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Structural Repair Issues You Should Look Out For This Season
Structural Repair Issues As temperatures drop and the weather becomes colder and damper, it’s important to look out for structural repair issues that may arise in your home. The damp weather of autumn can cause subsidence and heave. Thus, leading…
The Cockpit Rescued by local company.
The Cockpit, situated on Eton High Street is one of Windsor and Eton’s oldest and most historically significant buildings has been rescued by Structural Repairs a local repairs specialist. Currently on Historic England’s At Risk register after falling into a…
Concrete Repairs: How to identify if your Concrete Stairs need fixing.
Concrete Stairs: Why do they need to be monitored? Concrete stairs issues occur as concrete ages. As Concrete ages, it deteriorates. The basic rule of thumb is that Concrete degenerates approximately one millimetre per year. To calculate the optimal time…
Are London’s bridges falling down?
Structural Repairs met BBC News reporter Luke Hanrahan this week and he posed the question… Are London’s Bridges falling down? Luke got in touch to ask us to lend our expertise on all things concrete repair as we joined him to take a closer…
Brightons Concrete Balconies and the BBC
“Worth our salt” – Structural Repairs and BBC News back on the concrete balconies of Brighton. Structural Repairs were recently invited to to take a closer look at the current state of the Brent Cross Flyover by the BBC? Spoiler…
“Ticking time bomb and chocolate aeros”
It isn’t often that concrete makes headline news but there’s clearly something in the water… Or maybe in this case…there’s water in the something? Namely the steel. What’s the issue? The BBC news has featured Structural Repairs twice this year,…
Why Scanning Concrete Sewage Holding Tanks is important.
These concrete sewage holding tanks, which are approximately 50 to 60 years old, deteriorate and become porous over time due to a combination of factors. Fortunately, technological advances in concrete scanning have made it possible to identify hidden defects within…
How safe is your concrete balcony?
Your concrete balcony is prone to delamination so the Structural Repair team what to ask… How safe is your concrete balcony? What is delamination? Concrete delamination is where the concrete spalls or blows and becomes structurally unsafe. The structure loses its…
Concrete Underpinning is the saviour of subsidence versus structure…
Concrete underpinning is a common method used to repair subsidence, a condition in which a building or structure begins to sink or settle due to weak or unstable soil conditions. So who wins the Concrete Underpinning battle – Subsidence v…
Introducing the “Birth Certificate” for Concrete
Introducing the “Birth Certificate” for Concrete: Improving Quality Control and Sustainability in the Construction Industry Introducing the “Birth Certificate” for Concrete is a thought that Structural Repairs have been considering for a while. The construction industry is one of the…
Structural Repairs Love Scanning Recycled Concrete
Scanning Recycled Concrete? Why is scanning becoming more important? This newly constructed bridge structure is made from recycled concrete so scanning these assets is a massive part of our work. This type is becoming increasingly popular as the earths sources…
Concrete Car Park Collapse – Poor Concrete Management
What has caused a concrete car park collapse in New York City? A multi-storey concrete car park in Manhattan’s Financial District partially collapsed, resulting in one fatality and five injuries. CBS, the BBC’s US partner, reported that the collapse started…
