HOMASOTE 4-WAY® FLOOR DECK TO THE RESCUE WHERE
LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE FAILED
CASE HISTORY ES #820
LOCATION
MAPLE TERRACE APTS.
LOVELAND, CO., COLORADO
PROBLEM
DISINTEGRATED LIGHTWEIGHT
CONCRETE FLOOR IN HOUSING
PROJECT FOR THE ELDERLY
SOLUTION:
REMOVAL OF CONCRETE AND
REPLACEMENT WITH 1-3/4", 2' x 8'
HOMASOTE 4-WAY FLOOR DECK
RESULT
A GREATLY ENHANCED FLOOR WITH
REDUCED SOUND TRANSMISSION &
EASIER WALKING SURFACE.
.....PLUS AN R-VALUE OF 4.46
TYPICAL BUILDING - ONE OF SIX IN THE
SUBJECT APARTMENT COMPLEX
DETAIL OF CRACKED & SPALLED
LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE; NOTE THAT
PREVIOUSLY APPLIED PATCHING MATERIAL
WAS ALSO DISINTEGRATED. |
