Endorsement — Mott Media, LLC
Mott Media has had many projects done by the management and craftsmen of Marquette Restoration.
We have included a simple renovation project and a tornado repair project as examples below.
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Company Name: Mott Media, LLC
Address: 1130 Fenway Circle, Fenton, MI 48430
Contact: William P. Hoetger, President
Phone: (810) 714-4280
Project #1: Office build out into warehouse area.
Description: Mott Media purchased a warehouse building to move its publishing, book distribution,
and advertising agency into. The office space that existed consisted of three offices and was not going
to meet the companies growing needs. The project consisted of removing a some old partitions and building
additional office space in part of the warehouse section of the building.
Details: An existing lavatory had to be removed and disposed of. A large room (chemical
laboratory) existed in the warehouse section
that was to be modified and added to in order to create an extension of the existing offices. The
project included building a structure that would join with the existing mezzanine/laboratory and be at the same
finished height in order to allow materials to be easily moved from one section of the mezzanine to
the other. The existing stairway was removed and a new staircase was constructed to allow easier access to
the mezzanine for storage. A removable railing was designed to allow the loading of large objects on
to the mezzanine. A small kitchenette was also part of the new build-out area. The offices were finished
in drywall with acoustical drop ceilings, carpeting, and an up-to-date fire
suppression system. Cabinets were installed for the kitchenette and for storage of office supplies.
Modifications were made to the existing lavatories to make them barrier-free.
Completion of project: The project was completed in a timely manner and Mott Media was able to move
into their new facility and be functional before their busy season began in the fall.
Satisfaction: As the president of Mott Media I was completely satisfied with the workmanship and
professionalism of management and the workers that worked on this project. We have enjoyed our new facility
and we enjoyed the process of having it modified to meet our needs. I would wholly recommend these
professionals to anyone looking for quality work in a timely manner.
— Sincerely, William P. Hoetger, President, Mott Media, LLC
Project #2: Repair of Tornado Damage.
Description: On Friday, August 24, 2007 a tornado rated EF2 plowed through
downtown Fenton, Michigan. Mott Media's Christian Bookstore and Homeschool Resource
Center was in its path. The building located at 112 East Ellen Street
sustained mostly wind damage.
The suction and winds of the tornado pulled the membrane roofing off
a portion of the building depositing it over an adjoining steel roofed section of the
building, the driveway, and the neighbor's backyard. As the membrane was
ripped from the roof it took with it some of the roof slats and the roof
drains. This left the interior of the building open to the heavy rain that
accompanied the tornado. Water poured into offices below and saturated the
insulation in the attic area. By God's grace actual damage to the interior contents was
minimal.
While the roof was being removed from one portion of the
building a large old maple tree from the park next door was being deposited on the roof of the
warehouse portion of the building. This caused sheet metal damage to both the
side and the roof of the building. The tremendous impact of the tree also bent a number of steel
trusses in this section of the building.
The tornado also moved Mott Media's detached utility building off its foundation
cracking its knee-walls and snapping some of the anchor bolts that held
it to the foundation. The remainder of the anclhor bolts held and the
building remained on the ground.
Details: The first and most important part was to get the building
covered to keep any further damage from happening to the interior. That was
accomplished that evening as the tornado continued on its way east. It was
difficult to get materials needed for securing the building because the police
were attempting to keep sightseers away from the affected area. Many power
lines were down creating a dangerous situation and the entire area was without
electricity. Working with the Fenton Police we were able to get our manpower
and equipment to the site to finish covering up the damaged roof. We also covered
everything on the interior that was under the damaged roof with plastic sheeting to
prevent any further damage by water that was still dripping down from the rain
drenched attic.
Once representatives from the insurance company had inspected the damage we began our
repairs. Since right after the storm there wasn't any power for a few days, generators
were brought in to power lights and equipment. Large dumpsters were brought to the site
for the disposal of the damaged and unusable materials.
First the remainder of the
membrane was removed. The wood trusses in this portion of the building were inspected
and any damage was repaired. The roof slats were removed to allow access to the attic
area. The attic insulation was removed utilizing a large vacuum truck and, once the
attic area had dried out, new insulation was blown into the attic. Plywood was nailed
down to the trusses and an insulated underlayment was attached to the plywood using
mechanical fasteners. The new membrane roofing could then be glued down to the new
underlayment and roof drains and vents were reattached. Once the membrane was in place
the roof wall caps and gutters that had been removed were replaced.
Simultaneously the interior was being vacuumed with wet-vacs and damaged drop ceiling tiles and the
insulation that was above the drop ceiling were being removed and disposed of.
Furniture was being dried off, inspected, and moved to dry areas of the building. Plumbing for the
replacement of the roof drains was started and pressure testing of the roof drain system was taking
place. The tornado had snapped the roof drain pipes so violently that the PVC piping had shattered.
The testing was to make sure that there were no other cracks in the piping that ran through the walls
and attached to the storm sewer drain in the basement. Carpeting in one office was beyond
repair and was removed. After a few days of fans circulating air around the building and the
air conditioner being used to remove humidity a water damage inspector was
brought in to test for water that may have gotten into the walls. No major problems were found and
any damaged structure was repaired.
After the immediate damage was repaired to the membrane roof we turned our attention to the steel
portion of the building with the tree damage. The existing bent trusses could not be removed without
a major rebuild of this portion of the building. We had an engineering company look at the situation
and they came up with a way of adding trusses next to the old bent trusses and supporting them with
new columns. This was a complicated undertaking but was more desirable compared to the alternatives.
New trusses and columns were designed and constructed and delivered to the site. The process then began that involved removing one side of the building roofing
and forty (40) feet of the interior drywall. The roofing was done one section at a time to
minimize the exposure to the weather. Each new truss was slid in using a crane and new columns positioned
to support
it. The new truss system was secured to the old truss system and the roofing was replaced. Since
ten (10) trusses were damaged, 10 new trusses had to be slid into place in this
fashion. Once all of the trusses and columns were installed the exterior sheet metal that
was damaged was replaced. Then the interior drywall was replaced, puttied, sanded, and painted.
The exterior utility building repairs required that it be jacked off of its knee-walls. Once the building
was off the knee-walls the masonry of the damaged knee-walls could be repaired and anchoring bolts that had been snapped by the tornado could be replaced.
When the new masonry work had hardened the building was lowered back onto its knee-walls and again
secured using the existing and replaced anchor bolts. The two garage doors had also sustained damage and
these had to be realigned and repaired. When the repairs were done it was difficult to determine that
any damage had occurred.
Completion of project: From August 24th when the tornado had hit Fenton the project took four (4)
weeks to complete all repairs on all three areas that were damaged. This work was done while the store
and resource center remained open. Only one day (the following Saturday) of business was lost.
Satisfaction: As the president of Mott Media I was very satisfied with the workmanship and
actions of the management and workers that were involved with this project; and there were many. These
were very trying times and
the interruption of business during our busiest time of the year could have made it much worst. These people
worked with us to allow us to stay open and still keep both our staff and customer safe while this work
was being done. I would recommend the craftsman and management of Marquette Restoration to anyone who
finds themselves in this situation. Not having to deal with further problems at a time like this was
very appreciated.
— Sincerely, William P. Hoetger, President, Mott Media, LLC |
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