Building Repair: Exterior

Caulking is the process of filling or closing joints and gaps in the basic structure to provide heat insulation, fire-stopping, water control and noise reduction. Property maintenance includes annual checks to determine if cracks or gaps have appeared in interior and exterior areas. Repairing and sealing them will save on your energy bills and prevent major damage that may require more costly repairs.

Chemical grouts are water reacted or chemically reacted materials that are designed to shut down active water leaks, stabilize soils and slabs in various structures. These materials react with water so draining the tanks is not required. The chemical grouts used for crack injection are a flexible material which allows the cracks to maintain movement.

Used widely in most construction projects, concrete is a a heavy, rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, that can be spread or poured into molds and that forms a mass resembling stone on hardening.

Core drilling is the process of making circular cuts into different surfaces to make smooth openings for a variety of applications. In construction, core drilling is commonly used to create openings for utility purposes – the laying of pipes, installing electrical wires, and fitting in heating, ventilation and AC vents. Other uses include creating openings for fiber optics, phone and computer lines.

Doors, frames and hardware are a crucial component of your building. They contribute to your building's safety, security, and convenience. Freedom Restoration can help you find the right solution for your specific needs.

In construction, the civil or site engineer is responsible for drainage. Homeowners and building owners are responsible for drains up to their property line.They are also responsible for private sewers connected to a private pumping station and treatment facility, or those that carry water directly to a watercourse or into the ground.

Expansion joints or isolation joints are designed to relieve the stresses exerted on structures by outside forces. They are used in areas of construction to safely cushion the movements of construction materials, absorb vibrations, and hold parts together. When the joints have grown wide, pulled away from adjoining structures or developed cracks, they should be repaired to prevent the spread of damage to the rest of the structure.

Incorrect methods of graffiti removal can leave surfaces looking worse than before restoration. Freedom Restoration is equipped to remove graffiti properly and also timely as it is sometimes a situation that comes up unexpectedly.

When pipes begin to fail, they begin with leaks at poor construction joints, corrosion points and small structural material cracks, and gradually progress to a catastrophic ending. This disastrous failure can be expensive, but planned maintenance can extend the life of almost all types of pipelines almost indefinitely and disastrous scenarios can be avoided.