Campus Construction

[RaginDave]

july-6-2 Rosegardendorms, on Flickr

The system is a spray on elastomeric type material. It look like it is a first class system.


I sell some Elastomeric systems, and I will tell you while not a bad system we should have gone with a Silicone. We are now stocking a product called GACO Roof, it comes with a 50 year warranty against ponding water. There is not a Elastomeric system around today that warrants against ponding water, so basically the 10 year warranty that most Elastomeric carry is null and void the day they are applied.

GACO/Other Silicone products are much more economical and will in the long run be a much better solution. The problem with Elastomerics is that this will have to be reapplied in a couple of years, due to ponding water on a flat roof.

[Hammer58]

july-6-2 Rosegardendorms, on Flickr

The system is a spray on elastomeric type material. It look like it is a first class system.


I sell some Elastomeric systems, and I will tell you while not a bad system we should have gone with a Silicone. We are now stocking a product called GACO Roof, it comes with a 50 year warranty against ponding water. There is not a Elastomeric system around today that warrants against ponding water, so basically the 10 year warranty that most Elastomeric carry is null and void the day they are applied.

GACO/Other Silicone products are much more economical and will in the long run be a much better solution. The problem with Elastomerics is that this will have to be reapplied in a couple of years, due to ponding water on a flat roof.

Elastomerics? Is that like Krueger industries Smoothing?

[Zeebart21]

Elastomerics? Is that like Krueger industries Smoothing?

T-Bone!!!

Z

[RaginDave]

Just to give you an example, Gardner Gibson makes a very good Elastomeric product that carries a 3 year warranty, but if you read the warranty carefully, it states that it does not cover flat roofs and/or ponding water. Let me give you a little information about flat roofs, they all have ponding water. Point being in probably 3 years we will have to re roof that building. If they had used a 100% Silicone like GACOROOF, then they would have paid more in the short term, but it could withstand ponding water for 50 years.

WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER: White-Kote™ White Roof Coating is believed to be of good quality and to
be in accordance with the specifications set forth herein, for a period of three (3) years from the date of purchase.
This warranty is only applicable when this product is applied according to our directions, in two coats,
and used with other Gardner products. [FONT=Arial Black]This warranty does not cover flat roofs, or poor drainage surfaces where
ponding water exists. All surfaces must maintain a minimum slope of 1" per foot (5°), to be eligible for warranty.[/FONT]If the coating does not perform as stated during the guarantee period, we will provide the original purchaser
with proof of purchase receipt with replacement coating to repair the affected part of the roof. Failures due
to acts of God, fire, structural defects or causes beyond our control are excluded from this guarantee.
Gardner is not responsible for any labor, property or other consequential damages or costs incurred in the original
or any replacement application. Except as stated

[RaginDave]

Just to give you an example, Gardner Gibson makes a very good Elastomeric product that carries a 3 year warranty, but if you read the warranty carefully, it states that it does not cover flat roofs and/or ponding water. Let me give you a little information about flat roofs, they all have ponding water. Point being in probably 3 years we will have to re roof that building. If they had used a 100% Silicone like GACOROOF, then they would have paid more in the short term, but it could withstand ponding water for 50 years.

WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER: White-Kote™ White Roof Coating is believed to be of good quality and to
be in accordance with the specifications set forth herein, for a period of three (3) years from the date of purchase.
This warranty is only applicable when this product is applied according to our directions, in two coats,
and used with other Gardner products. [FONT=Arial Black]This warranty does not cover flat roofs, or poor drainage surfaces where
ponding water exists. All surfaces must maintain a minimum slope of 1" per foot (5°), to be eligible for warranty.[/FONT]If the coating does not perform as stated during the guarantee period, we will provide the original purchaser
with proof of purchase receipt with replacement coating to repair the affected part of the roof. Failures due
to acts of God, fire, structural defects or causes beyond our control are excluded from this guarantee.
Gardner is not responsible for any labor, property or other consequential damages or costs incurred in the original
or any replacement application. Except as stated

Gardner Gibson also makes a 10 year warranty product called Black Jack 1000. But check out the warranty there as well.

This product states that it does not warrant against ponding water on a flat roof. Again for education purposes, there is no such thing as a flat roof without ponding water. So if they used either the 3 year or 10 year Elastomeric, neither has a warranty and will need to be replaced, probably in 3-10 years, but I would conservatively say 5 years.

[Hammer58]

T-Bone!!!

Z

I think we'll call you Koko.

[CajunAmos]

Gardner Gibson also makes a 10 year warranty product called Black Jack 1000. But check out the warranty there as well.

This product states that it does not warrant against ponding water on a flat roof. Again for education purposes, there is no such thing as a flat roof without ponding water. So if they used either the 3 year or 10 year Elastomeric, neither has a warranty and will need to be replaced, probably in 3-10 years, but I would conservatively say 5 years.

Black Jack, hmmmmmmmmmmmm..............................

[LaCajunsFan]

From this morning. It appears the base is done, and ready for the cinder blocks to start going up soon.

[LaCajunsFan]

And a few pics around Burke-Hawthorne and "Operator Cover the Chillers." I am hoping they redo all the sidewalks around the lake as well.....

[LaCajunsFan]

I also noticed that they did a repair job on part of the swamp's retaining wall. Maybe it'll look/match better as it ages, one hopes. And I REALLY hope they eventually get rid of the crappy hurricane fence one day.....

[LaCajunsFan]

One last pic I took of the swamp.....

[CajunAmos]

I also noticed that they did a repair job on part of the swamp's retaining wall. Maybe it'll look/match better as it ages, one hopes. And I REALLY hope they eventually get rid of the crappy hurricane fence one day.....

Didn't they put the fence because of the close proximity to the swamp to keep the gators off?