From north of the delta to south of San Jose we work on a broad array of construction projects throughout the Bay Area. Click on the map below, or simply scroll down the page.
You can depend on every Saarman project to be thoughtfully planned and professionally executed. It's our careful and conscientious attention to detail, efficient scheduling, resource availability, crew managment and cost estimating that keeps our projects running smoothly – on time and on budget. Each project, regardless of its size or scope, receives the personal attention of a principal as well as a dedicated staff to see it through to completion, keeping you involved and well informed along the way.
Project Type: Waterproofing Membranes / Pool Restoration
Project Scope: Remove a 12" concrete sloping slab from a failed roof membrane. Install a new sarnafil membrane. Refurbish the roof-top swimming pool and surrounding architectural details. Replace the private balcony concrete guardrails with new custom metal fixtures.
Challenge: Carefully replace the buildings roof-top boilers so the building was not without hot water and heat for more than 8 hours.
Project Type: Siding
Project Scope: Replace the existing wood shingles with new Hardie plank. Install Bloomberg windows and sliding glass doors. Replace the roofing.
Challenge: Work within a very tight budget and an extremely compressed schedule.
Project Type: EFIS / Waterproofing Membranes
Project Scope: Remove and replace large areas of EFIS siding and enhance building waterproofing. Remove and replace private and common are deck waterproofing below concrete paver system.
Challenge: Integrate new drainable EFIS siding with conventionally installed EFIS in a watertight manner.
Project Type: Decks / Stucco / Windows & Doors / Waterproofing Membranes
Project Scope: Replace existing stucco to facilitate window replacement and additional flashings over the greenhouse windows. Enhance performance of the building envelope.
Challenge: The weather along the beach. Creating a watertight exterior wall system regardless of only partial replacement of stucco, windows, and flashings.
Project Type: Pool / Stucco / Windows & Doors / Structural Repairs
Project Scope: Replace front and rear stucco facades thorough-out the complex with all new windows and sliding glass doors. Replace termite infested structural beams in lower units.
Challenge: Create usable construction storage space within the tight complex and on streets with restricted parking.
Project Type: Windows & Doors
Project Scope: Replace top floor greenhouse windows with selected "punch out" windows. Waterproof exterior masonry walls.
Challenge: In an 8 story building replace single unit two story custom greenhouse windows with complete weather protection through-out the installation. Intricate coordination of rigging to weave together all scope items.
Project Type: Siding
Project Scope: Remove existing panelized wood shingle siding system and install over 500,000 square feet of beautiful hand laid individual cedar shingles.
Challenge: Working with a very tight budget and an extremely compressed schedule. We succeeded in meeting the owner’s goals!
Project Type: Siding / Decks / Waterproofing Membranes
Project Scope: Rebuild stairs, landings, walkways, and install new membranes below concrete topping scabs. Integrate Hardie Lap siding with 16" hardboard drop siding maintaning visual continuity.
Challenge: Weatherproof courtyards first, so work could proceed year round while maintaining emergency egress for tenants.
Project Type: Siding / Windows
Project Scope: Remove and replace siding with Hardie Lap siding. Replace windows as an owner optional upgrade.
Challenge: Extremely aggressive schedule. We had to prep and finish one tri-plex building per week.
Project Type: Siding / Decks & Rails / Waterproofing Membranes
Project Scope: Replace siding to facilitate installation of new metal flashings at doors, windows, and decks. Rebuild deck guardrails for long-term performance by installing solid waterproofing details.
Challenge: Integrate Hardie lap siding with existing 16" hardboard drop siding to achieve visual continuity. Achieved!
Project Type: Pool / Stucco / Windows & Doors / Structural Repairs
Project Scope: Remove and replace siding, decks, and waterproofing, at selected bay windows with water intrusion problems. Remove and replace exterior windows facing railroad with tri-glaze to insulate units for noise reduction.
Challenge: Reduce project costs. Focus was placed on changing scaffolding supported from the street level and a need for 24 hour guard service to a cantilevered beam system.
Project Type: Siding / Windows
Project Scope: Remove and replace over 50% of the framing on all 3 story decks surrounding the exterior of the buildings. Replace deck waterproofing and guardrails.
Challenge: Perform extensive deck structural repairs while executing caution and care of elderly residents.
Project Type: Siding / Windows
Project Scope: Fully replace all hardboard siding with new Hardie lap siding. Replace all windows and sliding glass doors.
Challenge: Maintain a very tight and aggressive schedule in spite of normal "construction issues."
Project Type: Structural / Siding / Windows / Waterproofing Membranes
Project Scope: Rebuild common entry decks and staircases incoporating new membranes. Install fire sprinklers, selected windows, and sliding glass doors. Execute extensive interior and structral repairs on fully occupied buildings.
Challenge: 31 4-plex building specifications, all with restricted installation due to site specific weather conditions. In response, we shrink-wrapped the buildings for environmental control, giving us the ability to work through the winter.
Project Type: Structural / Siding
Project Scope: Reinforce sagging roof hips. Modify and improve roof eve drainage system. Miscellaneous siding and trim replacement.
Challenge: Install significant structural timbers into existing roof framing and minimize collateral damage four floors in the air.
Project Type: Structural / Siding / Deck & Rails / Waterproofing Membranes
Project Scope: Swap out existing wood structural supports throughout a labyrinth of elevated walkways and landings with a new steel supporting framework. Install new waterproof membranes below concrete topping slabs at walkways.
Challenge: Creating a custom base plate below each steel column so drilled bolts would miss extensive aggregates of steel reinforcing, cables and conduits buried in the existing concrete slab.
Project Type: Stucco / Windows / Deck & Rails / Waterproofing Membranes
Project Scope: Remove and replace 100% of stucco exterior. Replace all windows and sliding glass doors. Install new sloped walkways and decks using walking surface membranes.
Challenge: Keep access to all units open and safe throughout extensive elevated walkway waterproofing and repair.
