WestCon Tribune

NOVEMBER 1999

NOVEMBER MEETING

THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF WINDOW INSTALLATION
IN WOOD FRAME BUILDINGS

PRESENTED BY HARV ABERNATHY AND BRUCE MOSIAS, AQUATECH CONSULTANCY

Imagine a new community of homes in the half million-dollar range. Imagine that the General Contractor has years of experience and a good track record. Imagine that the homes are right on schedule (that's a real fantasy). Imagine during the first two years there are no leaks, butÉ.during the third year 90% of the homes experience leaks that are attributed to the window openings.

Harv Abernathey and Bruce Mosias of Aquatech Consultancy, Inc. in San Rafael will present slides and written information of their first hand experience of water infiltration problems with window installations. True stories will illustrate the standard of care needed to ensure there will be no leaks.

The presentation will include:
¥ Labor consideration
¥ Education of workers
¥ Proper sequencing
¥ Installation procedures
¥ Materials used for installation
¥ Instructions by manufacturers
¥ Biographical materials
¥ What is being done to alleviate the problem

Join us for a lively evening in which you will be encouraged to recount some of your own experiences.

Harv Abernathy is a Westcon member who has over twenty-six years of experience as a waterproofing professional with comprehensive hands-on and consultant experience in remedial and new construction.

An experienced presenter at ASTM and local trade associations, Mr. Abernathey is recognized by industry colleagues as an expert in identifying and resolving water infiltration problems. His expertise includes state of the art inspections, ASTM/AAMA testing procedures including field pressure differential leak detection and employment of other sophisticated methods such as invasive inspection and non-destructive evaluation testing and analysis.

Bruce Mosias who is also a Westcon member, has extensive industry training in architecture, masonry restoration and short form specification writing. With nineteen years of trade experience, he has developed expertise in waterproofing and concrete failure analysis, estimating and large restoration project management.

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