Troy , AL 1-Weak Butt Welds

Angles should continue on down inside base angle and welded at sides and top.

Troy, AL 2-Pop Rivet Repair of Welds

More pop riveted repairs of welds broken loose on the structure. CI welds down the side of angle and across the base angle.

Troy, AL 3-Results: Broken Welds.

Angles that were only butt welded, broke in transit and repairs were made with pop rivets in the field. This is an engineered job.

Photo 4-Proper Joint and Welds

Campbellsville extends the angle into the base angle, using the vertical and bottom flange of base angle for strength.

Troy, AL 5-Improper Cuts and Welds

Detail of weld shows welds in excess of 1" width, indicating cuts on steel tube were not made correctly and steel did not meet. CI engineer would have rejected.

Photo 6-CI Proper Cuts and Welds

Campbellsville steel showing correct cuts and welding beads.

Troy AL 7-Use of "Tape" Instead of Rivets.

Dark vertical lines on exterior cladding are the result of the manufacturer use double sided "tape" behind aluminum to secure cladding to structure, instead of using accepted sheet metal practices. Tape is not permanent.

Troy, AL 8-Panels Held on with Tape

Photo showing the manufacturer's use of double sided tape in lieu of rivets extending below alu,inum panels and applied to backup angles in lieu of rivets. Panels will become loose and unsupported over time and climatic change. CI engineer would reject use of tape.

Photo 9-CI Proper Grooved Flat Lock Seam

Campbellsville's use of the standard grooved flat lock seam, allows the metal to be riveted to the tower structure for a permanent attachment, and locking adjecent panels together.

Troy, AL 10-Scrap Metal

Instead of using continuous first run metal, manufacturer has chosen to piece scraps of metal together with tack welds. Tack welding warps the metal and burns Kynar finish.

Troy AL 11-Markings on Exposed Cladding.

Paint applicators shop markings are shown on exposed alumnium cladding and not removed.

Troy, AL 12-Raw Edge Not Locked

Manufacturer does not use commonly accepted sheet metal practices to hook and secure edge of cladding to the metal panel below, leaving an exposed an unsecured edge.

Photo 13-Proper Flat Lock Seam

Campbellsville's traditionally flat lock seam conceals fasteners and allows a hem to coneal the raw edge and protect material from oxidation streaking, and allows the edge to lay flat and true.

Troy AL 14-Cornice Crimps

Excessive horizontal brake metal lines are shown on cornice ogees, due to crimps being made at wide 3/4" intervals instead of smaller 1/8" spacing. Excessive use of exposed pop rivets.

Photo 15-Proper Ogee-Side View

This typical Campbellsville Ogee detail, shows the smooth curvature of the bends, with NO crimps.

Photo 16-CI Ogee-Front View

Proper ogee detail with no crimps, and smooth curvature.

Chatt., TN 17-Aluminum Plate Used for Attachment

Manufacturer uses aluminum plate to connect architectural wall back to steel structure, providing for a weak connection at corners, with no attachments at flats of structure.

Photo 18-Stronger Attachment

Campbellsville uses tube that is welded and bolted for a stronger connection.

Troy, AL19-Steel Connection Unsuported

Manufactuer has steel connection with no gusset plates on an engineered structure. CI engineer would reject.

Photo 20- CI Proper Steel Connection

Campbellsville uses heavy steel gusset plates at all steel connections on an engineered structure.

Troy, AL 21-Specified Material Not Used

Aluminum plate used instead of specified .032" aluminum as short cut to avoid forming. Plates create exaggerated shadows from lap lines, and are welded preventing the use of specified Kynar finish with 20-year warranty.

Photo 22- CI Flat Lock Seam with Correct Finish

Campbellsville's use of .032" aluminum allows traditional grooved flat lock seam, concealing raw edge, concealing fasteners, provides a flat seam with no depth or shadow lines, and no welding results in use of specified Kynar 20-year finish.

Troy, AL 23-Arch Is Not Lockformed

Archway is cut with raw exposed edges and held together with rivets. No sheet metal forming used.

Photo 24-CI Lockformed Arch

Campbellsville uses traditionally accepted sheet metal fabrication method of lock forming aluminum to avoid use of exposed fasteners, and raw edges.

Troy, AL 25 - Bare Interior Cladding

Interior cladding of Brand X with tape securing panels to structure, and no supporting insulation.

Photo 26 - CI Interior

Cladding secured to structure with rivets and lock seams, and polyurethane insulation. Polyurethane heps bond cladding to structure, provides rigidity to panels, and minimizes condensation.

Where's The Beef?

The competitor's cupola shows dangling transition work with no structural supports.

Proper Structural Rafter System

Campbellsville's typical structural framework arrangement fully supports transition roof of cupola.