Western Specialty Contractors’ Los Angeles, CA Branch recently completed a project to waterproof a new foundation for the historic Grand Canyon Community Library in Arizona.
The log building, originally a schoolhouse constructed in the late 1920s, is located at 11 Navajo St. in Grand Canyon National Park, about 200 yards from the rim. The community library offers over 12,000 items, including current bestsellers, DVDs, magazines, newspapers, books, audiobooks, and a collection of materials about the Southwest.
The historic building’s foundation was failing and required replacement. The general contractor on the project, Fasone Construction, jacked up and shored the building off its existing foundation, demolished its failing crawl space and replaced it with a new foundation consisting of concrete footings, masonry walls and wood beams.
Western’s experts were called in to waterproof the new foundation before the building was set back down on it. Western installed a TREMproof 250GC cold-applied waterproofing system to the foundation’s exterior. The rapid-curing, high-solids, VOC-compliant modified polyurethane waterproofing membrane can be applied to damp and new concrete.
Western was able to complete the waterproofing project on schedule and within budget to the satisfaction of the general contractor and the building’s owner, the National Park Service.
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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.