Great Lakes Builders, Inc.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
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Wolf Shopping Center
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Des Plaines, IL
- Status:
- Completed
- Structure Type:
- Retail Store
Scope Of Work
Customer
Wolf Shopping Center
Location
Wolf Road, Des Plaines, IL
Symptom
Canopy structure originally built with insufficient load bearing capacity.
Problem
Canopy pulling away from building superstructure and tilting downward.
Structural
Solution
Shored and jacked up canopy to level position. Installed steel beams and columns along entire 125 ft length of strip mall canopy. Mounted columns in steel reinforced concrete footings. Wrapped columns in brick and installed EIFS along entire length of beam line. Removed roof over canopy and replaced the ineffective framing with structurally sound framing secured to building superstructure. Installed new modified bitumen roofing.
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