiency standards. Our detailed mapping of embedded elements and precise coring ensure successful projects. We also integrate these techniques into our other services, including concrete restoration, construction, and engineering.
Interested in working with us? We're here to guide you through every step and ensure your concrete work is done right the first time. Please don’t hesitate to contact us or learn more about the CMC's concrete scanning and coring services available in your area.