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You know you’re good when your competitor hires you to do work they’re scared of – as in the case of the Mohawk Building. The Mohawk Building was scheduled for demolition as part of the Rookery Block demolition project undertaken in downtown Spokane in the spring of 2007. Talisman was hired to carefully and safely…
Worthy Enterprises contracted with Talisman in June of 2001 for the removal of the pool on the fourth floor terrace of the historic Davenport Hotel. As part of the overall renovation of the historic landmark, the removal of the pool was integral to completion of the project. Talisman utilized our Brokk robots to safely and…
One of the last remaining “art deco” theaters on the west coast, the Fox was purchased by the Spokane Symphony and restored starting in 2006. As part of the restoration team, Talisman was tasked with the repair of the exterior concrete façade which was in a severe state of disrepair from decades of neglect. Starting…
Talisman performed the restoration of the historic Helena Apartments which were purchased by the Spokane Housing Authority and renamed “The Pearl.” Work commenced work in the fall of 2009 and performed extensive cleaning, paint removal, repointing, brick repair and replacement, reconstruction and the application of anti-graffiti coatings to the lower levels of the structure. The…
The Bell Hotel is located in rural Eastern Washington in the town of Ephrata. The structure is owned by the Grant County Housing Authority which operates the facility as low income housing. In the summer of 2012 Talisman performed limited restoration work to both masonry and concrete elements of the building. The overall project scope…
In early 2003 Talisman was asked to provide cleaning services for an on-going restoration project at the US Federal building in downtown Spokane. We were asked to clean and apply water repellents to the exterior of the nine story structure after a competitor completed replacement of approximately four hundred window sills at the West and…
People may wonder what a historic masonry structure restoration project has to do with concrete repair – simple – one entire wing of the project or building was constructed with concrete press brick. The former Hillyard High School structure consisted of two separate buildings joined together. The North wing of the building was almost entirely…