Masonry Magazine May 2012 Page. 31
assembly contractor, respectively, to restore this key component of the city's skyline to its original prominence and luster as a luxury residential and office building with panoramic views of downtown Detroit's commercial and entertainment district.
With construction beginning in March 2011 and a Grand Opening slated for September 2012, significant budget concerns existed regarding the methods of repair to the exterior restoration, in order to properly preserve and enhance the building's core. Notably, the deteriorating exterior limestone corners of the building would have to be completely replaced at great cost. To make the numbers work, Akins Construction enlisted industrial masonry repair reinforcement system manufacturer Helifix Inc., located in Streetsboro, Ohio. Helifix would implement its patented DryFix remedial pinning and tying system to reconnect, stabilize, and provide retrofit strengthening to the existing damaged limestone corners for all 34 floors.
The DryFix system reconnected and provided retrofit strengthening to the existing damaged limestone corners.
Meeting the challenge
DURING THE PROJECTS' initial inspection, at least two large pieces of limestone corners had fallen from the 18th floor during a storm, due to rusted anchoring and freeze-thaw water damage. The historic style and age of the building's expansion
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