We were tasked with fast tracking 16 Floors (about 25K sy Carpet Tile, 325 sy Broadloom, 40,000 LF wall base) completed 1/14/22. The scope of the job was to rip up existing carpet tile, broadloom, and wall base with furniture systems in place. A lot of areas had significant disbonding of previously prepared subfloor. There was a tremendous amount of cutback on the slab and some areas had begun plasticizer migration. After removing the disbonding patch, we partnered with Schonox and used MR18 to seal in the cutback. We then primed with SHP and patched with RF and SL to provide a suitable substrate for the new carpet installation.
We were typically running between 15 and 20 men per day on the floors and were able to complete blocks of 3 floors per week. The job was challenging but utilizing different crews for different tasks (rip up, mitigation, prep, install), we were able to meet the aggressive schedule.
Nancy Thiel, founder and principal of Thiel Architecture + Design, is a licensed architect and an interior designer. With 40+ years’ experience working with luminaries in the architecture world, including Michael Graves, Robert A.M. Stern, and Rockwell Group, where she served as a studio leader, Thiel’s extensive portfolio includes single-family homes and multi-story residences, hotels, restaurants, retail, fitness clubs, offices, theaters, schools and shopping centers. She is a member of the AIA, holds NCARB certification and is a LEED accredited professional. Prior to her career in architecture, Thiel was a dancer and choreographer.
Thiel Architecture + Design is an award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design, planning, and product design firm with offices in CT and NY. The firm’s work focuses on high-end residential design as well as hospitality, contract, and retail projects. Thiel Architecture + Design’s work has been featured in Interior Design, Architype, New York and Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Connecticut Magazine, Archello, and Fast Company magazines. In 2022, the firm received a Connecticut AIA Excellence award for Interior Architecture. Thiel earned a BA from Penn State University and her Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.
