Concrete obstruction cutting and concrete removal from drainage pipework
Concrete obstruction in drains and how to remove
Our client called us urgently requesting attendance to a new build site (student accommodation). The site had experienced mass flooding as a result of concrete obstructing the base of the main SVP. The SVP was situated in the centre of the building and approximately 2 metres deep, meaning an excavation would prove extremely costly and disruptive.
Remote high pressure concrete cutting in drains and pipes
Concrete Removal – We attended with our Streicher CL50 unit, which is best suited to small-diameter pipework. Working from the internal chamber (this was no issue with our portable equipment), we successfully broke up the concrete before this was removed via high-pressure water jetting.
Providing concrete pipe ingress extraction from inside the drain
Utilising a range of specialist grinding and milling heads, along with our specialist 225mm cradle, we managed to remove the protruding rebar and allow sufficient cleaning/surveying of the line. Minimal disruption was caused by employing our cutters to provide an effective solution. A lot cheaper than excavating!
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We can deploy extremely high-powered, 23,000 psi jetting if required for cutting and extracting large lumps of concrete found in drains. This is a precision process guided with a CCTV drain camera and fires out water at such high pressure it breaks the concrete up and flushes it down the line and can be captured and removed from the drain. This system for reinforced concrete removal is far less intrusive than site excavation; a no-dig solution is also more cost-effective, with excavation often complicated, messy, and problematic.
