This is the new 37,000 square foot Houchin Blood Bank in Bakersfield, Ca. Sweaney was subcontracted by Wallace & Smith to provide the metal stud framing, drywall & EIFS finish for this state of the art medical facility.
![The exterior framing was 6″ 18 ga. structural 1 5/8″ C-studs](https://sweaneyinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Houchin-Blood-Bank2-034-1024x768-1024x768.jpg)
![The exterior studs were attached to the structural steel with 12″ Dietrich extended deflection clips with Tec 5 SMS](https://sweaneyinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Houchin-Blood-Bank2-032-1024x768-1024x768.jpg)
![The perimeter walls were anchored to the concrete using 4″ Simpson Titen bolts](https://sweaneyinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/063-1024x768-1024x768.jpg)
![Much of the interior framing was done with 20ga partition studs. The walls that recieved the shear board panels were framed using 18 ga structural studs](https://sweaneyinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Houchin-Blood-Bank-0151-1024x768-1024x768.jpg)
![The interior drywall scope of work included 1900 sheets 5/8″ drywall, 350 sheets of shear board (metal backed), 200 sheets of cement backer board & almost 100,000 SF of level 5 finish.](https://sweaneyinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/P1000969-1024x768-1024x768.jpg)
![Sweaney applied a Dryvit standard PB EIFS system with a Sandblast finish over 900 sheets of 5/8″ Dens-glass sheathing.](https://sweaneyinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/P1020088-1024x768-1024x768.jpg)
![We included liquid applied window flashings (aquaflash) on this project](https://sweaneyinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/P1020093-1024x768-1024x768.jpg)
![We installed 1200 LF of 6″ aluminum vent screeds in the exterior ceilings](https://sweaneyinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/P1000967-1024x768-1024x768.jpg)
This is the new 37,000 square foot Houchin Blood Bank in Bakersfield, Ca. Sweaney was subcontracted by Wallace & Smith to provide the metal stud framing, drywall & EIFS finish for this state of the art medical facility.
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