Causes and Repair of Slab Concrete Spalling What exactly is concrete spalling? Basically, it’s a breakaway concrete surface that affects a broad variety of concrete structures. This is a common problem encountered by old structures, especially warehouse-type ones where a continuous span of concrete exists and subjected to consistent heavy loads like the slab. Also […]
Concrete Jacketing of Columns Finding out that your property is an old one can be a source of worry for you, and for good reasons. Not only are you required to undertake costly repairs, it also puts you in an unsafe environment until such time that it’s repaired. We recommend column jacketing. Despite being in […]
Steel Jacketing of Columns In the quite the literal sense, columns are the pillar that make every structure stand. So as a property owner, its maintenance must be your utmost priority to ensure that it stands for the foreseeable future. But since all structures deteriorate over time, minor repairs will become major repairs until it […]
Foundation Settlement Repair by Piering The first signs of foundation settlement starts when you noticed that the brick walls are cracking, the door won’t shut like it used to, or you have to forcibly open your windows. At this point, you’re eager to find out the root cause and inspect more around the house. You […]
Concrete Slab Repair By Slab Jacking To Fix Concrete Slab Settlement. Every household will have to face soil settlement in the future. So it’s not a matter of prevention, but rather preparation. Though there are means to mitigate the adverse effects of settlement, we simply can’t prevent settlement completely. We can only prolong it, this […]
How to Repair Cracked Plaster Walls Permanently A cracked plaster wall is normally not an immediate cause for concern but is definitely an eyesore. Despite how scary it may look like, these cracks are easy to repair and can even be done in a day or over the weekend. You can even find inexpensive basic […]
Restoration of Holes Left Behind by Concrete Coring Concrete Coring Explained Concrete coring is the process of drilling or cutting through concrete slab and walls. This process mostly involves electricians and plumbers since connections of both wirings and pipes require passage through concrete slab and walls. Concrete coring is also used for getting concrete core […]
Everything You Need to Know About Wooden Lintel Replacement Also known as “beams” or “ribs”, lintels are the ‘backbone’ of your home’s structure. Located above doors and windows, they support the load to offer strength. And when they weaken, the entire structure loses its stability. A wooden lintel replacement is sometimes unavoidable. Suffering lintel failure? […]
Repair of Concrete Honeycombs Honeycombs are basically voids on the concrete surface that look like honeybee nests. It might appear nasty or a cause for worry but it’s commonly regarded as just an eyesore problem, which just basically needs patching up. The repair of concrete honeycombs is sometimes essential where there instances when it can […]
A Complete Guide to Fitting An RSJ RSJ (Rolled Steel Joist), commonly known as “I-beans” and “H-beans”, are used to provide structural support to a building; they bear the load of any structure sitting on top of them. Fitting an RSJ requires accurate calculations to determine the correct size of steel beam. RSJ’s should be […]
