Canterbury Golf Club

Cleveland, OH

Grunwell-Cashero was contracted to restore the historic Canterbuy Golf Club Clubhouse, a host to thirteen major PGA Championships since 1921. The scope of work included washing and sealing one hundred percent of the thirty thousand square foot masonry façade and tuckpointing at defective mortar joints. Eleven brick pillars were removed and rebuilt at the club’s swimming pool area. All of the masonry caps at the decorative piers and walls of the clubhouse were replaced with new sandstone.

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Detroit Club

Detroit, MI

Built in the late 1800’s, the Detroit Club is a unique structure that was designed using a wide variety of masonry materials. In 2005 as part of the Lower Woodward Façade Improvement Program, the Detroit Club contracted with Grunwell-Cashero to completely restore the exterior façade of the historic building. The project encompassed a large scope of work including tuckpointing, brick, terra cotta and sandstone replacement, façade cleaning and the application of a stone consolidation treatment used to preserve the life of the sandstone. The Cass Avenue entrance was completely dismantled and rebuilt using new sandstone and limestone treads. Decorative ironwork restoration, metal cornice renovations and window trim painting all added to the successful restoration of the historic landmark.

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Edsel and Eleanor Ford House

Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Since 1996 Grunwell-Cashero Co. has been involved in restoration projects at the former estate of Edsel and Eleanor Ford. Designed by Albert Kahn in 1926 and spread over 87 acres, the property houses many historic structures. Grunwell-Cashero Co. has performed all types of masonry restoration services to many of the buildings including stone replacement, structural steel replacement with new stainless steel anchorage, façade cleaning, repointing and stone patching. Adhering to strict guidelines for restoring historic masonry is imperative when conducting work at the Ford House. Most recently Grunwell-Cashero was hired to restore the garden walls at the main entrance of the estate. The project was unique because of the historic nature of the mortar composition. After an analysis of the mortar was conducted it was determined that natural cement was a part of the original mortar mix design. True to the historic details, natural cement was used as part of the mortar during restoration just as it was while building the walls in the early 1900’s.

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Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, MI

Henry Ford Hospital was founded in 1915, all structures built on the Detroit campus are of masonry construction made up of predominately red brick and limestone. These facilities have been maintained by Grunwell-Cashero for more than 35 years. Our services have included façade restoration, sealant replacement, concrete repair and replacement, epoxy injection, below grade waterproofing, slab on grade waterproofing with a brick paver wear surface, limestone repair restoration, tunnel repairs, floor coatings and garage deck coatings.

Grunwell-Cashero Company has been and will continue to be dedicated to the preservation of this valuable community asset.

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Northern Michigan Regional Hospital

Petoskey, MI

Beginning in 2006, Grunwell-Cashero has been involved in the restoration of the large hospital building in Petoskey that services residents in 22 counties across northern lower Michigan and the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula. The restoration project covers a four year period. Work includes exposing the lintels above windows and cleaning and painting the steel and installing new flashing at the lintels with weeps in the newly installed brick. Expansion joint sealants were removed and replaced with new high-performance silicone sealant. New metal coping was installed at the parapet walls and the façade was cleaned and sealed.

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Spectrum Health

Grand Rapids, MI

Spectrum Health Systems is one of the largest healthcare providers in Michigan. Grunwell-Cashero was involved in the restoration of one of the original hospital buildings referred to as the 1916 building, for the year it was built. This scope of work included the replacement of all deteriorated mortar and brick as required and replacement of all joint sealants with new high-performance silicone sealant. The terra cotta balconies were completely dismantled and rebuilt with new terra cotta watertable units to match the existing stone. The entire building façade was powerwashed and sealed and copper gutters and downspouts repaired. The project totaled over one million dollars and was completed on time and within budget.

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Collingwood Presbyterian Church

Toledo, OH

The Collingwood Presbyterian Church was built in 1898 and is one of the oldest active churches in Toledo. In its early years some of the members were among the most affluent people in the area. Grunwell-Cashero Co. completed a hands-on inspection of the church and community house. A scope of work was developed and the project was awarded to Grunwell-Cashero Co. The project was scheduled to be completed in three phases, two of which are already completed.

The scope of work included tuckpointing, sealant replacement, masonry cleaning, water repellents, brick and lintel replacement and one of the highlights of the project was repairing the sandstone faces that resembled the original members of the church.

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Ecumenical Theological Seminary

Detroit, MI

Ecumenical Theological Seminary formerly known as First Presbyterian Church of Detroit is one of the oldest religious structures in the city dating back to 1889. The Romanesque style structure is made of red sandstone and is designed with ornate arches, towers and turrets. Grunwell-Cashero Co. has had a long standing relationship with the church beginning with the rebuilding of two severely deteriorated stone turrets. Most recently and after the church became a seminary, Grunwell-Cashero was contracted to complete priority repairs to the façade and reconstruct the south elevation in coordination with the new city sidewalks and road.

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First Presbyterian Church

Ann Arbor, MI

Since 2002 Grunwell-Cashero Co. has been involved in the façade restoration at First Presbyterian Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan. First Presbyterian has one of the largest Protestant congregations in the Metro Detroit area. The project began with the dismantling and rebuilding of the two limestone chimneys. Over the past six years both main entrances have been dismantled and rebuilt using new limestone units. Each buttress on the façade was dismantled where stone was broken and out of alignment due to rusting structural steel. The steel was refurbished and the stone reset. Along with the major work items, all deteriorated limestone ashlars have been replaced, defective mortar joints repointed and the façade cleaned. As years go by the congregation remains dedicated to preserving the church façade.

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HCR ManorCare Building

Toledo, OH

The HCR ManorCare building is one of the more recent high rises built in downtown Toledo. Its veneer is comprised of pre-cast concrete panels, windows, and glass curtain wall systems. Moisture infiltration has been one inherent problem for its owners. Maintaining this façade began with investigating potential water entry sources, mainly the veneer expansion joint sealant.

Other issues came to bear including decay and rust of the precast headers, and Grunwell Cashero Co. was commissioned to repair the concrete panel headers, clean the veneer and provide weather sealing. We were able to match the existing profile and color of the aggregate textured panels, by obtaining the same aggregates used by manufacturer. We believe that early detection and preventive maintenance will prolong the life cycle of this structure.

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National City Bank Building

Toledo, OH

The Ohio Bank built this building and opened for business in September 1930. Today it is known as the National City Bank Building and is one of downtown Toledo’s architectural jewels.

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Terminal Tower

Cleveland, OH

Grunwell-Cashero Co. began selective demolition and restoration on this historic fifty two story terra cotta and limestone centerpiece of the Cleveland skyline in the summer of 2006. Fourteen thousand lineal feet of mortar was repointed from the 37th to 44th floors. Also nearly four hundred sq ft of spalled and cracked terra cotta were repaired by meticulously matching the stone with historic repair mortars. Numerous circular cornices were removed, shored and prepared for the replacement materials that are currently in production.

In the winter of 2006-07, Grunwell-Cashero Co. began the demolition of five hundred fifty lineal feet of the 15th floor parapet. The parapet is over ten feet tall and as thick as four feet in various sections. The exterior of the parapet contains very detailed and intricate terra cotta units, some weighing nearly three hundred pounds. Additional work continues at Terminal Tower including repointing, cleaning and patching of the limestone from the 15th floor down as well as the installation of new fiberglass cornice and parapets at the 15th floor created to replicate the original terra cotta.

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Bagley Fountain/Cadillac Square Park

Detroit, MI

Built in 1887, the Bagley Memorial Fountain was a water fountain for the residents of Detroit. Constructed of pink granite, the fountain features a large stone center with four carved lion heads that distributed the water. In 2000, Grunwell-Cashero was hired to dismantle the monument, which at the time was located at Monroe and Woodward and store the stone units in an offsite warehouse for safekeeping. When Cadillac Square Park was built the monument was relocated to the park. Grunwell-Cashero Co. moved each unit of stone from the warehouse and rebuilt the fountain just as it was in 1887. The only dilemma was the missing lion heads stone unit which was stolen from the warehouse. The integral piece of the fountain had to be recreated using old photographs. Along with the rebuilding of the Foutain, Grunwell-Cashero Co. also set all of the new granite curbs throughout the Park.

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Campus Martius Park

Detroit, MI

In 2002 the City of Detroit contracted with Gruwell-Cashero Company to move the Soliders & Sailors monument. Erected from 1867 to 1872, the massive granite monument was dismantled in the summer and fall of 2003. It was moved piece by piece, some units weighing over 20,000 pounds and was relocated approximately one hundred feet away from the original location. This relocation allowed space for a new city park as part of a redesigned Woodward Avenue Streetscape. This park known as Campus Martius includes granite waterwalls, granite stages and a granite fountain centerpiece that sprays water one hundred feet into the air.

All of the stone for Campus Martius was imported and brought in and set in place by Grunwell-Cashero. This city jewel has hosted numerous public events including a Super Bowl party, Detroit’s Winter Blast and Summer in the Park concert series. The workmanship of the Grunwell-Cashero Co. craftsworkers has been enjoyed by literally millions of people.

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The Henry Ford

Dearborn, MI

Grunwell-Cashero has been committed to the care and preservation of The Henry Ford (formally known as Greenfield Village) for over 40 years. In the winter of 2002-2003, Grunwell-Cashero was involved in a historical $42 million dollar renovation to be completed in an eight month period. During the project, through one of the coldest winters in recent history, numerous masonry structures were created. Such structures include a new Retail Center designed with ornate brick columns and arches, a stone bridge built from fon du lac split face stone, a Stone Dam made from Michigan Granite field stone, twenty foot tall fence columns, fieldstone foundations for old buildings, and a new main entrance radius fountain along with arch and radius sculptured brick donor walls. The project won the 2004 Craft Award for the best historic reconstruction project as recognized by the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsworkers. Grunwell-Cashero Co. continues to add to the heritage of The Henry Ford by installing statues, restoring the Sir John Bennett Building and maintaining miles of the "Village Wall".

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City of Wickliffe Police Station

Wickliffe, OH

Built in the late 1980’s, Grunwell-Cashero was contracted to restore the façade of the Police Station. The building is constructed with an EIFS veneer that was exhibiting discoloration as well as water infiltration problems at grade. The scope of work included removing approximately 500 lineal feet of the EIFS near grade and replacing it with a fabricated stone veneer. The remaining EIFS was recoated with an acrylic coating. At the end of the project the city was left with a more classic looking structure to complement the surrounding architecture.

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Jefferson County Courthouse

Steubenville, OH

Grunwell-Cashero Co. was contracted to perform a complete façade restoration to the historic courthouse. The project consisted of thirty thousand square feet of cleaning and waterproofing of the existing sandstone and limestone structure. Thirty five thousand lineal feet of joints were repointed and six hundred square feet of stone was meticulously patched to match the existing color and texture. Grunwell-Cashero Co. also replaced one thousand square feet of stone with new sandstone. The entire surrounding sidewalk was replaced with new concrete with inset brick paver details. The stone Lady of Justice at the peak of the building was completely restored and gold leafed. All of the windows in the building were removed and replaced. The Jefferson County Commissioners were so pleased with the renewed appearance that all of the trees and shrubs in front of the Courthouse were removed to eliminate any obstructions to the view of this County Jewel.

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Wood County Courthouse

Toledo, OH

Bowling Green newspaper referred to the Wood County Courthouse as “the county’s new palatial temple of justice”. It is believed to be one of the most ornate structures in the region. This testimonial to masonry craftsmanship was completed in 1896. Its masonry veneer system is comprised of native dolomite limestone, Berea sandstone, and Vermont granite.

In the spring of 2001, Grunwell-Cashero began a two year project, which entailed extensive stone façade restoration, clock restoration, and replacement of the exiting Spanish roof tile. A challenging component of this restoration process was the replacement of the main entrance arch. Much of the original underside stone carvings were decayed beyond recognition. Seventeen new replacement units were placed and pinned into position.

Today many visitors to the Wood County Courthouse can visually enjoy the replicated craftsmanship of this historic structure.

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Detroit Opera House

Detroit, MI

For years Grunwell-Cashero Co. has proudly restored the Detroit Opera House located in downtown Detroit. Built with ornate terra cotta, the Broadway elevation renovation was the most significant undertaking of the complete façade restoration. Over three thousand terra cotta units were removed and reset and the underlying structural steel refurbished and/or replaced. All defective terra cotta units were replaced and made with new terra cotta to match the original. Additional scopes of work included the installation of all new windows, the restoration of the cast iron window surrounds, the replacement of the curtain wall storefront at the lower two floors of the Broadway elevation and the renovation of the interior ticket booth.

Most recently the Madison elevation was completely restored which entailed the repointing of one hundred percent of the brick mortar joints along with terra cotta restoration including replacement, patching and cleaning.

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Fox Theatre

Detroit, MI

Built in 1928, the Fox Theatre located in downtown Detroit is the second largest theatre in the country. In 2003, Grunwell-Cashero Co. was contracted to restore the exterior masonry of the theatre. The terra cotta façade was completely restored with replacement units fabricated to match the original. Structural steel beams and angles were reconditioned as required. The parapet wall was dismantled to the roof beam at the terra cotta elevations, the roof beam refurbished and the parapet wall completely rebuilt using the original terra cotta units which provided a large cost savings to the owner. A unique aspect of the project was the fabrication and installation of the terra cotta spires and finials installed at the top of the parapet wall. Years ago, the original ornate units were removed and this required the replacement units to be designed from photographs and the spires and finials once again adorn the building skyline.

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Severance Hall

Cleveland, OH

Built in 1931, Severance Hall located in downtown Cleveland is one of the most famous music halls in the country. Home of the Cleveland Orchestra, Grunwell-Cashero was contracted to restore the portico at the East Boulevard elevation. Damaged by moisture infiltration for years, the entire porch was dismantled and rebuilt. To complete the work properly, the concrete surface, drains and stone veneer were dismantled. The structural I-beam was reconditioned in preparation for the waterproofing of the structural slab and portico ceiling. Following the installation of the waterproofing, the Berea Sandstone veneer was rebuilt using eight-five percent of the original material.

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Detroit Edison

For years Grunwell-Cashero Co. has performed restoration and maintenance repairs to Detroit Edison substations throughout the State of Michigan. Typical DTE repair projects include masonry restoration, concrete restoration and new concrete work, renovations to trench drains and catch basins and the installation of materials in relation to environmental safety. Coordination, communication and safety are critical factors involved in conducting work at DTE facilities.

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Elyria Water Treatment Plant

Elyria, OH

The Elyria Water Treatment Plant is a water filtration system made up of several different buildings. These unique structures have a commonality in the fact that they were all built and clad with the same type of limestone and brick veneer systems. Through years of veneer moisture infiltration, the structural steel elements of all the structures were experiencing a great amount of deterioration. Beyond the replacement of many steel window lintels, the most challenging aspect of the project was to remove the Filter House window header through wall I-beams and replace them with new steel I-beams. This general contract included masonry restoration, spray applied roofing, tank coatings, glass block replacement and window replacement.

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International Transmission Company

International Transmission Company, an electricity transmission company based out of Michigan has been utilizing the services of Grunwell-Cashero since their inception in 2003. With substations to maintain across the state, Grunwell-Cashero has provided services such as masonry restoration, below grade waterproofing, new concrete work and the erection of a new pre-engineered metal building. Strictly enforced safety practices are crucial with each ITC project.

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Cleveland Browns Stadium

Cleveland, OH

Grunwell-Cashero Co. was contracted to perform concrete patching and sealant replacement at the Cleveland Browns Stadium. The patching occurred at the top and undersides of the concrete risers. A unique lift that would go up the ramps in the stadium and make the tight turns but also reach the underside of the bowl was utilized for access. All of the joints and cracks on the ramps were cut out and resealed. The outside retaining wall of the stadium had large cracks which were epoxy injected. Another portion of the project involved repairing a leak in one of the suites which was successfully completed and in turn created additional work to stop leaks in over seventy suites.

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GoodWill Industries

Toledo, OH

Goodwill Industries has been serving the citizens of North-West Ohio for seventy five years. The Goodwill headquarters in downtown Toledo has a unique 32,000 square ft parking deck atop its structure. The existing concrete wear surface of this rooftop parking structure was failing, as well as all expansion and control joint systems. Once the moisture penetrated the wear surface, the secondary substrate waterproofing system proved to be ineffective to stop the water intrusion at various locations throughout the interior of the building.

Since all components of the parking deck system were compromised, the Grunwell-Cashero Co. recommended the replacement of the wear surface and the substrate waterproofing system. In order to accomodate the clients of Goodwill, only half of the deck was under construction at any given time. All components of the waterproofing system and parking deck were replaced and as the restoration project nears its 10th anniversary, it continues to keep the facility water tight.

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St. Vincent Hospital Parking Structure

Toledo, OH

The west parking structure at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo Ohio is a poured in place concrete and post tension parking structure. It was built in 1972. Over time, the mid-west climate with its changing seasons can cause damage to the post tension cables, structural rebar and the concrete. Grunwell-Cashero Co. was contracted to make the necessary repairs to the parking structure. These repairs will span a four year period and include concrete repairs both partial and full depth replacement, post tension cable and anchorage replacement, joint sealant and traffic coatings.

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