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Can you spot the warning signs in Precast Concrete 
Maintenance?

 In property management, real-estate, construction, maintenance, insurance, or building operations.   We encourage our customers to perform a walk thru every spring and fall. Helping  businesses save on repairs when caught in the preventative stage. When annual or semi annual walks go dismissed. That's when issues sit stagnant becoming deferred maintenance with large scale structural repairs.    

Preventative, deferred, and structural repairs in
industrial, commercial, and Multifamily properties.  

Two panels on a precast concrete building rubbing. Causing  chipping, spalling and broken precast concrete.

Panel Movement 

 Two long cut holes to repair Damaged Hollow Core Balconies from water penetration.

Spalling Hollow Core

Cracking Precast beam in warehouse

Precast Beam Spalling 

failing and molded caulk joint between Precast Concrete.

Bad Caulk Joints and Precast Cracking. 

Exterior Precast Concrete repair to the fix panel aesthetics with specific injections and bonding sealers.

Precast Panel Cracking Repair

Patching the exterior of an older precast concrete building from deferred maintenance and water penetration issues.

Deferred water penetration issues in Precast Concrete.

Ripping caulk joint from thermal pulling on the corner of a Precast Concrete building.

Panel movement with broken connections and ripped caulk joints.  

ripping and failed caulk joint on the exterior of a precast concrete building.

Ripping or Failing Caulk Joints 

Coring slurry left to stain window and door entrance on precast concrete building.

Coring slurry left to dry stains precast concrete and can damage glass panels. 

Hollow core balconies' with water penetration issues causing cracking, chipping, and spalling of concrete.

Water penetration by failed caulk joints and cracked hollow core.  

Cracks on hollow core balconies causing entry points for water damage to occur.

Improper water drainage and sealing. resulting in cracking and spalling of apartment complex balconies  

Crack on the face of precast concrete panel with crack width ruler.

Catch cracks and spalls before it turns into larger repairs. 

Damaged precast concrete and brick from blunt force of a vehicle.

Damaged Precast and Masonry 

Eroding soil from improper drainage of water from building to drain. causing soil erosion exposing tree roots and parts of footing.

Water erosion from improper drainage.  

Rust coming to the surface of precast concrete causing staining to the precast concrete panel.

Rust on the surface of Precast Concrete. 

Perform Semiannual site walks
every
spring and fall

At  RHK Construction our best client's are when we can cut their maintenance repair cost  by  25% or more .   We share our expertise and good practices with our clients on thermal pulling, water erosion, and preventative maintenance.  Keeping our clients in the know for their buildings longevity.

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