Superior News

Preserving the Glory: Restoration of St. Louis' Masonry Heritage

St. Louis is a city of masonry treasures. Built brick by brick and stone by stone, most of these beautiful creations were constructed in the late 19th- and mid-20th centuries when the city’s Downtown was a vigorous center of commerce and industry.

  • SUPERIOR WATERPROOFING IS MOVING!

    PLEASE NOTE:  Effective Monday, 9/22/14 our new address will be as follows:   3001 Washington Ave. Suite 100 St. Louis MO  63103 Phone/Fax number will remain the same.

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  • St. Louis' Old Cathedral Renovations

    RENOVATIONS – Workers repairing and replacing damaged stone at Old Cathedral ST. LOUIS • On high catwalks shrouded in a wrap of brown screen, workers are using jackhammers and chain saws to replace and patch the crumbling limestone of the

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  • Superior's Website Gets a 'New' Look

    Superior Waterproofing employees, under the leadership of Stephen Schmitt, worked side by side with Matchbox Design Group to design and publish our ‘new’ website. Matchbox was very innovative and dedicated to the team effort and everyone was pleased with the

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  • Bottling Plant Gets Facelift at Anheuser Busch

    Workers from Superior Waterproofing and Restoration ride a lift to repair mortar on the exterior of the Bevo bottling plant at Anheuser Busch on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. The iconic building is home of the Budwesier neon sign and figures of 'Renard the Fox', the mascot of A-B's non-alcoholic malt beverage 'Bevo', sold during prohibition. Photo by Robert Cohen.

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  • Restoration of an American Treasure

    For decades, the historic Orpheum Theater in St. Louis saw heavy use when it was known as the American Theater. Rock concerts, Broadway shows and other attractions constantly packed the 1917 masterpiece.

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  • St. Louis Union Station Headhouse Facade Restoration

    Originally constructed in 1894, the St. Louis Union Station was at one time the largest passenger train station in the world. Architect Theodore C. Link designed the Union Station

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  • An American First - 100% AWPT Trained

    The Robert A. Young Building in St. Louis, MO, locally referred to as “RAY,” is 20 stories high, but it hit even greater heights recently when it became the first project in the U.S. to be designated “100% AWPT-trained.” AWPT

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  • The Importance of Training and Accreditation

    56 Operators, employed by Superior Waterproofing, on the Robert A Young Federal Building in St. Louis, MO, were the first recipients of IPAF’s new “Operator Card” for mast climbers. American Lift & Handlers Magazine, August 2010

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  • Double-Decker

    What appeared to be a dark blob lit up by numerous glowing pods on a recent weeknight was actually the Robert A. Young Federal Building (RAY) in St. Louis, MO with 16 lit-up mast climbing platforms working at night.

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  • Roberts Orpheum Theater Recognition

    Kudos! To the Roberts Brothers and the Roberts Orpheum Theatre for the recreation of the loggia on the St. Charles Street (north) side of the theatre...much of the credit goes to Mark Olson and Superior Waterproofing.

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