Norton Audubon Hospital Garage
The Norton Audubon Parking Garage Project was a reconstruction and rehabilitation project that started in the spring of 2024 and will be completed in the spring of 2025. Schnell Contractors, Inc. was selected to repair both the precast parking structure and the existing post tension parking garage. Both structures, Emergency Drop Off & & Orange Garage had extensive structural concrete repairs. The work scope included structural concrete repairs consisting of over15,000/SF of vertical, horizontal & overhead concrete repairs both partial and full depth. Other repair items included post tension repairs, bearing pad replacement, along with selective demolition and replacement of load bearing columns and beams. Also included installation of 500/LF of new fire rated expansion joints, surface cleaning, 120,000/SF of corrosion inhibitor and a protective urethane traffic membrane system and new line striping.
Columbia Theatre
The Columbia Theater built circa 1927 is located in Paducah, KY. The Broadway facade was designed using glazed clay terra cotta units. Surface spalling of the glazed finish and deterioration of units resulted in the need for the replacement of several original units. Areas of glaze scaling were removed and terra cotta deglazed with Edison coatings, all mortar joints were repointed 100% with new historical mortar to match original.
Humana Waterside
Schnell Contractors, Inc. was selected to complete the masonry restoration on both the Waterside & Clocktower Buildings for Humana in Downtown Louisville. The Waterside Building celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2024 was the largest of the two buildings. The focus of the repairs was the structural stabilization of the masonry facade and to create a waterproof exterior. Extensive scaffolding was used to complete the masonry repairs on this project. The restoration included repointing, rebuilding sections of masonry, facade single brick replacement, concrete patching and concrete coatings, and completely rebuilding the parapet walls at the 12th floor. The Humana Clocktower Building consisted of masonry repointing, brick replacement/rebuilding sections of masonry wall, installation of new structural masonry anchors, painting of steel supports, removal of existing doorways and installation of new windows. The existing clocktower had structural wood supports installed on the interior of the structure and the Turret clock refurbished. Roof repairs included a new slate roof.
LGE Hydroelectric Dam
Schnell Contractors, Inc was selected to perform upstream and downstream vertical dam facade repairs. Approximately 10,000 SF of vertical spalling was patched at depths of 4″-10.” Specialized scaffolding accessed by barge was designed. Barge anchorage was further designed to fluctuate with the daily changes in water elevation.
Additional repairs involving replacement of deteriorating reinforcing bars and epoxy injection of structural cracks were added to the work scope.
This project duration was 24 months.
AAK – Hydro Building
Schnell Contractors, Inc performed masonry restoration of multiple buildings in the AAK facility. The focus of the project was to stabilize the multi-wythe masonry walls that were severely deteriorated due to oxide jacking. The masonry façade was stabilized utilizing multiple types of structural anchors, replacement of deteriorated shelf angles, and complete rebuilding of sections of deteriorated masonry. In many locations within the AAK facility, sections of masonry walls were removed to allow for structural repairs to the deteriorated steel beams and columns within the façade. Structural steel repairs included beam replacement, stiffener reinforcement plate installation, blast cleaning and zinc coating of deteriorated steel reinforcement.
Nelson County Courthouse
Schnell Contractors was awarded the Exterior Restoration of the Nelson County Courthouse located in Bardstown, Kentucky in June 2018. The Courthouse is a historic building, originally constructed in 1891. Our work consisted of exterior cleaning, re-pointing of mortar joints, and rebuilding of isolated masonry areas.
Republic Bank Garage
Currently, Schnell Contractors is performing Post Tension repair at Republic Bank Garage in Louisville, Kentucky.
