Echelon Studios is a film production complex in the heart of Hollywood. The impressive vertical studio lot includes soundstages along Santa Monica Boulevard and office space on the east and west sides of the campus. In its entirety, the complex will span five acres with four 19,000 square-foot soundstages, one 15,000 square foot flex stage, and a 90,000 square foot “creative village” of
office space. Among myriad other features, Echelon Studios also features ground level retail, bringing the public into the space.
EPRO provided the waterproofing protection for the entirety of the site: Echelon Studios has 36,000 square feet of PreTak on the walls, and a further 216,000 of product installed under slab.
“There were several advantages to PreTak, and we particularly appreciated the availability of the material and roll sizes on offer,” says Christina Solis, Letner Roofing company, the EPRO installer. “We used the 7’-11” wide roll. It allowed for a good production rate as the rolls were not too heavy, but wider than competitors which meant fewer seams to detail.”
PreTak is a pre-applied high-density polyethylene (HDPE) sheet waterproofing membrane combined with a pressure sensitive adhesive that fully adheres to cast in place concrete and shotcrete to prevent lateral water migration in both blindside shoring and under slab applications.
Installation is productive and reliable with up to 8 ft wide rolls to minimize seams.
“We found PreTak durable, reliable, and easy to use. As a huge bonus, there was great technical and customer support from the EPRO team,” adds Solis.
EPRO appreciated the opportunity to be involved with such a massive project and to
collaborate with Letner and MATT Construction throughout the process.