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<p>Have you sometimes </p>
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<li>Wondered whether exterior wall, windows, roofing and below-grade
waterproofing were addressed fully "on paper" before
the bid?</li>
<li>Heard objections from a contractor or other party who challenges
the wisdom of the exterior details, or proposes substitute products?</li>
<li>Found it hard to visualize the flashings and other concealed
elements at critical areas?</li>
<li>Checked a set of plans and found a host of unanswered questions?</li>
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<p>Leavitt Associates design evaluation helps the owner, architect,
and contractor do their jobs because it</p>
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<li> Helps address scope, quality, and cost issues before the
bid</li>
<li>Identifies technical problems and solves them while there
is still time to change the design, before they turn up in the
field</li>
<li> Reduces "head scratching" and "finger pointing"
later on</li>
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<p>And it results in a finished building that is less prone to problems.<br>
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<p><b class="softhead">Working with Architects to Refine
the Design Before Construction</b></p>
<p>Leavitt Associates has worked successfully with world-renowned
architects to refine construction details without
compromising the originality of the design. The harder
the problems, the more we enjoy solving them!</p>
<p>We review the construction documents and then illustrate
difficult problem areas with quick illustrations to
spotlight the issues. Difficult construction detailing
and conditions usually arise because the problem is
hard to visualize in the office. These issues get
easier to solve when you can see where the problem
lies. </p>
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In one recent example, an architect retained us to
review the construction documents for a biomedical
building. First we met with the designers to discuss
their goals for the facade. Then we prepared a series
of sketches, some on the spot, that show how to flash
and waterproof ten special conditions that we identified
as being particularly challenging. The architect's
project manager estimated that our input saved several
weeks of the design team's time and gave them added
assurance that the difficult areas had received the
attention they require.</p>
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<p>One of these conditions occurs in locations where
the design uses deep recessed windows. These recesses
give it a very expressive tectonic architectural appearance,
but also create ledges and detailing challenges for
the brick veneer construction.</p>
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<p>Our sketches show a way to flash the deep window
ledges reliably, without making unsightly roofing
details visible on the face of the building.</p>
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<p>The design included pre-finished aluminum window
sills with a "slip" appearance, that do
not lug into the adjacent masonry. We developed a
concealed sill flashing to protect against window
leakage. The wall cavity insulation meets the glass
plane for maximum continuity of the thermal barrier,
and a positive air seal is made around the window.</p>
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<p class="featurebody">Step 1 shows the pan flashing
in place, with self-adhered membrane jamb flashings
draining into the pan</p>
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<p class="featurebody">Step 2 shows the brick veneer
and cavity insulation in place. The pan flashing extends
into the adjacent masonry.</p>
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<p class="featurebody">Step 3 shows the window in place,
with the prefinished aluminum sill covering the concealed
sill flashing.</p>
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<br>
<a href="cs_fieldinvestigation.htm">Field Investigation &
Remediation</a><br>
<a href="cs_conditionassessment.htm">Condition Assessment</a><br>
<a href="cs_mediation.htm">Mediation</a><br>
<a href="cs_designconsulting.htm">Design Consulting</a><br>
<a href="cs_architecturalconstr.htm">Architectural Construction
Docs.</a></p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"> <span class="pullquotes">We have worked
with Leavitt associates for over 10 years, tapping into their very
deep experience and knowledge . . . and have not only found their
input constructive, but also very educating. They are very thoughtful
in their approach, and willing to provide alternative solutions
to complex design projects as project budgets and other dynamics
frequently require. . . Enough cannot be said of the value they
provide.</span>
<br><span class="pullquoteauthor">Michael Raso, AIA<br>
Partner, Herbert S Newman and Partners</span></td>
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When strong is weak...</p>
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The strongest fastener is not always the best one to use. The
high-strength drive-pin fastener shown here caused pieces of carved
limestone to break, when it was used to attach roof blocking in
a historic building. A lower-strength fastener with a different
kind of expansion shield would have been appropriate.</p>
<p class="featurebody"><a href="cs_fieldinvestigation.htm">View
more about Field Investigation and Remediation</a></p>
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