Mississippi Terrace Apartments
ST. LOUIS, MO – Western Specialty Contractors – St. Louis Concrete Branch recently completed restoration work on structural slabs supporting the Keokuk Housing Authority’s Mississippi Terrace apartments in Keokuk, IA.
Constructed in the 1960s, Mississippi Terrace is a five-story, 90,956-square-foot tenant building overlooking the Mississippi River. It’s one of the few structures in the country with post tension cables supporting a habitual space. Years of wear-and-tear and weathering to the slabs’ exterior post tension grout pockets resulted in cracking, spalling and water seeping into the tendons that support the structure.
Western’s concrete experts started the restoration project in April 2024 by patching back exploration openings made the year prior to view the condition of deterioration on the post tension cables to ensure that moisture had not settled. If the moisture had settled and corrosion was present, then additional repairs would have had to be made.
Western’s post tension repair work was performed on multiple levels throughout the building that support the structure. After repairing the cables, Western applied an architectural coating over the exterior grout pockets on the north, east and west elevations of the building to prevent water intrusion.
Special precautions were taken while repairing the post tension cables since these were located in resident spaces which were fully occupied at the time. Western took extra precautions, which included the use of additional vacuums, lighter hammers and enclosures during the demo to prevent dust from getting on residents’ personal items. Residents were also relocated to a hotel during the repair process for their safety and comfort.
To complete the project, Western installed a traffic membrane over the building’s south walkway balcony. All work at the apartment complex was completed within two months. PSBA was the engineering consultant on the project.
For more information about Western’s concrete restoration services, visit https://westernspecialtycontractors.com/concrete-services/.
About Western Specialty Contractors
Family-owned and operated for 110 years, Western Specialty Contractors is the nation’s largest specialty contractor in masonry and concrete restoration, waterproofing and specialty roofing. Western offers a nationwide network of expertise that building owners, engineers, architects, and property managers can count on to develop cost-effective, corrective measures that can add years of useful life to a variety of structures including industrial, commercial, healthcare, historic, educational and government buildings, parking structures, and sports stadiums. Western is headquartered in St. Louis, MO with 30 branch offices nationwide and employs more than 1,200 salaried and hourly professionals who offer the best, time-tested techniques and innovative technology. For more information about Western Specialty Contractors, visit www.westernspecialtycontractors.com
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