Cherry Creek Retirement Village Skylight Repair

• Location: 14555 E Hampden Ave Aurora, CO 80014

  

• Project Type: Repair, Wet Seal
• Project Status: Completed
• Products Used: Dowsil 795, Lexan, Polycarbonate, Pyramid

Hail Damaged Skylight Repair

Cherry Creek Retirement Village. This luxury senior living community has a 34 foot by 34 foot pyramid skylight over its lobby and a smaller square pyramid skylight over an atrium.

Both skylights have extensive hail damage and are leaking. The owners were faced with two options:

1. Replace the entire skylight. Or,
2. A skylight repair. The polycarbonate panels can be replaced and, with our expertise, we can repair the leaks. Advances in technology will allow us to replace the existing three-celled panels with five-celled panels. These panels are more hail resistant,  but are they hail resistant enough to withstand a severe Colorado hail storm?

The owners have opted for a skylight repair. A cost effective solution compared to replacing the skylights. As long as they do not suffer significant damage in a future hail storm . A gamble they are willing to take.

Our Skylight Repair:

• Supply & install replacement polycarbonate panels on the two square pyramid skylights.
• Remove and clean sealant from caps.
• Remove hail damaged 16 mm panels.
• Install new cut to size 5 wall 16mm polycarbonate panels.
• Re-install caps and wet seal with DC 795 structural sealant.

Product Used:

• GE Lexan 5 wall 16mm bronze polycarbonate panels
• Dow Corning 795 silicone structural sealant.

Results:

• The managers and residents alike are thrilled with the “new”  skylights.
• The reduction in maintenance costs and the prevention of damage caused by leaks should make the skylight repair a cost effective solution  for years to come.

Benefits:

• Correct the daylighting and solar heat levels required for the space.
• Reduce dependence on electric lighting—increased energy savings.
• Increase the facility’s property value.
• Healthy, natural daylight in the space with soft translucent light and accurate color rendition.
• No required maintenance or re-coating costs—individual exterior panels  are easily replaced.
• In retail environments, increased daylighting has been shown to increase sales by as much as 40%.