exteriors
PROJECT
The major portion of the job involved 50,000 sq. ft. of splitslab waterproofing expansion for the concourse area.
Kansas State Calls Waterproofing Audible Cold-applied, solvent-free, single-component material gets the football stadium job done.
C
ombine an architectural firm known for its
bles the previous space. The state-of-the-art building
ration & Waterproofing Contractors Inc., Topeka, KS,
sports facilities, a construction company
includes room for strength-and-conditioning equip-
was brought in as a subcontractor on the project. The
laden with Kansas State Univ. alumni, and a
ment, training, locker rooms, and office space for
company’s project manager, David Falley, said, “Im-
subcontractor with more than 20-yr. experience with
coaches and staff. The grand, four-story atrium leaves
mediately we saw that the architect’s specs called for a
W. R. Meadows products, and you get an excellent
a memorable first impression and is accessible from all
hot-applied sealant. That concerned us with the safety
waterproofing solution for the Vanier Football Com-
levels, including the main concourse. The stadium has
factor of working with hot, liquid tar.
plex at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, KS.
a seating capacity of 50,000.
“So we sent the specs to W. R. Meadows (Hamp-
Attached to the north end zone of the stadium, the
Having worked on previous phases of the stadi-
shire, IL, wrmeadows.com) and asked what they could
four-story Vanier Football Complex more than dou-
um’s expansion and modernization program, Resto-
provide as an equal with warranty to meet all the re-
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