If you’ve noticed cracks in the concrete surfaces in and around your commercial property, including walls, catwalks or overhead structures, you probably already know that it’s time to have the damage looked at by a licensed professional with extensive experience in concrete repair and restoration.
In Florida, most buildings over 40 years old, will show some degree of corrosion of its concrete reinforcements. If your building is nearing its 40 or 50-year recertification inspection and an engineer’s report has determined that concrete restoration will be necessary to pass inspection, it’s time to call Southern Certified Incorporated. At Southern Certified Incorporated, we’ve put together a strong team of highly skilled craftsmen, who will conduct a comprehensive assessment of not only the visible damage, but of the underlying factors that may have contributed to the deterioration.
In Florida, concrete can take a beating from the daily exposure to sun, salt, rain and severe storms. Even small cracks in concrete slabs, walls, floors and roofs can lead to bigger and more costly problems up the road. The process of concrete erosion and deterioration can occur when unsealed concrete becomes vulnerable to repeat exposure to moisture. When moisture penetrates concrete, it can lead to rebar corrosion which causes the concrete to crack and crumble under pressure. Rebar, or reinforcing bar, is the steel material – primarily bars or mesh, that is embedded in the concrete to strengthen the masonry structure. When rebar rusts, it swells and causes cracks in the concrete that can weaken its tensile strength.
Fortunately, concrete damage can usually be restored by an experienced construction and restoration crew with the training and materials necessary to make concrete structures look as good as new. If the concrete in and around your building is beginning to crack and crumble, call in the experts at Southern Certified Incorporated for the most advanced and reliable concrete repair and restoration solutions in and around your building. Get started by reaching out to our concrete restoration experts today at 877.835. ROOF (7663).