What is Micro Drilling?

Micro drilling is a non-destructive timber investigation technique allowing the structural assessment of timbers and areas that can be hidden or obstructed by decorative finishes or plasterwork and can allow for cost effective care and repair of buildings without the loss of building fabric, which is extremely important when dealing with period or buildings of historic interest.

The Micro Drill cuts a fine 1mm probe into the timber to be investigated and through measuring the speed of penetration, records variations and defects in the timber caused by insect attack, fungal decay or other defects to a computer or field printer, allowing accurate assessment of the timber without the need for full destructive opening up.

The video below  shows Paul Carter putting the Micro Drill through its paces….

This system of non-destructive timber investigation is of benefit when trying to assess the condition of built in timbers such as truss ends, bearer beams and lintels etc. and can also be used for large dimension joinery timbers. The system can be of great value to Architects, Engineers and Surveyors when proposing conversion, refurbishment and repair schemes of period and historic buildings as it allows minimal interference and the ability to provide conservation approaches to the repair strategy.

To arrange a timber survey through Premier Heritage click here or call 0800 0 199 211