UNDERSTANDING YOUR ISSUES
Make Remedial your first choice for building rectification works.
We help you identify some of the more common building problems.
While you can recognise that there is an issue with your property, unless you are a structural engineer or a builder, you might find it hard to articulate exactly what it is.
Here we address some common building problems and help you discover what to look for and expect.
OUR FACADE IS CRACKING
If you notice that there are areas of your building where the concrete render is flaking off in chunks, where the bricks are swelling and cracking or there are long crack lines going down the wall in a step-like pattern...
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WE HAVE WATER LEAKS
If you’ve started to notice there is evidence of mould on your walls which gets worse after rain, or can visibly see water dripping down the wall, you probably have an issue with your waterproofing...
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WE NEED A NEW COMMERCIAL FLOOR
If you are fitting out a new shop, or are in the final phases of completing construction on a new commercial property you may have realised you need to have the appropriate flooring solution installed now to save you
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OUR INDUSTRIAL FLOORING NEEDS REPAIR
Do you work in an industrial workplace such as a factory, warehouse or garage, where you have noticed that your floor is cracked, uneven and even slippery underfoot.
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OUR STRATA BUILDING HAS STRUCTURAL ISSUES
Have you noticed large cracks in your building, or noticed that walls are starting to sag or bow in places? Perhaps the balcony above yours is leaking or there are pieces of the ceiling render falling onto yours. If this
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WE WANT TO UPGRADE OUR BUILDING AESTHETICS
Whether it is due to driving wind and rain, a scorching sun or just the passage of time, the façade of your building may have started to fadeand look somewhat old and tired.
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WE WANT TO REPAIR OUR HERITAGE LISTED BUILDING
If you manage or own a heritage listed building you know first hand that what may be a small issue in a ‘normal’ building will not be for yours. Whether you need to fix the fire compliance, rectify a faulty membrane or
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WE NEED TO MAKE OUR BUILDING COMPLIANT WITH A FIRE UPGRADE NOTICE
Has the council just issued you a fire upgrade notice? There is no need to worry, as often as not it is due to the fact that there has been a change in the guidelines as opposed to you not complying with a long-standing
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OUR CONCRETE HAS UGLY PIT MARKS, CRACKS, RUST STAINS OR LEAKS
If you have noticed that your façade or even slab has rust stains that seem to be coming from inside the concrete, cracks that have appeared halfway up the wall, or even down near the foundations, or perhaps have
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Get in touch with our Remedial team to assess exactly what your issue is and how we can help remedy it.
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