Pre-cutting investigation
Additional information for approved cut layouts before the selected cutting method is finalised.
Concrete Scanning Brisbane
Concrete scanning before planned cutting, coring or fixings can help indicate reinforcement and other embedded features in accessible areas. Send Cutcore the proposed locations, drawings and scan area for a project-specific quote.
Scope factors
What to confirm before work
Scanning is an investigation tool, not a guarantee that every service, tendon, void or embedded item will be found. Results can be affected by depth, congestion, material, moisture, surface access, target orientation, equipment limits and the available information.
Common applications
Where this method may fit the scope
Pre-drilling checks
Investigation of accessible areas around proposed core holes, fixings or penetrations.
Reinforcement indications
Interpretation and site marking where conditions allow relevant embedded features to be indicated.
Service-planning support
One input used with drawings, asset information, site knowledge, authorised markings and required isolations.
Method and responsibility
Define the question the scan is meant to answer
A useful brief identifies the proposed work, target, required depth, accessible scan area and how the result will inform a decision. Markings or a report should be read with their stated method, assumptions and limitations. If the proposed work changes, the available investigation may also need to be reconsidered.
Concrete scanning does not replace structural approval, current drawings, asset-owner plans, underground service enquiries, isolations, permits or a safe system of work. Before You Dig Australia information is relevant to underground networks, but it is also one input and does not map every privately owned or embedded service inside a structure.
Services, silica and project controls
Concrete and similar materials can contain crystalline silica. The risk assessment, controls, documentation and work-area arrangements must suit the actual task and material.
Queensland silica-processing requirements · Before You Dig Australia · Queensland demolition guidance
Project pathway
Turn the request into a defined scope
- Share the details.Send drawings, dimensions, photos, material, access and required timing.
- Confirm responsibility.Establish approvals, known services, isolations, structure and site controls.
- Review the quote.Check method assumptions, inclusions, exclusions, section handling, timing and price.
- Prepare the work area.Complete the agreed access, markings, approvals and site-specific controls.
Planning questions
Clarify these points before work is booked
Can scanning find every object in concrete?
No. Detection and interpretation depend on the target, depth, spacing, material, access, orientation, equipment and conditions. Findings should be used with their stated limitations.
Does a scan approve the cutting location?
No. The responsible engineer, designer, asset owner or project party approves the work. Scanning can inform planning but does not transfer that responsibility.
What should I provide before attendance?
Share drawings, the proposed work and depth, known services, scan-area photos, surface access, structure thickness if known and the required marking or reporting outcome.
Is Before You Dig Australia still needed?
Use current asset-owner information where relevant to underground networks. Concrete scanning and BYDA serve different purposes, and neither should be treated as a complete guarantee on its own.
Discuss the scope
Send Cutcore the drawings, dimensions, access and timing
The team can review the information and identify what else is needed for a project-specific quote.