Vanguard Apartments

Warrenville, Ill.

Architect: VE Design Management

Contractor: Covington Construction

New E.I.F.S.

Furnish, set-up, maintain, dismantle and remove all equipment (boom-lift(s), tube scaffolding, ladders, hand tools, etc.) necessary for new E.I.F.S. portion of the project.
Furnish and install approximately 38,070 S.F. of new E.I.F.S. on building exterior as per drawings. E.I.F.S. is to be StoTherm Essence system or equal. Tyvek system to be furnished and installed by others before E.I.F.S. is to start.
Furnish and install ESP foam mechanically fastened to substrate.
Furnish and apply 48” standard mesh over previously rasped insulation board (9 ½” at termination points) and fully embed mesh into wet base coat (Sto 101 PAB) by troweling from center to the edges of the mesh (double wrapping mesh at all corners).
Furnish and apply finish to base coat using trowel to scrape material down to a uniform thickness. Finish coat color to be as per drawings and texture is to be selected from the standard chart.
Installation of accents (v-grooves, drip edges, etc.) as per drawings.
Furnish and install caulking in those areas where E.I.F.S. butts against dissimilar material as per drawings (metal, masonry, wood, etc.). Caulking to consist of installing 3/8” backer rod and filling with a one-part silicone sealant (Sonneborn or equal). Caulking is to match adjacent E.I.F.S. finish color as close as possible.

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