Recladding an Occupied Building
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Blog Summary
Retrofit work carries constraints a new build never sees: occupied floors, restricted crane time, and an existing substrate nobody fully documented.
Survey first, specify second
An as-built survey of the existing substrate decides the bracket strategy. Assuming a nominal slab edge is the most common source of change orders.
Installing from the inside
Panels installed from inside using a standard spider crane remove the need for continuous external access.