Hotel Restoration -
Hotel Managers have to be careful when seeking a quality contractor for repairs and upgrade work. With real world experience on a great many of these, often times large scale repairs. We at IWS have seen first hand the sheer volume of difference in pricing between contractors estimating the exact same scope of work. It is not uncommon to see a hotel management firm pay out a quarter of a million dollars on a repair that is perfectly attainable within prices far less impacting on today's budgets, without any reduction in quality, project duration, and or warranty specification. IWS has years of completed Hotel re-face/repair/new construction projects througout the Indiana/Kentucky area. Our pricing methods are based soley on a solid decade of experience executing these repairs and upgrades.
We are no longer estimating with the typical level of risk involved in such a venture. We refine our inspections and estimates to an exact science, leaving no room for mistakes or hidden cost in the middle of a project. We stand behind our estimates with an absolute assurity we have identified and exposed any and all possible work needed to achieve a beautiful, long lasting repair option. Including every detail of which, in our standard pricing submittal. Making the difficult job of outlining each and every need to a corporate management team, much more presentable and attainable. We also inspect the actual existing product, and idenitify its manufacturer. Searching closely for any possible warranty specification, as well as identifying the original installation contractor and their methods of application/installation used during initial construction. Identifying any possible liabilityand or warranty coverage/contractor liability on failing materials, especially when these products are less then five years old.
We develope and maintain ongoing relationships with many reputable Hotel Management firms. We treat our customers fair, we identify any and all problems BEFORE we price out our work, eliminating hidden, unforseen cost and their negative effects on todays restrained budgets. IWS has also adapted to better fit the needs of hotel management firms by working very closely with our customers over the last decade, encapsulating needed products and services, offering up a more complete repair, while remaining within a singular, solid, well detailed and accurate pricing format, and repair plan assuring our customers the lowest possible impact to their budget.
IWS also pays close attention to the work throughout the process and duration. Generating a detailed weekly report, making the total project viewable from all angles in terms of progress location, actual methods being used, manufacturer recommendation and review, as well as level of repair being applied in each individual area, in a format highly compatable with todays hotel management teams oversight functions. IWS also takes every possible step to insure little to no guest disturbance by offering 24/7 availablity for actual work execution, with specific awareness of loud or disruptive work having been identified, as well as fit into a proactive timing schedule. DAILY safety inspections to insure absolute safe entry/exit and environmental condition for Hotel Employees/Guest as well as IWS Staff.
In such a stark economy, hotel management firms run the elevated, serious risk of being subject to cost and risk that are simply not needed. Often times these repairs are taken entirely to far for the sole benefit of the exterior repair contractor. At IWS we identify the exact material used on the original application, Make a careful, detailed evaluation of the methods used (many of which have since been banned by many manufacturers) as well as look closely at factors such as
How long ago was this exterior applied -
What were the weather conditions/temps during the original application -
Who excatly applied this product -
A specification study to identify any and all changes to the product -
Identifying what type of damage are we dealing with -
Identifying the exact source of the damage -
Develope a proactive, least cost to max benefit approach to the repair -
Often times a very small percentage of the actual damage is visible on the exterior, while the walls and structural components are in an advanced stage of water damage, producing mold, mildew and weakening the structure. These walls do fall off the building eventually. Having caused auto, and other forms of property damage as well as personal injury. When water damage is visible on the exterior finish, its always best to have a detailed evaluation of the complete exterior to check for delaminated and or weakened walls, especially on soffit and entry areas.
IWS will identify your exterior manufacturer and schedule a inspection with the manufacturer rep on-site before pricing out any of these repairs in question. When these exteriors are not applied properly, and or roof failure allow incidental moisture behind these products, extensive damage can reach advanced stages in less then two years. Experts from all levels of the field regularly debate the permiability (ability to breath and dry out) and actual dew point location of these products. With a broad variable contributing factor field, fueled by subtle changes in contractor method, and application design, as well as existing structural construction variabilies, and geographical location. These applications need to be inspected on an individual basis. A small change on one project to protect it, just may cause serious damage on another. Improper expansion joint location is a typical factor causing delaminated walls, cracks, seperations among other failures. Flashing that has been installed incorreclty, makes up a large percentage of the water damage projects we repair. Many times flashing has been installed but fails to meet EIFS specifications, and falls short of the level of water protection needed in the application area. EIFS installed without regard to EIFS manufacturer recommedations and specifications, also make up a large percentage of water damage and repairs we encounter, further increasing the importance of awareness in terms of project EIFS installation and repair inspection, supervision and application monitoring.
These systems were designed in a highly technical field, and are in serious need of a highly technical application, that meets and or exceeds manufacturer specifications. It is not uncommon to see 10,000 square feet of wall, at an estimated 40,000 to 46,000 cost, completely destroyed by a single upper caulk joint failing or having been installed improperly. Small mistakes by installation contractors in the EIFS field are among the most expensive mistakes, causing large amounts of damage, in a short amount of time. One project in particular, the Hotel Management firm paid out 195,000 to repair their exterior, four years after initial construction. These situations are out there, blind-siding Hotel firms throughout the country. With the bulk of these applications going up between 1985 and 2004, the repair and reface projects out number the new construction projects 40 to 1. In the event we encounter such damage at such a short duration from initial construction, IWS will produce a comprehensive report outlining any and all improper application practices, along side an exact product identification and the specification details during the time of application. This and many other steps have been incorporated over the years to better assist our clients in recovery and liability funds, coverage and specification awareness, as well as increase their general knowledge and hopefully minimize the overall impact to their budget.
An extensive level of experience in the application of these products since their introduction into the United States in the early 80's, combined with a large volume of general field knowledge and case study, paying close attention to EIFS litigation and its defining factors. Knowing its weak points and typical failure areas as well as knowing first hand the role craftsmanship plays in the failure of these products. Furthermore having an extensive knowledge of manufacturer specifications for each product, and the changes to these specifications over the years, makes IWS and our staff invaluable in the Hotel reface/restoration field. We not only work to attain and maintain an ongoing business relationship with our customers, we also represent and protect our clients as much as possible, in what has became a very murky field of construction, always working hard to increase their awareness and educating them on early warning signs on these exterior products. And standing behind our products, services and methods of repair, well beyond any of our competition, with the inclusion of our full ten year warranty on any repair we make. This inclusion in itself, creates a solid piece of mind, and superb level of assurity, unmatched by our competitors. Indiana Wall Systems inspects our work at completion, three, six, twelve and twenty four months post completion. In the unlikely event our clients do encounter failure/futher damage/any issues/concerns, Indiana Wall Systems will schedule an onsite inspection and walk-thru within 5 business days from the initial call, scheduling any repair work within 10 days.
Curbside appeal
IWS recognizes the need for high-end curb appeal in the hotel industry. Many customers make decisions based solely on the outside look of the Hotel. We take exceptional steps to insure a beautiful, straight, uniform, quality wall. All of our work will be executed with the complete overview of the manufacturer of the product in which are are using. Each and every project we contract, are refined to an exact science in terms of methods and pricing, to insure the max amount of overall benefit, to the least invasive level of repair. Stains and small bubbled areas, and even some cracks can be repaired with much less invassive methods then typically used by many of todays exterior contractors. With manufacturer oversight, our experience in the field, as well as our willingness to stand behind our work with a full ten year warranty, far exceeding the warranties offered by any of our competitors, we simply offer a piece of mind and solid assurity, as well as a comprehensive view of the project in lamens terms, presentable to any Hotel Management team in the Country, both pre-construction (budget pricing), during and post project recap.
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