Due to their location, at the lowest level in the building, the elevator pits are subject to water ingress, flooding, equipment corrosion, waterproof membrane delamination, cracks in the structural wall, concrete delamination, and etc. Often the elevator pits are subject to construction deficiencies such, unleveled floors, drains installed incorrectly, waterproof membrane not installed, etc.
Once the water is contained into the pits, it very quickly becomes the cause of many safety hazards and costly damages. TSSA inspections would order the owner to complete the repairs within a very short period of time at owner’s cost.
Our Service Includes
- Assessment of the issue and causes
- Write the repair specifications
- Obtain competitive estimates
- Oversee the repairs through interactive communication with TSSA authority
- Report the completion of repairs to the authority
- Close the order to comply
- Provide maintenance advise to prevent future damages
Most of the time the structural walls present cracks, there are points of water ingress, the waterproof membrane is delaminated or completely missing, there is extensive corrosion to the steel supports, the check valves are broken, and drains are clogged. Those are usually the issues that require to be addressed as soon as discovered to protect the equipment and avoid expensive elevator pit repair costs. RLV has undertaken many elevator pit rehabilitation projects and helped the owners to reduce the high associated cost and inconveniences with service interruption to the building’s occupants.