Building Repairs
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Solid design and regular maintenance prevent most structural damage to buildings but, of course, nothing lasts forever.
Our repair strategy begins by stablizing the structure using temporary supports. Next we restore or upgrade materials, finishing by ensuring the problem will not reoccur.
Insects and water caused the majority of the damage you will see in these photos. Wood rot organisms and insects favour the same moist conditions, often working together to break down wood fibre as part of an important, though not always desirable, natural process.
Focusing on restoration we added only a window and custom drainage to this wall and deck rebuild at right. The original deck contributed greatly to the extensive damage these detail photos show. Its connection to the building compromised what should be a waterproof envelope, allowing water into the wall space. Insects in search of new habitat found the damp, protected conditions they favour, helping the rot process along.
The addition of the window brightened this ground level space, an example of how a repair can become an excuse to improve a building. View photos of this deck repair…
Rot Repair Is A Hunterstruct Specialty — We’re Your Building Repairs Contractor
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Situated closely to a planter, the columns supporting this 60′s era cottage deteriorated.
Looking closely you will see the temporary stabilizing frame on both levels.
This frame supports the existing structure during restoration, ensuring the original building lines are preserved.
We’ve replaced the original built-up fir columns with solid heartwood red cedar, milling a bevel into this hardy stock to copy the original builder’s vision. View photos of this building repair…
We Also Repair Damage Caused By Water, Smoke, And Fire
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Wood rot, bacteria, and insects appear to work slowly. These factors often seem to work from the inside out, disguising damage until a structure fails. That’s when it’s good to know an experienced building repair contractor.
This seaside site requires special attention when it comes to moving water from sky to drain. It is typically so wet during the rainy season that during reconstruction we would occasionally discover shrimps in gutters and other pooled water.
As part of our restoration plan, we decreased the weight of this building’s original deck by approximately 50 per cent, while preserving its pleasing lines. The tremendous load contributed greatly to the extreme damage shown in many of these photos. View Windmill Repair Photos…
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