Project: Marriott City Center Location: Newport News, VA Completed: September 2014
Challenge:
Uninstall
Salvage
Reinstall
Solution:
Floor restorations where in progress at the Marriott in Newport News. The contractors on site needed the automatic revolving door to be removed and reinstalled to complete their work. Pro Window Inc was able to uninstall the door, salvage the glass and framing, and reinstall the revolving door in operational condition.
Numerous open penetrations in EIFS causing de-lamination of the EIFS
Gaps in roof cap allowing water to penetrate
Heavy biological stains throughout building
Solution:
This property first required a good thorough cleaning to remove biological contaminates before starting any waterproofing. Secondly all old joint sealants were removed and silicone bridge tape was installed over metal-to-metal and metal-to-EIFS joints to prevent major wind driven rain. Finally the EIFS system was repaired, penetrations sealed, and coated within an elastromeric coating to ensure a strong watertight barrier.
We recently completed a Case Study for a restoration project.
Project: Main St. Tower
Location: Norfolk, VA
Completed: February 2013
Challenge:
Over Main St. Tower’s two decades of live, numerous leaks developed as the original caulking failed. Since Main St. Tower is 14-story curtain wall wrapping the entire building, it requires meticulous wet sealing to remedy the substantial leaking that has occurred. Additionally as the project was slated to start the recession hit and the ownership was starting to have major capital concerns.
Solution:
To ease the capital expenditure a 5-year timeline was established to perform the repairs over a number of phases. Since project progression the occupancy has increased as leaks were fixed and allowed ownership to deploy capital to retaining occupancy. As a result Main St. Tower will have an additional 20 years before any leaks develop giving tenants and ownership peace of mind.
Masonry was removed at the top of the window system allowing for remedial actions to take place. All steel lintels were restored and given a protective coating to ensure years of worry free use. Proper thru wall drainage systems were designed & installed to resolve water infiltration problems. All window system leaks were resolved by the use custom silicone boots and new bridge tape joints that would accommodate extreme conditions. Finally a high performance sealant was used replacing defective caulk joints and completing a successful remediation.
