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Things to Know About Concrete Coring

Concrete coring is processed by which a cylinder of concrete is removed from the rest of the structure. Drilling or cutting through concrete floors or walls is all about deep penetration by some drilling machines and that creates a major torque.  This requires a special team of laborers and masons who work under a head contractor to take up assignments and work upon those in sync. This is all about experience as it is hard to use heavy duty machines with efficiency. Concrete coring is quite a tough job as the equipment are heavy, complicated and it is tough to measure the points from which the drilling would take place. Concrete coring needs calculative steps to be taken and accurate measurements as it is all about cutting through the surface and the results are quite irreversible at times.

Most of us would think it off just like drilling a small hole in the wall and hanging up a picture but it is not that easy as it seems to be. Some heavy duty machinery is used for drilling into floors and walls for new construction purpose, for getting the old construction relocated and renovated or for drilling in pipes or other such stuff into the architecture.

Hiring contractors for Concrete Core Drilling

 Professional drilling and concrete core contractors can be contacted for better ideas regarding the measurements as they are experienced in their own domain and knows well what to be used, when and how. Concrete coring is generally handled by male workers as the heavy machines are carried and used by the men folk only. Before hiring, it is important to consider his work experiences and the kind of projects that he has handled in the past.  He should be an expert in using modern technologies in a specialized way for fast and excellent results.

The most important purpose of Concrete Coring

Concrete coring is done to serve different purposes, but the most common reason is to drill below a building and get the foot foundation of the structure stronger. This is all about checking the soil composition and detecting the durability of the land to have a strong base of the building. This is mostly required when the place is frequently flooded and gets covered with sheets of ice. It is also used to create holes in pile foundations to transfer the weight of the structure to deepen it below the surface of the ground. In regions of colder climate, this is done mostly for getting construction done after testing the land inclination and the soil composition. These heavy jobs are not meant for “do-it-yourself” tasks but better to contact a professional dealer to deal with the process.

  1. A concrete coring job involves machinery such as power attachment, drill, diamond cut machine, stand attachment and dept measuring tool.

  2. It is better to have a tool that can measure the surface inclination so that the surface is not tilted. One can have the workwear that suits the profession in accordance with the safety measures one must take.

  3. The people working should be wearing hard helmets and caps, gloves and boots. Goggles or safety glasses are suggested as well.

The basic requirements for getting Concrete Coring done well:

Concrete coring needs some basic knowledge and some basic instruments, tools, and implements to be used. Here are some of those listed below:

A hand-held core drill is used but before buying or renting one, the drilling capacity must be checked. If bought online, the website only prodders with all the information necessary. If from local market dealers, the brand rather the company repute must be checked. A core drill motor might be hydraulic, air or electric and this is how the availability of power in the locality must be connected to. Getting a power connection is the second important job to be done. The drilling capacity of the diamond cut can be adjusted in accordance with the concrete coring requirements; the depth and the hardness of the surface being drilled.

Therefore, concrete coring is the most popularly used technique for utility penetrations that produces low noise, low dust and is non-percussive.

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