The client, which has four different locations, wanted to complete the reworking on one of the building’s floors during winter break. There were no staff or children to work around, but the crew only had one week to complete the job. That meant no time for mockups, mistakes, or slow-cure coatings.

The test lab supports the school’s education mission, with commercial and government-sponsored research conducted in areas such as calm water resistance, seakeeping, and propeller tests.

“We had to install below-grade waterproofing, traffic coating, cold-applied waterproofing, joint sealants, expansion joints, and site caulking,” said Chamberlin’s Michael Brau.

The client, was opening a new warehouse that was to use fork lifts. And those lifts would need to be charged. A battery charging station equals battery acid. And so the next logical step was install a protective coating system on the new concrete floor.

For many, working out at the gym usually results in being in better shape or higher fitness, but for the four- to six-person crew from Abbruzzese Floors Inc., they got something special out of their gym membership: a coatings job.

A hot summer, a poor concrete pour, and a building with no electricity. This could have added up to the makings of a failed mission, but with an experienced crew and adaptable materials, the new epoxy floor at a naval base didn’t go awry.

When executives with the global H&M group saw rough and aged concrete at two of its shops in cosmopolitan Hong Kong, they realized they needed help updating the facilities to better convey the brand’s colorful and youthful image.

Before visitors could buy tickets to the new display, though, the Patterson-Stevens crew needed to deal with unexpected moisture in the concrete slab. Polar bears may prefer rivers but coatings contractors surely do not!

When the new property manager, Stoneleigh Companies, took over operations and rebranded the facility, the desire was for every aspect of the complex to mesh with the luxurious theme and look appealing to potential tenants drawn to the sporting area.

When MarkWest Energy began developing plans for a new gas compressor station in the area, they wanted construction solutions they could both trust and install quickly — allowing them to take advantage of reserves as quickly as possible!