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leak investigation

San Luis Obispo Contractor Selects William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC To Investigate Leaks at Santa Maria Medical Offices

We Will Be Investigating the Source of Water Intrusion on This Medical Center in Santa Maria

William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC is pleased to announce that we’ve been selected to investigate the source of water intrusion into a medical building in Santa Maria CA by a well respected local contractor.

The building has been subject to water intrusion over the last several years and is now ready to undergo repairs and upgrades to the facility. As a local consulting firm, William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC offers competitive pricing, building envelope expertise and 20 years of experience in the construction industry.

We’ll be performing visual inspections along with thermal imaging and moisture testing in our investigation to determine the causes of the water intrusion along with recommendations for remediation of the moisture intrusion. Medical buildings need to be free of potential sources of mold and mildew due to patients who may be adversely affected by spores and toxins associated with moisture intrusion on drywall and other building products that need to be dry and free of mold.

“We are grateful that our experience, expertise and being local have helped us rise to the top of the contractors choice of consultants to investigate the moisture intrusion issues.” said Bill Leys, president of William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC.

As building envelope consultants, William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC brings 20+ years of experience in leak investigations to the table, and with our experience in waterproofing technology will help solve the issues the building is having.

If your building is experiencing water intrusion, reach out today for a free conversation on how we can help you with solving the problems with our expertise in waterproofing. Call Bill Leys today at 805-801-2380.

leak investigation

Century City Condominium Retains William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC to Investigate Leaks

We’re pleased to announce that a landmark high rise in Century City (Los Angeles) has retained us to investigate leaks at several units that remodeled their decks into living space with storefront type windows enclosing the deck. The leaks occur during rain events accompanied by high winds.

Previous investigations identified what were thought to be several flaws in the window installation, however the repairs failed to remedy the problems as the leaks returned in the next storm.

Our experience and success in leak investigations helped convince the Board of Directors to retain us to investigate and recommend steps the Association can take make repairs after identifying the cause(s).

If your HOA is experiencing leaks from rain events and you need assistance to identify the cause reach out today for a free conversation about how we can help you! Call Bill Leys, the Deck Expert at 805-801-2380.

We aren’t quite superman as we can’t fly to the top of tall buildings, but our thermal imaging camera can “see” through walls and our moisture meter can detect moisture that ordinary mortals cannot!
leak investigation, Quality Assurance Observations, Roof Inspections and Consulting

Pesky Leak to Be Investigated By William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC’s Leak Investigation Sleuths

Where’s the leak? That’s why we were hired, to find a pesky leak that has evaded detection of its source for several years.

William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC has been retained to provide leak investigation services by a large builder of medical buildings in California. The pesky leak has caused several offices in the building to be vacated during the rainy season due to concerns over potential mold hazards, never a good thing for patients visiting the building.

We will be using a spray rack to water test the facade of the building in San Luis Obispo county this week. The facade features store front windows and a stone finish on the 4 year old building. Leaks can often hide in such situations and the building’s owners and its construction team that built the building hired us to assist in the leak investigation due to our history of expertise in leak investigations and building enclosure experience.

If your building is experiencing leaks, reach out to us to have a discussion on how we may be able to assist in determining the source and make recommendations for repairs. Our leak investigation experts are ready to assist! Call today 805-801-2380

While we were inspecting the roof, we found the roof drain sump pit clogged up with debris. We also found that the TPO roof has reverse laps that buck water flowing towards the drain.
Deck Inspections

A Video Message In Time To Help Keep Your Thanksgiving Safe!

Watch this quick video about using fire pits, turkey fryers and grills on combustible decks… To ruin the plot line, do not use turkey, fryers, fire pits or grills on any decks.

Please be safe this Thanksgiving holiday and don’t grill, use a fire pit or fry the turkey on your deck!

Roof Inspections and Consulting

Redondo Beach HOA Retains William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC To Write Scope of Work to Renovate Courtyard Podium Deck

We’re pleased to announce that we were recently hired by a Redondo Beach HOA that desperately needs to replace a failing waterproofing system on their podium deck.

The HOA sought several proposals from building envelope consulting firms and after interviewing and researching, the Board of Directors selected us, citing their previous experience working with us on their SB326 inspections and our detailed proposal and experience as waterproofing consultants.

Failing Waterproofing on a Podium Deck in Redondo Beach Will be Renovated

We will be writing a scope of work to put it to bid with several highly experienced contractors, perform non invasive testing of the deck to determine if there are any issues of concern and when the work begins, we will do quality assurance inspections to ensure the work is being done correctly.

The association had started asking contractors to give them bids without a scope of work and quickly realized that the bids were ranging in price by $100,000. This made the board realize that they needed help getting a scope of work together that would ensure that they solve their problems.

They realize it will cost them a little bit more money, but they understand that the value that a waterproofing consulting firm brings will save them many headaches as they head into this project.

Give us a call for a free consultation on how we can help your association and guide you through major capital projects like this. Call today 805-801-2380 ask for Bill

Roof Inspections and Consulting

ASTM Standardized Water Testing Proves That Construction Defects Exist at a Condo in Los Angeles

William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC was recently retained by an upscale condominium complex in Los Angeles to investigate leaks from one recently repaired deck and stucco wall on one condo unit that was claimed to be leaking into an adjacent unit, causing damages to the home.

Using ASTM approved water testing methods, we set up a spray rack that sprays up to 2 hours of rain in a twenty minute period to mimic actual weather conditions.

A spray rack set up against the wall imitates rainfall against a building in an industry standard testing method. These racks are calibrated and tested to meet requirements under ASTM testing methods.

Using our methodical testing approach, we were able to prove that the wall shown in the photograph above was in fact leaking. Using litmus paper and visual observations during the methodical cyclic testing as prescribed by ASTM showed conclusively that the newly repaired wall was in fact leaking at four locations.

Litmus paper has changed color, showing that water is leaking through or past the weather resistant barrier, and water is visible on the right side of the photograph where improper laps leave the stucco wall exposed, allowing water to enter dry space.

With this proof in hand, the Association can now move ahead with correcting the deficiency and fix the interior space. Liability on the proper responsible party that created this defect can now be established and legal counsel can now move forward with making claims against the contractor and his insurance company. Without standardized ASTM testing their claim would be very difficult to support in a court room.

A Flir Thermal Imaging camera shows the path of water in blue. Thermal cameras are important to use in leak investigations as they provide secondary evidence that supports the primary evidence.

When your buildings leak, call us first to establish where the leaks are coming from and with our investigative team of water intrusion experts, we can help you determine the source of the leaks, why they leak and who is responsible for the leaks. Don’t wait or let your contractor deny responsibility, put us on your team!

Reach out for a free conversation on how William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC can help you.

leyswaterproofingconsultants@gmail.com
805-801-2380
SB 326 Balcony Inspections

High Compliments From an HOA Client

It is always nice to get unsolicited compliments from our clients and the one that we received yesterday from Joseph in Los Angeles is very appreciated.

We try very hard to bring the best in service and stay on top of current trends in the industry to make sure our clients get the very best advice that we can give.

If your HOA needs help in balcony inspections, roof consulting or building envelope water intrusion issues, let me help you. Reach out today for a free discussion on what William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC can bring to the table in value for your community.

From an HOA client in Los Angeles, we sincerely appreciate the compliments!
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Learn about how deck drains and scuppers should be installed and why it’s important to counter flash scuppers on the exterior walls.
Learn about ember resistant vents for balconies. Soffits + crawl spaces
Here we discuss who can perform inspections and who must write and sign the report for sb326.
Poor workmanship doomed this new addition with intrusion, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage to restore the waterproofing. 

Quality Assurance Observations

A Roofing Contractor Messes Up, William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC Helps Client Get It Fixed

A Low Slope Roof Installation Went Awry When The Contractor Deviated From The Manufacturers Installation Instructions

William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC Steps in to Assist The Building Owner Get the Work Corrected

A recent consult job that we had for a client who just had a new low slope roof installed on their building showed the reason that building owners should consider hiring a quality assurance inspector to ensure that the roof is installed right the first time and doesn’t have to be done over.

A client reached out to us who just had a new roof installed on their building. They had concerns about the workmanship and requested our assistance to inspect the job and document the problems with the installation. A low slope roof with a single ply TPO membrane had multiple issues with the installation.

Improper Termination of Membrane at Skylight
Improper Termination of Membrane at Door Threshold
Improper Weld is Open
Numerous Low Spots From Improper Slope on Roof
Improper Termination of Membrane at Roof To Wall
Improper Termination of Membrane Into Roof Drain
Vent Boot Not Caulked or Clamped

As you can see from the photo gallery we found numerous problems with the installation. We wrote a detailed report for the client who then was able to go to the contractor and ask them to make corrections to their work. The city building department refused to sign off on the permit for the roof because of the poor workmanship and the client threatened to complain to the Contractors State License Board if the contractor did not step up and replace and repair his poor work.

All in all a happy ending for the client who had paid quite a bit of money for this roof. We would encourage anybody who is replacing a roof that’s going to cost over six figures to add a little bit more money into their budget and pay for quality assurance observations during the installation which had this client done so would have avoided this issue.

Reach out today for a quote on your quality assurance observations on your next project.

leyswaterproofingconsultants@gmail.com
805-801-2380
Roof Inspections and Consulting

William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC Performs Roof Inspections of 110,000 SQ Foot Low Slope Roof on a Commercial Building in Los Angeles

We were recently retained to perform an evaluation of a large low slope roof on a manufacturing building in Los Angeles.

The seam is splitting where it overlaps one sheet to another.

The client is interested in installing solar panels on the roof and needed to know what the buildings roof condition was, and whether they should repair or replace the roof.

For a very reasonable fee we performed a visual inspection and wrote a report for the client.

Samples of roofing to examine.

Some of our findings were that the existing roof system was splitting at seams, that multiple unsuccessful repair attempts actually were making leaks worse, and that the numerous sunlights were starting to deteriorate and would need to be replaced in the near future.

We also found a bullet, numerous nails and screws left by HVAC contractors around the roof top HVAC units that were damaging the roof as well. 

Coping termination beginning to fail.

As an independent professional consultant,  we’re not trying to sell you anything. We give you factual information and options on how to approach your roof and what it needs. If you then need help specifying your new roof or repairs we can assist you with that as well so that you get three bids that are comparable in the scope of work.

Reach out today for a discussion on how William Leys Waterproofing Consultants LLC can help your building repair needs.