One of our recent cornice projects is now in the final stages of completion.  Our work has all been installed but the final finishing touches are being completed on the Bavaro Hall at the University of Virginia in Charlottesburg, Virginia.  We supplied the large dentil cornice in our Echo-Stone GFRC material.  This runs at the upper section of the building, the gable ends and in a horizontal watertable band midway up the building.

While we are always pleased to work on a project of this scope, it was especially exciting to be working on a campus so well known for its architectural history.  “Thomas Jefferson’s University” as it is called was founded, originally laid out and designed by our third president and famous architect.  Working for Capital Interiors Contractors of Richmond, Virginia we supplied the Echo-Stone cornices and brackets based upon the design of the famous architectural firm Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLP of New York

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The Echo-Stone cornice was over 3’-0” high at the upper levels and over 4’-6’ high at the mid-level cornice section.  These included a dentil band that ran the perimeter and over 500 brackets that mounted on the underside.  We supplied over 1,482 linear feet of cornice, 180 linear feet of handrail system for a total of 1,196 separate parts.  All of this material totaled to 11, 661 square feet of custom fabricated Echo-Stone GFRC. 

As with all of our cornice projects, we detailed the exact profiles on our submittals but also identified the location of each of the parts on all levels of the building.  We indicated the location of the joints, the size of the factory assembled corners and the means for attachment to coordinate the installation with Capital.  This attention to detail not only helped identify field issues before they occurred, it also set an expectation level for the architect and the general contractor, Donley’s Inc. of Richmond, Virginia office.  We supplied all the material needed to complete the project without a change order for any additional parts with the exception of few lengths of cornice that was damaged on-site.  This attention to detail in performing our estimate, as well as the exact scheduling on the building, translates to cost predictability to our customer.

While we produced this cornice in our Echo-Stone material, we have produced other cornice applications using our GFRCnext material, our Cornicestone FRP material, and our standard FRP. So whether you are using an existing or custom cornice profiles, use an expert with over 30 years experience in making cornices for all types of architecture in the right material for your application. 

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