Multi Residential

Abbot Restores Brick and Concrete Brighton Condominium

 

1875 Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton, MA

1875 Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton, MA

Boston – Abbot Building Restoration recently completed the first phase of a masonry restoration project on a four-story brick and precast concrete condominium building at 1871-1875 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston’s Brighton section.

Based on Abbot’s recommendation, a multi-phase project was implemented with Phase 1 focusing on the Chestnut Hill Avenue side of the building where pointing, stone repair, brick replacement, and caulking of the windows was performed to repair the existing deficiencies.

In Phase 1A, Abbot performed an investigation on the rear of the building where a series of enclosed stucco porches were located.

During the course of the investigation, it was found that the horizontal and vertical steel beams supporting the porches were severely deteriorated and needed replacement. As part of the permitting process, the owner retained Structures Engineering Inc. of Marshfield to inspect the damage and formulate the repair strategy. Complicating the situation was that the project had to be accomplished without disturbing the interior living spaces by isolating the porches so that the residents were not affected.

Working as a team, Abbot and Structures Engineering determined that least invasive way of performing the work was to support all of the wood floor joists by installing shoring frames from the ground through the interior of each floor level up to the roofline.

After the supports were in place, all of the exterior stucco walls and partial wood framing were removed to expose the steel. Then, Abbot carefully removed the steel, and installed new, galvanized structural steel in its place.

Next, Abbot reframed the walls, installed new windows, and completed the project by installing an EIFS (exterior finish system) to replicate the original stucco appearance.