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What Can We Do for You?
At KAKS & Company, we provide specialized engineering consulting services designed to ensure quality, safety, and compliance across every stage of construction.
Concrete Testing & Field Inspection
Mix Design and Field Testing: General observation of procedures; form verification, rebar placement, verification that stockpiled materials are not contaminated before going into the mix, concrete batching and quantities; and materials testing including -slump, air entrainment, temperature, unit weight, test specimen fabrication, casting of units, curing, compressive strength and flexural….
Laboratory Testing
KAKS offers a full service materials testing laboratory. KAKS can provide testing on a variety of materials, ranging from soils, concrete, brick, asphalt, rock, media, and numerous other items. The laboratory staff at KAKS has accreditation through the International Code Council (ICC), the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), PENNDOT, and has degreed staff on hand to complete your testing needs.
EFIS
External Insulated Finished System is a building system used for both exterior appearance and it supplies the required insulating value.KAKS can provide qualified personnel to inspect the EIFS installation for your project. Checks include monitoring wood moisture content, inspection of attachments, caulking, flashing, joint seals, adherence to manufacturers recommendations, areas of termination, and numerous other details in the installation process.
Coring Services
KAKS provides on-site coring services. KAKS is able to provide Asphalt coring, as well as horizontal and vertical concrete coring. Obtaining core samples is an essential part of materials forensic investigations.
Floor Flatness
KAKS provides floor flatness and levelness survey’s using the FACE companies Dipstick. The dipstick is a state of the art measuring device that provides instant results and can provide reports graphs and line surveys.
Masonry Testing & Inspection
Field: Grout, Mortar, mix design verification and making samples for laboratory testing and evaluation.
Laboratory: Compression strength
Soil Testing & Inspection
Compaction testing: Including Moisture & density using Troxler nuclear gauge.
Media Testing
KAKS is excited to be able to provide media testing for water treatment facilities. Filter media is one of the most important materials to provide safe, quality drinking water to the public.
Residential Inspection
KAKS can provide a certified inspector to perform residential inspections in accordance with required code standards.
Structural Steel Testing & Inspection
Bolted Connections: Torque testing, Visual, direct torque indicators, Bolt types.
Welded Connections: Weld joint verification, type of weld, fillet weld, stitch weld puddle welds, visual weld joint inspection
Vibration Monitoring
KAKS & Co. can provide vibration monitoring for your construction project. Our Service can help ensure that you are in compliance with jurisdictional code compliance. Our modern equipment can provide velocity charts detailing high and average vibration readings. Coverage can be for Air drilling…
Third Party Inspections
KAKS’s Third Party Quality Assurance Services is designed to work with builders and owners during construction. Our Quality Assurance Program offers a variety of plan review and inspection services that can be customized to meet each projects unique quality standards every time with….
Waterproofing
The inspection of waterproofing systems is important throughout the construction life of a structure. Waterproofing membrane manufacturers generally require a third party inspection of the materials installation. KAKS can provide qualified…
Other Testing & Inspection Services
Asphalt: Density verification, Compaction and roll pattern verification
Fireproofing: Visual inspection, thickness, Cohesion, adhesion, density sampling and testing
Do You Have Any Questions?
Our team at KAKS & Company is here to assist you. Whether you need more information about our construction inspection, monitoring, or material testing services, or you’d like to discuss your upcoming project, we’d be happy to help.
Reach out to us today and let’s build solutions together.