Abbot provides an option for an owner or decision manager to phase a project over multiple time periods while deferring the overall expense. If this provision is written into a contract, Abbot will hold its prices throughout the entire length of the contract.
Our projects include Institutional, Commercial, Condominiums and Apartments.
Common defects in concrete include voids and inclusions due to improper consolidation, poor surface finish or cracked surface due to plastic shrinkage, damage and cracking from residual stresses due to thermal effects, surface weakness, weak bonds between steel and concrete due to bleeding, cold joints, etc.
A mansard (roof) encompasses a four-sided gambrel style hip roof with two distinct slopes. The steeper slope with windows can be found on one side creating an additional floor of habitable space, known as a garret.
According to the dictionary, a portico is a porch or covered walkway with a roof supported by regularly spaced columns or enclosed walls. This pedestrian definition does not do justice to the intricate architecture that formed the grand entrances to ancient Greek temples.
