Apology and Tarps

First, Mid-Continental Restoration would like to extend an apology for working past 7pm this past Tuesday without notifying us about why they needed to. They had received a report of inclement weather late in the day (weather that did not actually make it this far in the end). Before this report, they had intended to leave that portion of the building without tarp; but because they received the report late in the day, it took them until 9pm or so to get the tarps in place to protect the building. The head person on-site failed to call his supervisor who would have called us had he known that they would work past our agreed time. They did not inform us; and for this they are very sorry.

I also have further clarification on how the tarps work. As you know, after attempting a different method of protection, it was then decided that we will often have to cover exposed areas (areas without brick) with tarps until new windows are installed and the area around the windows are fixed so that they keep water out. Here are the three conditions which have to be present for a tarp to be put up:

• Threat of Inclement Weather
• Area without brick or stucco
• Old windows still in place (or new windows when the walls around the window have not yet been adequately waterproofed)
  

As I understand the process, they will not put up tarp until they hear that there is a threat of inclement weather; however once the tarp is up they will leave the tarp up until you have new windows (this is because they found that it is a four hour process to properly secure tarps to the building). Once a new window(s) is/are in and the walls around the window(s) are adequately waterproofed there will no longer be the need to have a tarp covering your new window(s). The amount of time for a tarp being up is becoming shorter and shorter as we get into a rhythm of taking off brick and replacing windows.

Please see the email sent out to the building for more information concern the process of replacing windows.