Cemplas Solution Avoids Expensive Major Works
Cemplas came up with a solution that delighted all concerned when urgent remedial repairs were needed to extremely dilapidated rear walkway balconies at Victoria House in Croydon, built circa 1930.
Working on behalf of their clients, Acorn management commissioned a Structural Engineer whose recommendations were to completely remove the existing balcony up-stands, and construct entirely new ones in shuttered and poured concrete, including introducing entirely new steel reinforcement.
Additionally, the balcony floors, which were asphalted some years ago, were also in poor condition, and the engineer’s recommendation was to remove in full, and completely re-asphalt.
As the likely cost of undertaking the major works as described within the engineer’s report was way beyond their client’s budget, Acorn Management called upon the services of specialist contractor Cemplas Waterproofing and Concrete Repairs Limited, which has been providing reliable and cost effective solutions across a broad range of new repair and refurbishment contracts since 1969.
Operating as a specialist, Cemplas has both the capacity and resources to undertake projects in excess of £1,000,000 and has a management structure capable of running multi-disciplined projects incorporating a wide variety of trade activities as well as the ones they specialise and undertake themselves.
Cemplas surveyed the site in detail, and following their recommendations, Acorn management accepted the alternative proposals submitted by Cemplas, and appointed the company as the principal contractor.
Backed by a 10-year workmanship guarantee, Cemplas commenced work by grit blasting to remove the existing paint coatings, treating and repairing any damaged steels, and undertaking the extensive repairs required to the concrete soffits and walls.
Concrete repairs were undertaken using Ronacrete’s High Build HB40 Acrylic polymer repair mortar, and to provide increased protective cover to the steel reinforcement, Ronacrete’s Cover Plus 150 was applied to extend the life of all the concrete surfaces.
On completion of all the remedial repairs, to protect the concrete from any future ingress of water, and create an effective barrier against carbon dioxide gas which can permeate concrete, in turn causing corrosion of steel and spalling of concrete, Cemplas applied Ronacrete’s protective/decorative Zolpacryl Anti-carbonation coating.
On the balcony walkways, rather than remove the asphalt, Cemplas decided the most cost effective solution was to carry out localised repairs, and completely overcoat with Tremco’s CP350 liquid applied elastomeric waterproofing membrane, and include a non-slip quartz aggregate finish.
To the delight of Acorn management and the client, the cost of the completed works, were considerably below the original engineer’s proposals, and work was completed in a far shorter contract period together with far less disruption to the building’s occupiers.
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Cemplas Waterproofing and Concrete Repairs Ltd
Holbrook House
72 Lower Addiscombe Road
Croydon
Surrey CR9 6AD
Tel: 020 8654 3149
Fax: 020 8656 6984
Email: info@cemplas.co.uk
Web: http://www.cemplas.co.uk