Concrete facade repair on a large scale

05/02/2011

Our guys are about to begin a five year maintenance program in sydney cbd to undertake over 400 separate concrete and render repairs on a single building facade.

The building was built in the mid 1960s and is in reasonable shape considering its age and position in relation to weather factors. However, as wear, tear and movement is always part of a building’s lifespan, small render repairs and water ingress issues have occurred which means that alot of small maintenance tasks have now added up to a large scale exercise to tend to them all in a programmed way.

Concrete repair by abseiling is one of the best ways to undertake these sorts of jobs, to reduce the time and cost of scaffolding the building etc and allow concrete repair specialists to abseil to the exact work position and undertake repairs, without having to scaffold the entire building five times over a five year period.

We are pleased to be getting a start on this project and will keep our readers updated on our progress.

How to fix concrete spalling on city buildings

18/01/2011

City buildings often have very large facades, which of course, weather and age over time. This requires maintenance be carried out on the facade and often undertaking periodic inspections is a good way to ensure that you keep on top of the concrete spalling that happens to any facade over time.

Abseil concrete spalling repair methods have advanced considerably over the years and this is probably the best way to firstly go about inspecting a facade for concrete spalling and then undertaking the works to remediate the problem.

Remedial concrete repair is a specialist service when it comes to abseiling contractors. Get an expert to give you a hand in assessing & proposing a repair schedule for your building’s facade.

Building maintenance by abseiling

Many tasks when it comes to maintaining a building or structure may be simple, but when they are located in an area such as a higher part of a facade requiring concrete repair or painting, getting to the work area can be difficult.

The easiest way to access these types of spots on a building is via industrial rope access. Rope access personnel can descend your building and get into work position very quickly and carry out the repair much the same as doing the repair via any other access methods.

Concrete repair is the most common repair found on facades and abseiling into position to undertake the repair is the best way to go about it.

Concrete repair rope access method

14/12/2010

Accessing the exterior of buildings can be easy if you engage rope access professionals to carry out such works as concrete repairs.

When considering how to undertake a job which is in a difficult access location, particularly on highrise facades, whilst the first thought may be to use scaffolding or EWP, industrial rope access is becoming a more common solution to cost effective difficult access work.

Concrete repair by rope access method can reduce the cost of your project considerably and allow greater flexibility in accessing various locations on a facade.

Concrete repair & render repair

08/12/2010

Concrete spalling should be treated as a priority repair. Spalling concrete can be caused by various things, but typically render often delaminates from the substrate & concrete spalls due to rusted reinforcement amongst other things.

Difficult access concrete repair is a skilled art. Abseiling and undertaking concrete repair can be the answer in alot of cases where access is either too expensive, or not possible using traditional means.

Industrial rope access concrete repair & render repair is the way to go when doing jobs at height. This will minimise the costs of access and maximise the dollar allocation to repairs themselves.

Concrete repair at heights – who should do it?

03/12/2010

Who should do concrete spalling repairs at height? The answer is not often a simple one. While you can employ a remedial builder who can only reach the area by elevated work platforms or scaffolding, which is sometimes a good option, one thing to consider, is doing the job via abseiling.

Industrial rope access professionals are able to undertake all sorts of remedial and maintenance work, including doing heavy duty concrete repair in difficult to reach places.

Don’t end up spending heaps of cash renting access equipment, cal lin the rope access concrete repair specialists and get them on the job.