News Releases

12/12/24

Anaheim, CA
North Orange County College District

North Orange County College District had a perimeter planter box along the edge of their parking structure and wanted to eliminate them and create something that was more decorative. Angelus was hired to cap all the planter boxes with 2x4 lumber and plywood on a slant, sealed with Sarnafil® G 410-60 PVC thermoplastic membrane with heat‐weldable seams and a unique lacquer coating that reduces soiling. Once that was completed we installed Sika Sarnafil PVC ribs to give the appearance of a standing seam roof.

Major Products Applied: Sika Sarnafil® G 410-60 PVC thermoplastic membrane; Sika Sarnafil® Decor Profile Extruded PVC; Sika Sarnafil Roof Membrane

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

11/25/24

El Monte, CA
El Monte Union High School District

The El Monte Union High School District Family and Community Engagement Center underwent a modern facelift recently and Angelus was hired to coat the roofs, walls and panels using APOC coating systems. We want to thank Eric Gerber with ABC for helping us design a system for the school. He brought in Gabriel Gonzales of APOC to finalize the specifications. Even though there was a lot of coordination needed to accommodate other trades, we knocked it out ahead of schedule to the principal's delight.

Major Products Applied: APOC® Primer and Elastomeric Coating

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

11/20/24

Santa Barbara, CA
Sanctuary Centers

Our project at the 1902 Victorian Sanctuary House in Santa Barbara, California is really moving along, and they were ready for us to install the Water stop. To keep all the systems compatible with each other we installed TREMproof® Amphibia™ WS to seal all vertical and horizontal concrete construction joints. When in contact with water, Amphibia WS can increase in volume by up to 5 times while maintaining its density and adapting its shape to the small gaps that are often present in concrete castings.

Major Products Applied: Tremco TREMproof® Amphibia™ WS

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

9/26/24

Riverside, CA
University of California Riverside ARTS Building

UCR ARTS brings together the California Museum of Photography (1973) and the Barbara & Art Culver Center of the Arts (2010) located in downtown Riverside, California.

Angelus completely restored the plaza decks which included: coating removal, shot blasting, crack repairs, spall repairs, sloping and installation of a new Pedestrian Traffic Coating System. We successfully installed the Sikalastic 720 / 745T system in 2 phases right on schedule.

Major Products Applied: Sikalastic 720 / 745T®

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

9/19/24

Long Beach, CA
Jenny Oropeza Elementary School

In 2016, the Long Beach School District's International Elementary was renamed in honor of the former Senator.

We recently completed a wall restoration project and knocked it out 2 weeks ahead of schedule.

Major Products Applied: DOW Allguard Elastomeric Wall Coating System® and DOW 795, 790 Sealants®

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

9/16/24

Costa Mesa, CA
Orange Coast College Literature & Languages

OCC had a new project designed to their specifications and wanted to achieve a LEED standard - energy efficient and sustainable with low drought landscaping, etc. These types of projects can become very expensive and go over budget very quickly. So, one area they trimmed the cost was using a foam insulated, textured wall system for the exterior skin of the building. Well in less than 3 years they have experienced many leaks coming in through the wall, joints, windows, etc. Very sad to call this a "Renovation" project after only 3 years of life.

We cut out and re-caulked all the joints and window to wall transitions with DOW silicone sealants followed by two (2) coats of DOW AllGuard Silicone Wall Coating in 4 custom colors. The job was completed ahead of schedule and the Dean of the college commented on how good the project turned out.

Major Products Applied: Dow Silicone Sealants®, DOW AllGuard Silicone Wall Coating®

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

8/24/24

Laguna Beach, CA
Laguna Beach Surf & Sand Hotel

A member of Historic Hotels of America, the original property opened in 1948.

Angelus was contracted to install the snap cure polyurea membrane system, manufactured by Freedom Chemical. There are many challenges to installing a waterproofing system to an existing and operating facility. That is where Kyle Flannagan with Freedom chemicals came in and designed a fast-curing system vs a conventional 24-hour cure type system. This sprayed on polyurea system cures in as little as 3 to 4 seconds. We used the Graco Xtreme Airless Pump to affect this very rapid turnaround time, giving the GC's the flexibility to schedule the project.

Major Products Applied: Freedom Chemical Polyurea®

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

8/15/24

Santa Barbara, CA
First West Coast Installation of TREMproof® Amphibia™

Angelus is the first waterproofing company in California to install the TREMproof® Amphibia™ waterproof membrane system. Although it has been used for many years on the East Coast, this is the first of many on the West Coast. Tremco chose Angelus because of our history and success in testing and installing new systems to the marketplace. Amphibia waterproofing membrane is self-healing, self-sealing and self-repairing. It has three active layers - a watertight EPDM barrier, an active core with the ability to seal when penetrated and an active barrier which seals the overlap and helps resist lateral movement of water. It also has a non-woven fabric layer that promotes the mechanical adhesion of the membrane to the concrete. Angelus completed the Amphibia installation 2 weeks ahead of schedule to the delight of the GC who was able to install the rebar and complete concrete footing pours early.

Major Products Applied: TREMproof® Amphibia™

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

6/18/24

San Diego, CA
Torrey View R&D Facility

New core & shell commercial life sciences campus for R&D users. Some of the 993,176 sq ft facility features include 3 research buildings, a tenant clubhouse, below-grade parking structure, outdoor green spaces and a pickleball court.

Major Products Applied: Sika American Hydrotech Monolithic Membrane 6125®

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

6/15/24

Coronado Island, CA
Oceanfront Residence

We have all worked on big, secretive projects, but have you ever wondered what the finished product looks like after you are done with your scope of work? Well our San Diego office was hired to do some waterproofing on a custom home on Coronado Island. Under slab, below grade, air barriers, resinous floors, hot rubber, pedestal pavers, caulking, etc. This home can now be yours, 12,000 sq ft, 8 bedrooms, 9 1/2 baths and endless views.

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

5/20/24

Highland, CA
City of Highland Civic Center

Nestled against the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains at 1300', the City of Highland offers an ideal business and residential location in the Inland Empire of Southern California. Incorporated in 1987, the City of Highland is now a community of 54,000 residents and is the gateway up the mountains and ski resorts for Lake Arrowhead & Big Bear. Mark Shaffner and I want to thank Charles Farrington, with GAF, for giving us this nice lead. Your trust and support have been great and look forward to working on many more projects together.

Major products applied: Title 24 Reflective Roof Coating System by GAF

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

5/13/24

Barstow, CA
Marine Corps Logistics Base

To enable operational readiness through infrastructure, logistics, and services in order to support Marine Corps, Army, and other government components. Facilitate the optimal projection of warfighting capability into combat by being the safest, most technologically enabled, and operationally relevant military logistics base in the world. We want to thank the Marines for all their service! We also want to thank Nils Fox with Sika for specifying their Sikagard-7600 membrane for all the water retention ponds. We completed 3 ponds last year and have been asked to do 3 more this year. We appreciate the leads and support.

Major products applied: Sikagard-7600 Membrane

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

5/5/24

Bakersfield, CA
Chase Bank Transformed into a School

The old Chase Bank building located at 1675 Chester Ave in Bakersfield, California has undergone a transformation by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools! The parking deck was long overdue for repairs and had been leaking for years. Well as of last week, there are no more leaks, and they are extremely happy with our crew. We also want to thank Garrett Braun with Sika who worked hard to get this project started for the owners. Also, for making sure that all the materials arrived on time, his onsite inspections and reports were spot on.

Major products applied: Sikadur Primer, Sikalastic 720 / 745 Vehicular Traffic Coating Systems

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

1/23/24

San Luis, Arizona
Land Port of Entry Expansion Projects

GSA has hired Hensel-Phelps to construct and modernize the new Port of Entry between Mexico and Arizona. This is a massive project that will take a few years to complete because it has to be done in multiple phases. They are aiming to achieve the LEED's Gold Standard for this project. We are honored to have been awarded the Roofing & Waterproofing for this project. Thank you! We have worked on the last three Port of Entry projects with HP with great success. Looking forward to getting this project started this Spring.

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

1/18/24

Orange County Museum of Arts (OCMA)

We recently went to OCMA in Costa Mesa, CA to inspect our precast work to see how it is holding up. We reviewed all the stairs, landings, benches, and paver work we did last year and we were told that they love the work we performed and couldn't be happier. We want to thank Chuck Gramlich of Precast Solutions, Inc. for manufacturing all these custom pieces for us. With over 2,000 pieces of treads, risers, planks, benches and landings, this was a very challenging project especially because all the interior walls were not built per the plans and specs. So, we spent many hours dry cutting individual pieces to fit. Not an easy task when there are curves and varying widths from top to bottom and we still had to comply with the ADA requirements. Very challenging but very rewarding when you see the finished work. I am proud of our trade craftsmen we have working for us.

Major products applied:
Precast Solutions, Inc. Custom Precast Concrete

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

1/8/24

Los Angeles International Airport, LAX, Terminal 4 for American Airlines

The new $1.6 Billion-dollar American Airlines terminal at LAX is well under way. The many weather events and detail changes have not delayed our construction schedule. AA T-4 terminal has been a challenging but rewarding project for the 22 men out there working hard to beat the rains. We have been installing a bunch of Sika Sarnafil out at LAX all year for Hensel-Phelps and LAWA with great success. They asked if we could cover the Solartube lighting since they are going for a LEED's (Silver) rating. How could we say no...we have already contributed LEED points by installing Sika's Solar Reflectance PVC Single-Ply Roof Membrane. This is a polyester reinforced, flame retardant, waterproofing sheet containing ultraviolet stabilizers designed for all climatic conditions. We are now installing Solartube's Efficient Lighting System. More and more owners / property management companies are taking a hard look at achieving a LEED status for their properties.

Major products to be applied:
Sika Sarnafil PVC, Solartube

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

1/8/24

Brand New Amazon Distribution Center
Honolulu, Hawaii

Wanted to share an update on the Sikalastic Vehicular Traffic Coating Systems going down at the new Amazon Distribution Center in Hawaii. Things are moving forward and looking good. Thanks to our dedicated crews for all their hard work and loyalty for working so many months out of town. Our portion of work is close to 500,000 sq ft.

Major products applied: Sikadur Primer, Sikalastic 720 / 745 Vehicular Traffic Coating Systems

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

6/16/23

Hearst Castle Neptune Pool:
Restored to Glory

The Neptune Pool was originally constructed in 1924 and was expanded twice after its construction to reach its current size of 104 feet long by 58 feet wide. It holds an impressive 345,000 gallons of water. The pool features multiple Italian marble statues and fountains and is lined by 9,000 square feet of Vermont marble.

Due to seismic movement and the lack of waterproofing materials at the time of construction, the pool has leaked water for most of its 90-year history. Before the renovation of the pool, it was estimated that the pool lost nearly 5,000 gallons of water per day. California had been experiencing prolonged drought, prompting the state to set aside nearly 10 million dollars to stop the water leaking. The renovation lasted nearly four years and was completed in 2020.

The Neptune Pool repair was the winner of a 2019 Preservation Design Award for Craftsmanship given out by the California Preservation Foundation. The California Preservation Foundation Awards showcase the best in California historic preservation. About the Neptune Pool repair project, the jury noted the audacity and scale of the work, stating “this was such a courageous project to take on, and the craftsmanship is incredible. They did an impressive job…”

Major products applied: 122/123 Repair Mortars, Armetec 110 Protective Coating, Sikadur 35 Epoxy Resin

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2/23/23

John Wayne Airport
Orange County, CA

Raining Outside but Coating Inside

We collaborated with Sika and Watry Design to write the specifications for this Hybrid system. Our experienced crew knocked out 8,000 sq ft in two days even with temperatures being in the high 40's and low 50's. They prepped the concrete, cracks and applied the Sikadur 22 Lo Mod FS, aggregate and Sikalastic 745AL topcoat ahead of schedule. Now the owners can get their ticket toll booth opened as we prepare for the next 18,000 sq ft. If any property management companies want to add a Roadway Beautification System to their property, then please reach out and we will show you how.

Major products applied:
Sikadur 22 Lo Mod FS, aggregate and Sikalastic 745AL topcoat

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

2/16/23

Orange Coast College,
Costa Mesa, CA

Technology Center Building –
Atrium Skylight Restoration

The Technology Building is located on the West side of the Orange Coast Community College campus located at 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa CA, 92626. The building was completed in the mid 1990’s and features a skylight assembly at the roof level over the main atrium. The skylight design features vertical mullions with horizontal gasketed ribs. The assembly is failing which is resulting in multiple leaks throughout the building and therefore requires a full waterproofing restoration. The scope of this project will include establishment of all safety measures, appropriate scaffold and/or apparatus to access the skylight, and full restoration of the waterproofing components to render the skylight watertight.

Major products to be applied:
Tremco Restoration Overlay and Spectrem® Simple Seal Extruded Silicone Bridge
Tremco Spectrem® 1, high-performance, single-component, moisture-cure, ultra-low modulus silicone sealant.

by Rob Hill, Project Manager
Angelus

1/31/23

This Year, We Are Celebrating Our 40 Years in Business.

Angelus was started back in 1983 by Michael and Lori Peltier who ran a very successful business and were very well respected in the industry. During my days at Pacific Polymers they were one of our top customers decade after decade. Today the success continues with my business partners Shaun Geiger and David Felix. And we could not carry on the success without all our team members in the field and office. How time flies! I am excited of the direction we are going and try every day to make the Peltiers proud of where we have taken AWR. Thank you to everyone who works with us on project after project.

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus

7/27/22

New Billion Dollar Gaylord Hotel Resort & Convention Center

We are happy to announce that we are taking part in this mega project in Chula Vista, CA and is one of the largest projects to be built on the west coast in decades. The project has been years in the making. It’s a collaboration between Mortenson | McCarthy, RIDA Development, and HKS Architecture. It’s expected to cost $1.32 billion. I want to thank the entire Sika team who made this happen, Nigel Chiddick with American Hydro-Tech, Robert Chandler with Sika Floor, Adriano Bortolin with Sika, Craig Haley with Sika Plan A+ and Michael Mastro for helping us combine all the Sika brands under one warranty. Nine separate scopes of work under one manufacturer's warranty.

by Stephan Claus, President
Angelus