San Francisco Waterproofing
ARC is a full-service General Contractor, Waterproofing Specialist, and Roofing Contractor with 40 years of problem solving experience in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a long-time member of a top industry association — the Sealant, Waterproofing and Restoration Institute (SWRI) — our key advantage from the standpoint of being both a General Contractor and a Waterproofing Contractor in San Francisco is to see repair and restoration through the “eye of a Waterproofer.” Drawing on our extensive repair & waterproofing experience, we always make sure that the repair projects we work on reflect attention to potential water intrusion issues.
Architectural Restoration and Waterproofing has been in the Commercial and Multi-Family Residential Waterproofing and Restoration business in San Francisco and surrounding Bay Area for over 4 decades and has a proven track record featuring superior quality, competitive rates and unrivaled service. In addition to the application of a wide variety of deck, roof, sidewalk, and below grade (parking garage) waterproofing coatings and systems, we can also handle a wide range of structural restoration needs, from sealing the walls and windows of multi-story buildings to seismic retrofit projects. Our Carpentry Division can do a variety of work, including, but not limited to: Foundation repairs, siding replacement/repair and dry rot removal and repair. We create and repair Drainage systems including installation of sump pumps and do a variety of Roofing installation and repair projects including single ply roofing –TPO, PVC, EPDM, Modified Bitumen and composition shingles. Our work also includes Window and Door replacement, Spall repair, Masonry, Stucco, Terra Cotta, and Concrete restoration/repair, Deck and Wall damage reconstruction/repair and, both large scale and touch-up Painting, etc.
Our Restoration and Waterproofing projects have included notable customers like Whole Foods, The Cannery, The Argonaut Hotel, Ghirardelli Square and the Mark Hopkins Hotel (Historical buildings). We have done large apartment complex and commercial office building projects, including Condominium Associations and HOAs, having recently completed a large scale HOA structural restoration, waterproofing and painting project in San Francisco — for a closer look at how a project like this is done, click on the Featured Project link on this website.
Gary Miller
Principal
Email: gary@arcsfbay.com
Gary Miller graduated from Long Beach State University and did graduate work in Vocational Counseling at UCSB before moving into construction, restoration and waterproofing. ARC, originally called Architectural Coatings, was founded in 1981 and focused primarily on waterproofing. As the years went by, and after hundreds of repair and restoration projects, Gary realized that intelligent repair and restoration with the “eye of a waterproofer” created a way to offer property owners and managers a complete and lasting solution for all of their repair, restoration and waterproofing problems.
Along with a strong background in all areas of construction, restoration and waterproofing, Gary provides both the vision and guidance needed to expand and grow ARC.
Tim Casci
Construction Consultant
Email: tim@arcsfbay.com
Tim brings 35+ years of management experience in the construction industry to the expanding ARC team. His background features strong experience in all phases of building and repair, both residential and commercial. He headed his own solar and construction company for many years. Tim’s extensive estimating, problem solving, and construction management skills provide ARC with a solid platform for successful growth.
Mike Bates
Superintendent
Email: mikebates@arcsfbay.com
With 20+ years of repair, construction, and maintenance experience, including running his own Jeep “soft-top” business and mastering manufacturing problems along the way, Mike brings substantial experience to the table. Combining “hands on” experience and estimating experience with superior creative problem solving skills is a special set of capabilities and its why ARC relies on Mike for overall supervision of all ARC projects.
Dick Gabrio
Marketing Director
Email: dick@arcsfbay.com
With over 25 years of experience in sales and marketing program design and business development, Dick fields substantial relationship-building skills to the ongoing job of bringing in construction projects. Originally trained to become a professor — receiving the MA and completing all coursework for the Ph.D. in International Politics and Economics at UCSB — Dick went into business instead. His marketing management experience includes executive positions in construction and construction related companies and serves ARC well.
Gumaro Garcia
Project Supervisor
20 years of experience in the trades has served Gumaro and ARC well. His skills include all phases of carpentry, tile, plumbing, waterproofing, concrete repair and roofing along with progressive experience managing others. Gumaro has the key skills and the know-how to lead and supervise ongoing ARC projects.
Luke Miller
Accounting Manager
With over 10 years of experience at Arc Restoration, Luke understands all of the intricacies and complexities of day-to-day business operations. After graduating from San Francisco State University with a Business Management Degree, Luke has been able to relay what he has learned in Business School to help Arc become more successful. Luke performs weekly job costing in excel, invoicing in QuickBooks, and helps create and estimate proposals for new prospective work.
Steve Shipman
Coating Supervisor
Along with his knowledge of key construction trades, including carpentry, flooring, roofing, painting, caulking and concrete repair, Steve brings to ARC extensive experience in the application of all major waterproofing coatings and sealants.