Structural Assessment of Balconies
/ACTS Retirement Communities
Ambler, Pennsylvania
Seventy cast-in-place concrete balconies were incorporated into the construction of an over 180-unit community forty years ago. When these balconies began to show their age through isolated spalling, cracking, scaling and delamination, SSM assessed each using a detailed inspection and reporting procedure. Each balcony, regardless of its condition was treated as an individual structural assessment complete with documentation and photographs. A repair matrix was then developed for each building for the owners use as a quick reference tool.