Gunite/Shotcrete

Zenith has more than a decade of experience in the field of Guniting and has moulded an expert guniting team who are highly competent in rendering concrete to most complex structures with distinguished quality which makes us prominent players in this field.

Gunite is also known as shot Crete or pneumatically applied mortar. It is a mixture of Portland cement, sand and water, shot into the place by compressed air which provides an impervious layer of concrete. It can be used on vertical and overhead, as well as on horizontal surfaces and is particularly useful for surfaces which require high concrete strength to prevent spalling or cracks.

This process is extremely versatile can be used to give virtually any shape to any element of astructure – curved, undulating, spheroidal and many more. This is a reason why this process iscommonly adopted to add special features or shapes to swimming pools, spas, artificial caves &waterfalls etc. It is used in sculpting work as well.

The varied expertise in this field makes Zenith an excellent candidate for alarge variety of work such as tunnel lining, refractory lining, slope protection, repair works besidesmaking it suitable for diverse uses in structures like tanks, dams, reservoirs, canals, docks, bridges,pipelines etc.Zenith has successfully executed numerous guniting projects in UAE and provides guniting services for the following:
  • Slope stabilization
  • Dome Construction
  • Tunneling
  • Retention walls
  • Water tanks and pools
  • Artificial ponds
  • Ditches and Channels
  • Secant Piles
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