Are you about to build a new house or office in Birmingham? You’d be surprised to know that amongst all the construction materials used in building projects anywhere in the world, concrete is the undisputed common denominator and is the preferred building aggregate for both the property owners and the Concrete Contractors Birmingham alike. Why is that the case? Let’s find out.
1. Resistive To Water,
Heat & Rot:
Cement/concrete amalgam
can be subjected to fire for 3–6 hours without major damage, thereby allowing
adequate time for safety operations if is to be any fire-related hazard. It is
utilized in the procurement of highly flame-resistant steel and utilized in
high temperature and impact applications. Rotting is a naturally occurring
phenomenon that overtime can highly impact your buildings’ core structural
integrity, but that is not the case with concrete, as is evident by vintage
houses and monuments that are stod hundreds of years later today despite facing
numerous natural calamities.
Also, water can
instigate erosion in several materials but not concrete and fortified cement.
In contrast with, say wood, concrete can withstand any amount of water, for
multiple decades, without any signs of crumbling or cracks. Hence why concrete
is the desired material for building underwater structures such as pipelines,
dams, trenches, drains, linings, sewers, etc.
2. Concrete is
Low-Maintenance:
Concrete-Based designs
don't need covering or painting for standard applications as a security proof
for enduring high loads and tensions, unlike steel or wooden-based
constructions where it is unavoidable to prevent any rusting without a coating
layer, as these surfaces easily react with the outer atmosphere. Concrete is
inert, and doesn’t readily react with water or other chemicals. Here, the
exterior coating is supposed to be supplanted and revamped on a normal premise
making the maintenance & renovation cost for concrete buildings much lower
than that for other materials say wood, marble etc.
3. It Can be
Reused/Recycled:
New building surfaces
can be further laid upon the old concrete surface and that is what saves a ton
of dollar bills while further strengthening the rigidity and durability of the
floor. Once solidified, the concrete mixture can’t easily be re-molded, but can
still be used several times as a base material. In fact, you can use recyclable
waste material as a substitute for aggregates used in the concrete mixture for
a highly weather-resistant end product.
4. We Are The Leading
Concrete Experts:
American Concrete
Foundation & Walls, Inc. is a full-service concrete construction company
with extensive experience in delivering the best quality concrete floor services in Birmingham. Our
other expertise includes manufacturing high specification concrete floor slabs,
footings, foundations, garages, patio, basement, and even low-speed road
pavements.
Our expert staff has a
collective experienced worth several decades and therefore we are able to serve
a complete range of project development and concrete services including project
budgeting, apt consultation, and value engineering. We strive to deliver you
the concrete materials that will satisfy your purpose for decades to come.