{"id":723,"date":"2018-01-26T14:04:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T14:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barnes-consulting.com\/?p=723"},"modified":"2019-09-04T15:25:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T15:25:31","slug":"parking-garages-need-love-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barnes-consulting.com\/parking-garages-need-love-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking Garages Need Love, Too!"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-336662 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-914463 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-31015 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>My firm, Barnes Consulting Group, LLC, was engaged to perform a review of a concrete parking deck &#8211; specifically the upper parking level (there are two levels of parking below grade).&nbsp;The structure in question&nbsp;was constructed over 30 years ago as part of a condominium high-rise.&nbsp;The property is located roughly 10 miles west of downtown Boston.<\/p>\n<p>The main issue was, according to the client, &#8220;&#8230;leaks everywhere into the lower levels and it&#8217;s been like this for almost 30 years.\" Before you ask, the answer is yes &#8211; a number of repairs had been performed on the garage over the years in an effort to mitigate water intrusion.&nbsp;These repair efforts consisted of spall repairs, crack repairs and numerous applications of traffic-bearing waterproofing coatings.&nbsp;A few additional drains were thrown in for good measure.<\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/C5612AQEDoO7-3puZQw\/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232\/0?e=1573084800&amp;v=beta&amp;t=bqfnwwriyNKhjuH3uMTO3bixDBYuflpVMitI3yFG5j4\" data-media-urn=\"\"><\/div>\n<p>A review of the parking deck revealed numerous deficiencies, such as failed coating; previous repairs that have failed due to lack of maintenance, improper construction practices, or both; failed sealant joints; and numerous cracks.&nbsp; In addition, the Owner&#8217;s snow removal contractor has been using a sand and salt mix&nbsp;with large aggregate&nbsp; (some close to 1\")!<\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.licdn.com\/dms\/image\/C4E12AQEFUhHXXKLg_Q\/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232\/0?e=1573084800&amp;v=beta&amp;t=OugMO5IdxbRp9Rvpt6tLc3_q40-USem1nReo8dKo4mk\" data-media-urn=\"\"><\/div>\n<p>To show one&#8217;s parking structure love and care, one needs to maintain it on a regular basis and immediately attend to those issues that will more than likely cause, create or contribute to the deterioration of said structure.&nbsp; This immediate attention could consist of (using the example of this parking garage): sweeping the parking deck clean of accumulated sand and salt to mitigate damage to the traffic coating and sealant joints; reviewing snow and ice removal procedures to control for aggregate sizes and plastic\/rubber plow blades versus metal; and using construction documents for repairs that illustrate proper procedures and materials as opposed to the &#8220;friend\" down the street that can do the work for less than half the cost.<\/p>\n<p>As Benjamin Franklin said &#8220;An&nbsp;ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure\".<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Parking Garages Need Love, Too! - Barnes Consulting Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/barnes-consulting.com\/parking-garages-need-love-too\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Parking Garages Need Love, Too! - Barnes Consulting Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"My firm, Barnes Consulting Group, LLC, was engaged to perform a review of a concrete parking deck &#8211; specifically the upper parking level (there are two levels of parking below grade).&nbsp;The structure in question&nbsp;was constructed over 30 years ago as part of a condominium high-rise.&nbsp;The property is located roughly 10 miles west of downtown Boston. 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