Scan first, drill second
Rebar, post-tension cables, conduits and pipes hide inside concrete. Hitting one can mean structural damage, a dead circuit, or a flood. That's why every core we drill is preceded by proper detection - with three dedicated Hilti systems, each doing a different job.
Our Hilti detection systems
Three radar antennas build real-time 2D and 3D images of what's inside the concrete - rebar, metal and plastic conduits, glass-fibre cables and voids - to around 300 mm deep. We see the layout before the bit touches the wall.
Dedicated rebar specialist: maps reinforcement over large areas, measures concrete cover and estimates bar diameter - so structural steel is identified and avoided, not guessed at.
For through-drilling: it projects the exact exit point on the far side of walls and floors up to 1.35 m thick, to millimetre accuracy. No trial pilot holes, no blown-out exits in finished spaces.
Services stay live, structures stay sound, and the hole lands exactly where the drawing says.
What we drill
Plumbing and soil-stack penetrations, HVAC and electrical routes, renovations needing new service paths through old structures, and large-bore drainage penetrations - through concrete, brick and stone. Diameters from 32 mm for a single pipe up to 500 mm, and depths up to 1.5 metres, water-managed and dust-controlled throughout.
How it works
Sizes, positions, material and access.
X-Scan, Ferroscan and PX 10 confirm what's inside and where the hole exits.
Water-managed, dust-controlled, precise.
Cores removed, site left tidy.
Common questions
Do you drill occupied buildings?
Yes - dust and water management keep the site workable, and we schedule around your operations.
Can you drill through reinforced concrete?
Yes - diamond coring handles rebar, but the point of scanning first is choosing a path that avoids structural steel and live services wherever possible.
Do builders use you as a sub?
Often. We quote from drawings, scan on site, and slot into site programmes.