Discover Blockages Before They Become Mistakes by GPR Scanning

We’ve all heard the common fatherly expression: “measure twice, cut once.” This is especially important when drilling into concrete because we will be drilling without any immediate visual cues.

GPR scanning helps us find blockages that could potentially ruin your project and help us avoid them. Blockages may include rebar, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and more. In other words, concrete drilling can easily damage equipment that is very expensive to fix.

Common Uses for Ground Penetrating Radar

GPR Stands for “ground-penetrating radar.” We will roll our GPR scanner over the targeted concrete area. The radio waves will bounce off any shapes or objects and display them on a screen.

GPR is helpful in checking for:

• • Plumbing
• • Electrical
• • Computer/phone lines
• • Sewer lines
• • HVAC
• • Rebar
• • And more

GPR scanning is the best method of concrete testing because it precisely detects anything suspended in your concrete and ensures we avoid hitting it when coring a hole.

GPR Scanning for Concrete Coring Precision

GPR scanning concrete is the preferred method of concrete testing before drilling because of its accuracy. The use of radio waves, if done correctly, is accurate to the millimeter. GPR enables us to drill as many concrete cores as we need to complete your project without the stress of destroying important appliances or utilities.

Rid yourself the worry, and call Ultra Concrete Cutting and Coring Ltd. for your GPR scanning and concrete coring needs.

Acquire a 100% Accurate 3D Scan of Your Concrete

Our GPR scanners are capable of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional radar readings. Both are useful in different scenarios. In most cases, a 2-dimensional reading will be accurate enough. Drilling accuracy depends on the concrete being scanned multiple times in both directions.

3-dimensional readings are necessary for more complex cases. Sometimes the concrete surface you need to drill into is very busy with utilities. In cases like these, a 3D reading will provide a clearer, more detailed image that enables us to bore into the opaque concrete surface confidently.