Cintec North America helps with stabilization effort on lighthouse staircase

MORRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA — Cintec North America’s Cementitious Grout Anchors were used in a project for the stabilization of the deteriorating staircase in the Morris Island Lighthouse, located on Morris Island, South Carolina.

The lighthouse was opened in 1876 and decommissioned in 1962. The 161-foot-tall structure was placed on the national register of historic places in 1982. After the decommissioning, the circular staircase was showing advanced deterioration due to the salt air environment and there was a real fear that the staircase would collapse in on itself, a release issued by the company stated. 

The stabilization on the staircase included the installation of Cintec Cementitious Grout Anchors. The anchors were tied to the inner and outer walls of the lighthouse. A beam was tied to the anchors and the staircase was tied to the beam to support it.

Cintec America provided the anchor system to support the staircase. ICC-Commonwealth, based in Buffalo, N.Y., were responsible for the engineering and installation.