Raildek :: Decking and Railings :: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Kingston Apartment Complex and Parking Garage
20 Elmwood Street
Kingston, Ontario K7M 2Y5

PROBLEM:

This 35 year old apartment complex had an underground parking garage that was leaking. The original waterproofing was a "between-slab" roofing membrane which had failed. Tenants were forced to build tarp structures over their vehicles to protect them from dripping water. Steel structural materials were at risk because of all the water. The deck surface over the garage, which many of the tenants looked onto, was an eyesore.

SOLUTION:

Original surface was ground down, then levelled off with an acrylic modified cement. Duradek was then applied over the entire surface and 6 inches up the wall, where it was mechanically terminated. The outside perimeters were turned over 6 inches as well, which was enough to cover the entire exposed edge of the concrete slab.

Job Notes:

A completely successful solution. Water is not dripping on parked vehicles, structural metal is no longer at risk, and the tenants can now enjoy a more attractive and useable deck surface. Most importantly, the building owner avoided a possible structural disaster, which could have been, not only costly, but extremely dangerous.