Project Spotlight

3COM® Chicago Office Complex
Level-Right® PLUS

Overview: When one of the world's largest computer networking companies merged with a global remote access company to create the New 3COM, room for expansion became a top priority. To create their new Chicago office complex, 3COM purchased an existing office building in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, and hired Turner Construction Company to conduct a complete renovation.

The project called for level floors and an extremely fast turnaround. So Turner subcontracted the floor leveling to the local Maxxon dealer and a high-tech, self-leveling underlayment - Level-Right® PLUS.

Thanks to Level-Right PLUS' quick set, high compressive strength and superior surface hardness, the floors were leveled prior to completion of interior demolition work on the old, 400,000-square-foot office building. This strategy saved valuable project time that would normally be required during the finish-out phase of the project, when underlayments are typically installed.

After determining proper pouring depths using a laser level, the Maxxon application crew covered approximately 60,000 square feet of old, out-of-level floor with Level-Right PLUS. Within hours of pouring, crews resumed their demolition work. Level-Right PLUS withstood everything from bobcat traffic to falling ceiling materials and ductwork.

3COM's new Chicago office complex taking shape		The existing floor was laser leveled, with grade pins set		Duck pond marked and grade pins set		Level-Right PLUS was poured to the top of the grade pins

Duck ponds were feather-edged to meet existing grade level		Radical depth variations were easily corrected		With the new, level floor completed, further demolition and renovation resumed within hours