San Diego Gas & Electric Case Study – “A Better Solution”
Problems: Remodel the lobby by moving 15year-old flat veneer panels to the opposite radius wall behind the reception desk while working in an active office.
Solution: Railset’s rails were factory shaped to the exact radius of the wall. The frames were preassembled off site to expedite installation time. Working after hours, the contracting crew was able toinstall all Railset frames in just 58 minutes. The accuracy of the radius frames allowed the aged, brittle finished segmented panels to be recycled without damage to the veneer.
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San Diego Gas & Electric Lobby, San Diego, CA
San Diego Gas & Electric Lobby, San Diego, CA
The use of the Railset Web solved three SDG&E Lobby remodel issues. CA
- An active visitor office lobby that would not tolerate business hour disruptions. After hours installation was expedited with off site pre-assembled Web frames. The installer commented, “The Raiset Web reduced installation by as much as eight hours.” He compared the Web installation to working with “Z” Clips and individual rails.
San Diego Gas & Electric Lobby, San Diego, CA
- The existing radius sub-wall had irregularities. The Railset Web configuration masked all surface irregularities eliminating the need to prep walls prior to decorative panel installation.
- Decorative Cherry veneer 2’ x 2’ x 0.75”panels were flat, salvaged from another wall and their segmentate
installation on a radius required exact Joint intersections. The Web’s rigid exact radius provided a perfect
armature to fix segmented panels.
