Proven protection for high-traffic parking decks

By Gaco. 

A trusted partner, Gaco delivered a second successful garage restoration for this customer in the heart of California’s capital. 

Designed specifically for high-traffic environments, Gaco’s AutoDeck system offers seamless waterproofing, superior adhesion and outstanding flexibility to handle seasonal movement and daily wear. This made it the perfect solution for a busy parking structure in Sacramento, California, that needed a durable garage restoration with minimal disruptions.  

What made Gaco AutoDeck especially suitable for the Sacramento area?  

The GW-15UBU (hd) system incorporates two component catalyzed urethane elastomers and our walnut shell aggregate, GacoShell, for maximum durability, skid resistance and increased protection against harsh weather and heavy traffic. The use of catalyzed urethanes allows the traffic coatings to be applied at any hour of the day or night (a lot of this coating work was done at night) without the contractor being concerned about air temperature, or relative humidity affecting the cure of the coating.  

What made the Gaco vehicle deck coating system especially suitable for this parking structure?  

This parking garage is located near courthouses, detention centers and law enforcement substations. Because it serves as parking for several agencies, it required long-term durability with as short of an installation window as possible. Gaco AutoDeck was able to check both the boxes.  

How did Gaco help the parking structure owner drive down costs and reduce risk?  

By installing a proven, vertically integrated urethane traffic coating system, the owner reduced or eliminated costs associated with reinforcing steel deterioration and related concrete spalling. With the new traffic coating system, the vehicles inside the parking structure are better protected from the risk of contamination from leaks into the garage from above. 

What is interesting or unique about this parking deck coating project? 

This is the second garage facility Gaco and our GLA (Gaco Licensed Applicator) have installed for this owner. The other garage facility is less than a block away. Additionally, we have several excellent references of vehicular traffic topping in the surrounding neighborhood. 

What are the key points about this project that will help Gaco and our customers win more business? 

With this project, we promoted a continued productive relationship with the owners by instilling faith, trust and reliability for a given system. Throughout the process, the area manager stayed involved by attending many meetings, site visits, inspections and project reviews with the owner's representatives, general contractor and customer, Wine Country Shotblasting & Coating. 

See the full list of products used in accordance with this specification here. 

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