TREVI FOUNTAIN, ROME ITALY
Special application: Post-installed rebar and anchoring technology
The challenge
During the restoration of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, one of the columns in the façade was found to be unsafe, with a crack around its base. This may have also been contributing to cracks in the fountain’s friezes.
We were asked to advise on what to do.
Our Hilti solution
So, we decided to use our Hilti TE-30 drill, drilling holes 25mm in diameter. Then we used Hilti M20 1.30m steel rods anchored by HIT RE 500 chemical adhesive. We injected excess adhesive to compensate for any voids inside the base.
The restoration was completed in 2015 with the fountain restored to its former glory.