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Concrete Repair and Concrete Restoration
Concrete Restoration Contractors Serving Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach Counties
Greg Batista, South Florida’s top concrete and structural engineer.
HAVE STRUCTURAL CONCRETE PROBLEMS?
Concrete Repair and Concrete Restoration Specialists
Serving Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach Counties in South Florida
Greg Batista, South Florida’s top concrete and structural engineer.
Everything you need to know about structural concrete repair and restoration!
Greg Batista explains how to repair concrete spalls, why it’s important, and how to avoid a big problem.
Greg Batista explains how to repair concrete spalls, why it’s important, and how to avoid a big problem.
Concrete repair is a fact of life for an old building. This is especially true for buildings in South Florida. The “salt air” is the main reason for this concrete failure.
To put it another way, the salt chlorides in the air make their way into the concrete. Consequently, the rebar inside the existing concrete structure rusts and expands resulting in cracks and ruptures in the concrete.
This breach is called a “spall”. These spalls are considered a failure point and can compromise the structure’s integrity leading to a collapse. For this reason, Cities and Counties in South Florida take these matters very seriously which is why they are enforced during the building reinspection process.
The picture shown here is an actual spall. The classical spalled concrete will show the reinforcing steel (or “rebar“) once the concrete comes loose.
Now that there is an expanding piece of steel inside the concrete, it will only be a matter of time until the concrete breaks. This rupture causes both small and large pieces of concrete to become dislodged.
Those detached pieces of concrete are the spall itself. Needless to say, concrete spalls are potentially dangerous and even life-threatening.
On high-rise buildings they can damage properties below or even make contact with a person. Spalling concrete should be repaired as soon as possible since it will spread and get worse. Eventually, the rusting rebar will render the structure unsafe.
When the original builder installs the rebar inside the concrete structures, it is typically in a pristine condition. That rebar has a protective layer that is called the “passivation layer”.
Coastal areas have high concentrations of salts (chlorides) that penetrate the concrete through microscopic holes in the concrete.
Next, these salts come into contact with the steel and damage the protective “passivation layer” on the rebar.
When this protective layer is gone, the rusting process will begin and will continue over time. At this point there is very little one can do to stop the rusting.
There have been many instances where structural collapses have occurred and people have been severely hurt as a result.
Spalling concrete is a sign that your structure is under attack and the concrete repair should take place as soon as possible – this sign should not be ignored.
Many people kick the can down the road and leave the repairs for a future date. The old adage of “a stitch in time saves nine” is most certainly true.
A concrete repair that costs $1,000 today, will cost $10,000 a few years from now.
In reality, there is very little one can do to avoid any spalling to happen in a concrete structure.
However, if one follows a typical building maintenance routine, the chances that spalling can be found and identified increases.
Buildings that are painted frequently and are maintained suffer the least from this malady.
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This includes waterproofing, roofing, and electrical items. In order to maintain our buildings safe, Cities have required that buildings undergo a 40 Year inspection.
Nevertheless, the most costly repairs are typically those related to concrete restoration.
Thus, hiring the right person to help you is critical if you want to do things right the first time.
Our Capabilities
Over the years, we have performed concrete restoration projects in South Florida. Therefore, we know what your main concern is – cost.
Our company is focused to prepare you for what is potentially a long, complicated, and costly process.
Our in-house engineers, concrete restoration contractors and managers can provide you with the best road map to a successful repair project.
Why hire G.Batista Engineering & Construction contractors?
G.Batista, Engineering & Construction has both seasoned and licensed Engineers and Contractors on staff.
We are not only an established and well-known engineering firm that specializes in concrete repair, but we also have an in-house construction team.
Additionally, we are licensed and bonded to $20,000,000.
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We service these and surrounding cities:
Miami Dade County
Miami | Miami Beach | Hialeah | Coral Gables | Homestead | Doral | North Miami Beach | Aventura | Miami Springs | South Miami | Sweetwater | Key Biscayne | Palmetto Bay | Cutler Bay | Pinecrest
Broward County
Fort Lauderdale | Hollywood | Pembroke Pines | Coral Springs | Davie | Sunrise | Plantation | Miramar | Pompano Beach | Weston | Deerfield Beach | Coconut Creek | Tamarac | Margate | Lauderdale Lakes
We service these and surrounding cities:
Miami Dade County
Miami | Miami Beach | Hialeah | Coral Gables | Homestead | Doral | North Miami Beach | South Beach | Miami Beach | Aventura | Miami Springs | South Miami | Sweetwater | Key Biscayne | Palmetto Bay | Cutler Bay | Pinecrest | Downtown Miami
Broward County
Fort Lauderdale | Hollywood | Pembroke Pines | Coral Springs | Davie | Sunrise | Plantation | Miramar | Pompano Beach | Weston | Deerfield Beach | Coconut Creek | Tamarac | Margate | Lauderdale Lakes
Tampa Florida
Hyde Park | Harbour Island | Beach Park | Palma Ceia West | Downtown | Palma Ceia Pines | Tampa Palms | Bayshore Gardens | Historic Hyde Park | Arbor Greene | Golfview | Virginia Park | Culbreath | New Suburb Beautiful | Davis Islands | North Shore | Riverside Heights | Channel District | Hunters Green | Swann Estates | Uptown | Cory Lake Isles | Bel Mar
Jacksonville Florida
LaVilla | Brooklyn | Southbank | Riverside | Avondale | Springfield | Eastside | Oakland | Fairfield | San Marco | St. Nicholas | Ortega | Mandarin | Brentwood | Panama Park | Riverview | Tallulah-North Shore | Westside | Lake Shore | Murray Hill | New Town | Durkeeville | Arlington | Sandalwood
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
I had a great experience with this firm. Provided an immediate appointment for my clients that were in a pinch with time constraints regarding their inspection period for a home purchase. They delivered fast, detailed, and professional service. Explained findings in understandable language so that my customers could be confident on what was on the inspection report. I recommend highly their services. Thanks Greg for all your help!
I am so impressed with the service that we received from this company!! Seamless……..Showed up for Structural and Electrical inspection on time.
Completed the inspection while being aware of the various retail establishments needs during the inspection. Advised us what was needed by the City of Fort Lauderdale for completion of certification – filing, filing fees and their address.
G Batista and Associates is a very reliable company. They are honest people with excellent communication skills with their customers and deep knowledge of what they do. This company did a big project for my condo in South Beach, they were impeccable.
G. Batista & Associates helped us with an inspection on one of our properties. They accommodated our short inspection time frame and made scheduling extremely simple. Our experience with the engineer was fantastic and I would highly recommend this company to others.
Great people to deal with. Very professional team, excellent communication, prompt results.
We used them for a 40 Year Certification and not only they gave us the best proposal, but also a fast response and great service. Highly recommend it!
We have been working with G. Batista & Associates for over 4 years. They have been easy to work with. We would highly recommend them to any Condominium Association looking for competent, affordable and professional Engineering services.
