Before Drilling
Locate reinforcement, post-tension cables and conduits before any drilling, coring or fixing work begins.
GPR scanning before drilling from Corvus is part of our gpr concrete scanning service. Pre-drill scanning is the most common use of GPR on a UK construction site. We scan, mark, and sign off your drilling plan before the first hole is started — protecting cables, services, and the structure itself.
Built around the question being asked.
A surveyor passes a high-frequency antenna over the surface in a grid pattern. The antenna emits short electromagnetic pulses. Anything with a different dielectric to the host concrete — steel, water, voids, plastic conduit — reflects part of the signal back. Software builds a depth-indicative map of detectable reflectors and likely target positions within the scanned area. Targets are then marked up on the slab itself and supplied as a digital deliverable.
For before drilling specifically, the brief drives the choice of frequency, density, and reporting style. We quote a method that fits your access window, your accuracy requirement, and the downstream use of the data.
What you get
- On-slab marker plan in survey paint or chalk
- Annotated PDF report with depths and locations
- Digital DXF / DWG plan compatible with your CAD software
- Photographs of marked-up areas
- Surveyor sign-off and method statement
Calibrated. Qualified. Defensible.
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Calibrated kit checked at the start of every session, with the calibration record supplied in the project pack.
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Surveyors qualified for the method, signed off on the report by the person who did the work — no anonymous deliverables.
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Reporting written for the engineer or contractor who has to act on it, not for the file.
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Same-day quotations and a date in the diary. UK-wide coverage. No minimums on small jobs.
Ready to see what's beneath the surface?
Tell us what you're working on. We'll come back within a working day with a quote, a method, and a date in the diary.