708 Greenwich Street

by Bulado Construction

708 Greenwich St – Exterior Restoration Project

Our team here at Bulado General Contractors recently started working on the exterior restorations at 708 Greenwich Street in New York City. We are only in the first month of work at this project, but we have already mobilized and set up everything necessarily to properly perform the masonry restorations on the building. Some of the work to be completed on the building in the coming months includes:

·         Repair with Cathedral Stone patching mortar according to manufacturers procedures (areas at walls C floors 2-4 watertables, sills & window surrounds)

·         Repair masonry defects by cutting out brick units

·         Saw cut brick masonry mortar joints

·         Repair spalled and/or cracked stone lintels and sills

·         Replace in-kind stone sill

·         Hammer test all steel pintels

·         Repair concrete steps

·         Replace rusted lintels

·         Repair hole in sheet metal

·         Repair masonry defects at West façade

·         Remove bitumen coating and repoint brick masonry

·         Repoint vertical joint

·         Remove existing window sealant at all windows and reseal all window frames

·         Seal around opening of A/C units

·         Scrape, prime and paint all steel lintels and steel pintels

88-25 & 88-29 155th Ave – Façade Repairs

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88-25 & 88-29 155th Ave – Façade Repairs

The project at 88-25 and 88-29 155th Avenue in Howard Beach, NY started a few month ago. We started in late March 2015 by mobilizing the building and preparing it for various façade repairs. Once the building was fully mobilized, our men began work on the balconies of the two buildings, completing partial depth concrete repairs, sealing cracks and joints at the balcony floors, and setting new compound at the balcony posts. In addition, we are working on applying waterproof coating to the balcony fascia, floors, and ceilings. Over the next few month, we will be completing the rest of the project, which includes:

·         Brick replacement

·         Repairing cracked mortar joints

·         Lintel replacement

·         Scraping, priming, and painting rusted lintels

·         Replacing cracked stones over lintels

Please check back soon for further updates. Below please find pictures from the site where we have mobilized for all the balcony repairs.

56 Thomas Street – Masonry & Parapet Repairs

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56 Thomas Street – Masonry & Parapet Repairs

We recently completed our masonry and parapet repairs project at 56 Thomas St, New York, NY. The project initially started in September 2014, when the building was mobilized and set up for further work, which consisted of:

·         Pointing and powerwashing all masonry on the North façade

·         Siloxane/aquathane waterproofing of the North façade

·         Re-painting of the North façade cornice

·         Scraping and painting of all five (5) French balconies

·         Sill repairs of sheet metal coping/covers on 2nd, 3rd, & 4th floors

·         Repainting of the North façade

·         Repainting of diamond plate ramp at building entrance

·         Structural expansion joint replacement

·         Painting of bulkhead cladding

·         Roof deck repairs & furnishing/installation of a 20-year Siplast roof system

Overall the project at 56 Thomas Street has been very successful. Despite the harsh winter, the repairs were completed in a timely fashion. Below please see pictures of some of the final work at the North façade of 56 Thomas Street.


Project Update: 166 East 34th St

by Bulado Construction

The project at 166 East 34th Street has been progressing well, despite the poor weather conditions in the past few months. While there is still plenty of work to be done, the majority of the project has been finished.  As you can see in the pictures below, the new concrete steps and handicap ramp have been built along with the new stair tread installation. The project is into its last phase and should be completed soon. 

3010 Valentine Ave - Case Study

by Bulado Construction

I. SUMMARY

In May 2013, in agreement with S.W. Management, Bulado General Contractors Corp. began the façade and chimney/parapet restoration at 3010 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, NY. The project, expected to last slightly over a year, included roof replacement, parapet replacement, and various others scopes of work listed below.

II. CUSTOMER BACKGROUND

Owner:                     S.W. Management LLP

Architect:                 Zaskorski & Notaro Architects, AIA, LLP

Project Address:      3010 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458

III. SCOPE OF WORK

·         Parapet Replacement

·         Sill to Lintel Repairs

·         Corner Window Column and Panning

·         Lintel Replacement

·         Replace Single Bricks

·         Single Wythe Brick Replacement

·         Wood Joist Replacement

·         Repointing

·         Repair Bricks at Fire Escapes

·         Side and Roof Mounted Roof Vents

·         Aluminum Cladding

·         Roof Replacement

·         Door Replacement

·         Chimney Reconstruction

·         Base Flashing for Skylight

IV. PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS

We went into 3010 Valentine knowing it was a challenging project; one could observe cracks running the height of the building about 4’ from each corner, giving the illusion of falling brick panels.  Before doing any explorations we decided to demolish the parapet walls (part of the scope of work) and thereby remove pressure from the corners.  When probes were finally performed we observed severe corrosion of the steel from which the window lintels hung, requiring us to reinforce the columns with ½” welded plates.  The new brick panels were installed with expansion joints and stainless steel slip-set stabilizers.  When corners protrude significantly there can be severe temperature variations along a brick wall; inadequate provisions for expansion and contraction can lead to severe cracking, which is what the design team hypothesized was the building cracking culprit.  The new expansion control system in place will allow the building to respond to temperature fluctuations in a way that preserves the integrity of the building. 

Update - 166 East 34th Street Project

by Bulado Construction

Our project at 166 East 34th Street, Murray Hill Manor, has been in progress for a few weeks now. At the moment we are working on building the new concrete steps with a stair tread installation, handicap ramp, and new brick pavers on the plaza & ramp stairs.

Everything at the job is progressing as planned and there have been no problems to report. Going into the winter months, the only potential obstacle could be any inclement weather.



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