Restoration work is necessary to repair visible surface damage and limit concrete degradation. Timely intervention and quality of work are two essential elements to increase durability and save material and labor costs.
Concrete restoration: what is there to know?
Especially the building heritage that we preserve from the past requires concrete restoration work to stop its degradation. In fact, this material loses its initial performance over time due to environmental events, such as the penetration of natural substances (rain, moisture, sea water, etc.) or man-made, if the structures are present in industrial areas, for example.
Concrete rehabilitation interventions include.
- The preparation of the substrate,
- The protection of reinforcing bars,
- volume restoration,
- Finishing and smoothing of the mortar surface.
The check before restoration.
Before concrete restoration, it is important to analyze important factors inherent in the structure such as
- exposure,
- placement,
- functionality.
Itis also good to choose suitable materials and evaluate their chemical and physical reactions.
In fact, restoration interventions are performed yes to recover aesthetics, but mainly to stop the degradation process.
The stages of concrete restoration.
Preparing the substrate means cleaning the surfaces and removing detaching or altered material.
It is also necessary to thoroughly clean the reinforcements and then proceed to rid the reinforcing bars of rust deposits, usually with a layer of passivating mortar that performs anti-corrosive and clinging functions.
Volumetric concrete restoration is carried out with specific products, chosen on the basis of structural or cortical recovery interventions.
InfinThe surface of the mortar is smoothed with solutions that coat the concrete to protect it from external agents. The spread product is waterproof and very adhesive. For artifacts subject to cracking, vibration or cyclic loading, the version of the preparation used contains elastomeric elements to provide the mortar with the necessary flexibility.
RESIMIX’s RESICEM mortars.
With optimal adhesion to substrates and extreme versatility, RESICEM mortars have high mechanical and sulfate resistances.
They are non-shrinking, pourable and thixotropic cementitious mortars that are easy and quick to apply and ideal for concrete restoration work.
Stopping concrete deterioration, ensuring stronger structures and restoring their aesthetics, requires high-quality restoration work by experts: trust RESIMIX, a company with years of experience in restoration products and technologies.
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Concrete restoration with RESIMIX
To restore reinforced concrete and stop the deterioration of structures, specific interventions and products are needed: find out which ones in this article!