Concrete Roof Scanned By GPRS of Florida

Ground Penetrating Radar Systems - Florida office was called to scan a concrete roof top area for the construction of an inset “parapet” type of wall. This wall was indeed inset on the roof top, and encompassed all the air condition units for the condominium units below. According to our client, this was done by the designer to be aesthetically pleasing. Air condition units would not be visible from other buildings nearby or from below in front of the building.

It turned out to be the most unusual and challenging job performed by the Florida office so far. There were roof trusses and two-by-four supports at almost every conceivable angle you could possibly imagine. The client had to go in and actually cut and remove the lower part of these trusses so that scanning could be performed. It turned out to be quite a slow process. And as an added bonus, there were air condition lines running in every direction on the concrete deck.

Our client was very impressed by the radar’s capability to identify the precise location of the rebar and post-tension cables, as this was the first time that they have seen this type of technology. This project has to be completed in increments, to allow for the new wall to be built and the old roof to be torn off and readily replaced. This was only the first two areas, there are three more buildings to do on this site, and we (GPRS) will return in a month to complete another area.