Western Specialty Contractors – Fort Lauderdale, FL Branch recently restored the parking garage roof deck at the Sanctuary Centre Condominiums in Boca Raton, FL, using a unique technique to level its expansion joints.
Located at 4800 N Federal Hwy, the Sanctuary Centre is a 180,000-square-foot office condominium complex comprising four three-story buildings. The complex includes a covered, underground parking garage that enables contiguous access to all four buildings. The property is situated among Boca Raton’s most prestigious waterfront communities and minutes from Highland Beach.
The Sanctuary Centre Condo Association contracted Western to restore the second-floor deck above the parking garage, which experienced cracked and deteriorated expansion joints due to weathering and daily use.
Western’s concrete restoration experts removed and restored 13 expansion joints, totaling around 1,155 linear feet. Expansion joints play an essential role in the overall stability and longevity of a parking deck structure as they absorb the expansion and contraction of the deck’s structural components caused by exposure to hot and cold temperature cycles.
Because there was uneven concrete between the expansion joint block out, Western was challenged to apply an unusual technique to resolve the issue.
“We used unusual strategies to overcome the challenge, which included using epoxy with sand to raise the expansion joint to make it fit even,” said Western Project Manager Eric Lopez.
Western completed the project within budget and on time to the satisfaction of the Sanctuary Centre Condo Association.
Maintaining multi-million-dollar parking structures from the constant onslaught of environmental stressors and wear and tear can be challenging for building owners and facility managers. An ineffective maintenance routine on a parking structure can quickly lead to costly repairs and restorations that can be disruptive to tenants and cause unexpected costs and safety concerns.
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About Western Specialty Contractors
Family-owned and operated for more than 100 years, Western Specialty Contractors is the nation’s largest specialty contractor in masonry and concrete restoration, waterproofing, and specialty roofing. Western offers a nationwide network of expertise that building owners, engineers, architects, and property managers can count on to develop cost-effective, corrective measures that can add years of useful life to a variety of structures, including industrial, commercial, healthcare, historic, educational and government buildings, parking structures, and sports stadiums. Western is headquartered in St. Louis, MO, with 30 branch offices nationwide and employs more than 1,200 salaried and hourly professionals who offer the best, time-tested techniques and innovative technology. For more information about Western Specialty Contractors, visit https://westernspecialtycontractors.com.