Institutional
Maintenance, facility expansions, building remodeling, and new construction are just a few of the hundreds of major components that institutional facility managers are responsible for. However, when it comes to concrete sawing, precision demolition and subsurface imaging, Diamond is the one source they trust for professional, worry-free services, as described below.
Wire Sawing
When institutional facilities such as hospitals and universities are renovated there are often concrete structures within buildings or interior courtyards that need to be removed, quietly and cleanly, without disturbing the activities of the adjacent facility. Concrete fountains, courtyard planters, thick x-ray room walls, and more can be precisely cut using concrete wire saws. Wire sawing is quietest concrete cutting process and requires very little space and it creates no vibration preventing the disruption of institutional employees nearby.
Slab Sawing
Facility managers involved in making improvements to existing campus buildings and pavement invariably need to get below the surface to install new conduit, repair damaged conduit or locate public or private utilities. Facility managers also need to remove concrete and asphalt flatwork to make way for building additions and interior alterations for plumbing or electrical changes. Slab sawing is extremely fast, allowing facility managers to create precise openings and trenches with excellent edges allowing for easier pouring of new concrete.
Curb Sawing
Plant and facility managers who need to make alterations to campus roadways, pedestrian crossings, paved foot paths, and other wayfinding concrete trails will often need to remove curb head for driveway or pedestrian approaches. The Kot-Kurb curb sawing system provides the greatest economy, allowing the contractor to remove the curb head only and save existing gutter pans. The Kot-Kurb system can saw the curb head from the front or the back of the curb head, providing the contractor with a final product that achieves the desired angle and lip height . Diamond will even remove the sawed curb head from the site.
Wall Sawing
Facility managers involved in making improvements to existing buildings and structures will invariably need to create openings for windows, mechanical chases, louvers, scuppers, elevators, doors and for many other purposes. Wall sawing allows for precise, ready for rough-in, openings in concrete, precast, or masonry structures. Diamond combines wall sawing with the use of chainsaws to create perfect corners with no overcuts.
Core Drilling
Plant and facility managers rely on core drilling to provide access for electrical conduits, mechanical pipe, and communication lines through existing wall or floor structures. Diamond utilizes core drills which can be vacuum or anchor mounted, with auto-feed technology, to maximize productivity. Openings may be drilled from ½” to 54” in diameter. Additionally Diamond is equipped to wire saw perfect openings as large as 10 feet in diameter. In addition, when making improvements in production areas or finished offices, cleanliness and the ability to perform the work around existing equipment is of tremendous value. Diamond offers a variety of core drills to meet the individual requirements of each job and help protect the surrounding environment.
Robotic Demolition
Brokk machines are an excellent solution for facility and plant managers requiring maximum productivity with the least disruption. For selective demolition Brokk machines can do the work of four to eight people with 90 pound jackhammers, pulverizing floors or walls—Brokk machines can reach overhead to crush suspended slab without requiring shoring. Brokk machines are exceptionally compact and will climb stairs, ride an elevator, or can be flown into a building with a boom lift. In addition, to allow the operator to work safely out of harm’s way, the units are controlled by wireless remote. This is an excellent tool for work in center courtyards, elevated work or tight basement areas.
Subsurface Imaging (GPR)
The ability to see what is below the surface when making facility improvements can be invaluable. Buried electrical or communication conduit, fiber optics, natural gas and water lines, can all be at risk when making improvements to existing structures or soils. Likewise, knowing the position and depth of reinforcing steel, post-tension and pre-stressed cables can be key when cutting or coring through concrete. By using Ground Penetrating Radar — GPR, Diamond is able to provide a clear “subsurface image” of targets within concrete or soil that can be utilized to mitigate risk by providing accurate location and orientation of subsurface targets.