Entrance Monument Wall -- Kirkland Subdivision
in Rochester (Oakland Township) MI
Restoration Work
Contractor: American Masonry Construction -- Brick Block Concrete Stone Restoration Experts
Lou Kopenick - Owner
Engineering Consultant: ANAND Enterprises
Yogi Anand, DEng, P.E.
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This beautiful wall welcomes you to the luxurious homes in the subdivision. The wall was built in the early 2000s and with over 20 years of exposure to elements and some other reasons, the wall is beginning to show its age. The concrete masonry block in the center core has brick veneer on both sides. The face bricks have cracks, bricks are broken at places, have separated from the core cmu -- just a sample of ills being faced by this wall. In discussion with the home owners association management, it was decided to come up with a solution based on practical engineering to try to restore the structural integrity and aesthetic beauty of the wall as best as it can be done without have to demolish the wall and rebuild it.
Not many engineers and contractors were anxious to take on this challenging project -- I was fortunate to have American Masonry get interested in taking on this contract and with the able guidance and support of the home owners association management, the work on the wall has begun.
Through this blog, I will follow up with the work and provide progress pictures that will constitute the as-built documentation of the repair work on the wall.
With Lou working on this -- the project is in great hands -- in the hands of a master builder!
Sincerely
Yogi Anand, DEng, P.E. -- ANAND Enterprises
and
Lou Kopenick of American Masonry Construction
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