“Several Advantages Of Using Concrete For Construction Applications”

 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.