DIAMOND DRILLING

ST PANCRAS BASIN

London

St Pancras Basin

Project Location

St Pancras Basin is located centrally in London in an area not often thought about as a resting place for narrow boats and pleasure boating but when a new clubhouse was being built needs arose for concrete cutting.

The Brief

Requirement: Diamond Drilling

The client required a new hole 125 mm dia hole to be formed through lock walls to allow for surface water drainage from the new clubhouse without damaging the old 1.2m thick brick and concrete wall.

The work was more involved as the original brick wall would be affected by any percussive work and care had to be taken when fixing drilling equipment to the face of the wall. The wall also had an extra metre of concrete infilled behind at some time in the past and the hole had to penetrate through the full depth of the 2 materials.

Matters are always a little different when working over water.

The Solution

Project Begins

A new hole 125 mm dia hole to be formed through lock walls to allow for surface water drainage from the new clubhouse.

Photo 1

The old 1.2m thick brick and concrete wall

Diamond Drilling

The work was more involved as the original brick wall would be affected by any percussive work and care had to be taken when fixing drilling equipment to the face of the wall.

Photo 2

The wall also had an extra metre of concrete infilled behind at some time in the past and the hole had to penetrate through the full depth of the 2 materials.

Location

Discussions took place to agree the best method and what the means of access would be.

It was necessary to drill from the lock face as the infill concrete behind the wall was too rough and variable to set up the rig and provide a suitable vertical base.

Photo 3

Matters are always a little different when working over water.

The Method

It was found that there was a concrete ledge at a lower level in the water which could be used to stand on so the water level in the dock was lowered to expose this base to provide the working platform.

Photo 4

The contractor provided a safety barge to be moored adjacent to the face of the wall to avoid the risk of a fall into the water.

The Rig

The rig was also slightly angled to provide a fall for the drainage away from the building.

Photo 5

The rig was bolted to the wall using resin fixings as we did not want to stress the brickwork with a mechanical fixing or provide a weak connection.

Diamond Drilling

Extension rods were used to achieve the required depth and on this photo you can see the diamond drill bit penetrating the final section of infill concrete on the internal face.

Photo 6

It also created interest for the passers buy on the opposite bank !

The Drilling

Both the contractor and the client were complimentary on the standard of work carried out and wanted their thanks to be passed onto the operative.

Photo 7

The concrete core shows the make up of the flint aggregate encountered in the wall.

A fitting way to end the details of contract carried out.

Client Testimonial

Dear Marcus,
I’m writing to thank you for your company’s help with our clubhouse project yesterday.
Richard was superb throughout the day. Always very helpful, he remained cheerful and hard at it, despite the rain and the cold.
He was kind enough to explain his approach to our problems and how his kit would make light work of the job, which he then proceeded to use to good effect.
I’d be grateful if you will pass on to him my thanks for his valuable contribution. From my perspective, whatever you’re paying him, it’s not enough.
Kind regards,
Andrew Phasey
Commodore
St. Pancras Cruising

Happy days!

Our Services

DIAMOND CORE DRILLING

Diamond Drilling

Diamond Core Drilling on commercial construction sites as well as in occupied office buildings and finished residential properties.

DIAMOND CONCRETE SAWING

Diamond Sawing

Diacutt provide a wide range of concrete sawing services for both commercial and domestic clients.

DIAMOND WALL SAWING
DIAMOND HYDRAULIC HAND SAWING
DIAMOND FLOOR SAWING

HYDRAULIC CONCRETE BURSTING SPECIALISTS

Hydraulic Diamond Hand Sawing

We have a range of Hydraulic Hand Saws with a cutting capacity of 100mm – 265 mm in R.C. and up to 400 mm in masonry. These saws provide flexible options in areas where clean, full depth cuts are required avoiding the use of percussive tools.

STRUCTURAL STEELWORK

Structural Steelwork

We offer a service for the installation of structural steel. We will work to your prepared drawings then supply and install the required steelwork to enable the openings in walls or floors to be formed.
TEMPORARY SUPPORT WORKS

Temporary Support Works

A Diacutt service to install needles, standard and specialist props, including diamond drilling to form the openings to receive the needles.
SELECTIVE ROBOTIC DEMOLITION

Selective Demolition

With robotic demolition provided by Diacutt Ltd, our team of experts can undertake controlled demolition internally for tasks of any scale, with reducing potential damage to the integrity of the fabric of the building.
CONCRETE REPAIR SPECIALISTS

Concrete Repair

Using a range of materials we can carry out repairs to a majority of concrete structures 

HYDRAULIC CONCRETE CRUNCHING SPECIALISTS

Hydraulic Concrete Crunching

Hydraulic crunching is a technique that allows for the removal of large sections of concrete without vibration and reduced dust emissions.
HYDRAULIC CONCRETE BURSTING SPECIALISTS

Hydraulic Concrete Bursting

Where concrete has to be removed, in occupied areas, where noise and vibrations are an issue, hydraulic bursting can greatly assist in cracking the large areas of concrete to assist in the removal.

DIACUTT ACCREDITATIONS AND TRAINING

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