The Many Benefits of Pre-Pour Scanning for Concrete Cutting
Building owners and contractors can both utilize pre-pour scanning at the time of construction to reduce expenses and complications.
While pouring concrete for newer buildings, future plans aren’t ever set in stone. Building owners can’t know everything tomorrow has in stone for their various properties, and future renovations, additions, and maintenance can be expensive and challenging. For most buildings with existing concrete slabs, professionals in concrete cutting services have to use ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to figure out the positions of rebar and embedded fixtures before they get to cutting. However, this is not a perfect tool. Building owners and contractors can both utilize pre-pour scanning at the time of construction to reduce expenses and complications that might be associated with future concrete cutting services. Read on to earn why pre-pour scanning is a valuable investment for all the buildings of tomorrow!
What Exactly is Pre-Pour Scanning?
Pre-pour scanning is a modernized technique that captures the necessary data to create a 3D representation of a structure before the concrete is poured. Otherwise known as 3D laser scanning, this process involves using a type of class two laser along with high definition camera to take millions of photos of data points while scanning structures. These data points then create a “point cloud,” which can translate to a 3D colorized photo that provides accurate measurements within two millimeters.
Difficulties in Concrete Cutting Services
Buildings of all types usually require changes to concrete slabs that are already present, and knowing exactly where pipes, rebar, and other embedded fixtures are is important. Original blueprints and scans from the ground penetrating radar are not always reliable since there’s no telling what was added in the field prior to the pour, and GPR can’t detect materials like composite rebar and PVC. Without the correct schematics, concrete cutting contractors and professionals in the trades could run into problems planning and executing their projects. This will translate to higher costs and longer construction times for any stakeholders.
Pre-Pour Scanning Will Remove the Guesswork from Concrete Cutting
Pre-pour scanning is an excellent solution to a lot of the challenges associated with concrete cutting services. While decision-makers invest in 3D laser scans around the time of construction, building owners and their contractors both will have access to precise plans for slabs that were made in the past. These scans capture the locations of different PVC, composite rebar, and many other materials that GPR can’t detect. This accurate data will help our contractors avoid cutting into plumbing pipes, gas lines, and other infrastructure while working on existing concrete slabs.
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