Atlanta’s Master Craftsmen in Building Envelope Restoration
Servicing Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and everywhere in between.
About Us
Western Specialty Contractors helps you take the guesswork out of building envelope maintenance and repairs in a way that lets you provide more value to your clients.
Since the company was founded in 1915 as a small waterproofing contractor in St. Louis, MO, Western has stood by dedication to quality craftsmanship.
Family-owned, the company has evolved to become America’s largest specialty contractor in masonry, concrete, waterproofing and facades restoration.
The Atlanta area office has served customers throughout Georgia since 1930.
Services
Caulking / Sealants Replacement
Got leaks? Water intrusion is more than an inconvenience for property owners and tenants. Left unchecked, it can damage structural elements and shorten the useful life of buildings, parking garages, and plaza decks.
Concrete Restoration & Strengthening
Concrete is economical and durable — the backbone of modern construction. But time, water, and weather take their toll and diminish its strength. From concrete repairs to structural strengthening with carbon fiber, we have the expertise to ensure your project is successful.
Investigation &
Pre-Construction Services
Are you considering a capital improvement or major repair project? Include Western in the early stages to get help with budgeting, logistics, phasing, and access to get your project started on the right foot.
Waterproofing & Traffic Coatings
From below grade waterproofing to traffic coatings and wall coatings, any waterproofing system is only as effective as the caliber of installation.
Masonry Restoration & Preservation
The materials that give masonry structures their character and beauty are vulnerable to age, moisture, pollutants, building movement, and deferred maintenance.
Parking Garage
Restoration
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.
Scott Haas Promoted to Southeast Region 6 Manager
Western Specialty Contractors has promoted Scott Haas to Southeast Region 6 Manager. He served 10 years as Branch Manager of Western’s Springfield, IL Branch, specializing in façade and concrete restoration in Central Illinois. In his new role as Southeast Region 6 Manager, Haas is responsible for overseeing the short-and long-term success of the branches within his region (Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando, FL) and ensuring profitable growth for Western as a whole. He also provides leadership and mentoring to assist the branch offices within his region, ensuring accountability of the Branch Managers and working with staff to develop the local customer market and marketing plans. “Over the past five years, Scott has grown a small market more than anyone could have ever expected. His powerful leadership skills are proven by his consistent performance and profitability and the strong team he has created. He understands the purpose of…
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Auburn University Stadium | Auburn, AL
Western Specialty Contractors – Atlanta Branch recently tackled the job of restoring the stadium at Auburn University. The iconic stadium was originally dedicated on Thanksgiving Day, 1939, before the first varsity football game was played. Although known primarily as a venue for football, the stadium has also hosted appearances by evangelist Billy Graham and musicians James Brown, The Beach Boys, Miranda Lambert, and Kenny Chesney, among others, throughout its history. The concrete stadium seats 87,451 people and is one of the top 15 largest college stadiums in the U.S. Expanded 14 times since its original construction, with significant renovations in 2004 and 2017, the stadium required restoration and maintenance to prepare it for the 2022-23 football season. Most sports stadiums and arenas in the United States are made of reinforced and precast concrete with steel seating supports and railings. Unfortunately, an even more universal characteristic is their openness and vulnerability…
Parking Structure Inspection Guide
Maintaining multi-million-dollar parking garages can be a daunting task for building owners and their 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.
Fortunately, identifying and tracking problem areas within parking structures has just become easier with Western Specialty Contractors’ new online Visual Guide & Checklist for parking garage inspections.
Caulking & Sealants Cheat Sheet
Practically every building requires caulking and sealants to prevent water from reaching interior spaces.
Caulking and sealants are not only the most commonly used waterproofing materials, but they’re also the most incorrectly used. This quick cheat sheet will help you decode any jargon you encounter for caulking and sealants.
Contact us today about your next project.
Whether you’d like us to take a look at minor leak issues, provide a proposal for full capital restoration projects, or give an educational presentation that will help you and your team make your exterior maintenance more cost effective, we’d love to connect with you.