Make better and long lasting homes using grouting methods

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Make better and long lasting homes using grouting
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Everyone wishes to live in beautiful homes,
apartments and flats. Everyone wishes that people
compliment their homes when they visit, whether
it is a special occasion or just a casual meet.
They want their homes to stand out and reflect
their nature, character, soul. But then there is
time, time which washes away all beauty. It is
like aging, as one can grow old, so can the homes
one lives in. Cracked walls can torment the
homely beauty, as do wrinkles for us. It then
becomes necessary to repair this wear and tear of
the home and bring it back to life. This is where
various grouting methods play their part.
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Before I get to grouting, it is important to
mention, that grouting is not just used to repair
homes. It is a technique used to repair a variety
of things starting from the ground and soil to
infrastructure like bridges, homes, tunnels, etc.
It is a set of complex activities that makes it
easier to repair conditions affected from natural
hazards such as earthquake, landslides. It seems
too good to be true that such a technique exists
that can be used on such a diverse set of
environment. Grouting methods are in-fact
evolved to be used under various environmental
conditions.
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It is high time I start revealing what grouting
really is. Grouting comes from the word grout.
What is grout you ask? Grout is essentially a
fluid form of concrete designed to fill gaps. It
is applied in construction to connect sections of
pre-cast concrete, fill voids holes and cracks,
and seal joints such as those between tiles.
Grout is usually a compound mix of water, cement,
sand, often colour tint and fine gravel. Unlike
other structural compounds such as plaster or
joint compound, properly mixed and applied grout
can act as a waterproof seal. Grout is thin and
thus can readily fill up gaps unlike others
hence the popularity of grouting methods.
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The basic process of grouting involves holes
being drilled in the structure along the cracks
and hollow spots to be filled. The whole spacing
depends on the area to be repaired and site
conditions. Subsequently PVC nozzles are fixed
into the holes with rich cement mortar, and the
cracks are all cut open into a V shaped groove,
cleaned and sealed with the mortar. All the grout
holes are subsequently required to be sluiced
with water using the same equipment a day before
grouting. Grouting should be prepared of that
quantity such that it can be used immediately in
the next 15 minutes. This is the basic working of
grouting methods. There are various types of
grouting, all used for its environment and
purpose. Permeation grouting is to fill up rock
pores and fractures in the soil. Compaction
grouting is designed to displace the soil where
it is injected without mixing with the soil.
Hydro Fracture grouting is fracturing of the rock
to make compact or stiffen the ground, and fill
up inaccessible voids. Jet grouting uses high
water pressure to physically disrupt the ground
to modify it and improve it further. These are
just a few of the grouting methods.
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