With over 600,000 Heritage listed buildings and monuments in the UK, and millions of other non-classified structures, there are vast surface areas of stone, brick, mortar and concrete façade which are constantly exposed to the elements. For the benefit of protecting the nation’s heritage, minimising disruption, cost and simple aesthetics, the maintenance and up-keep of these building and monument surfaces is high on the list of priorities with many owners and engineers.

The ingress of water, and the associated freeze/thaw, ion penetration and alkali/silica reaction creates a number of maintenance problems with building and monument surfaces. Concrete panels deteriorate, natural stone can spall and the bonding mortar can degrade and fail. Additionally, unprotected surfaces allow the ingress of dirt and grime which can have a dramatic adverse effect to general aesthetics.

Whilst conventional methods of concrete protection are generally cost-prohibitive, toxic, overly disruptive and can discolour the treated surface, ASI’s Chem-Crete Pavix provides a sustainable solution to the protection of building and monument surfaces. In a quick, cost-effective and environmentally friendly treatment, these surfaces become permanently protected against damaging effects and the non-discolouring process prevents the ingress of dirt and grime into the structure. Accordingly, Pavix delivers the answer to both the structural integrity and aesthetic appearance of the nation’s buildings and monuments.

Read more about the Chem-Crete Pavix process.