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June
2016.
TREMCO goes to the top of the class at Rhyl High School

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PR 37157      
29 June 2016

TREMCO goes to the top of the class at Rhyl High School

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 Pictured is Rhyl High School

TREMCO's CP Urethane System has been used to provide weather protection to the plant-room roof of a new secondary school in Wales.

Rhyl High School's new building, recently completed by main contractor Wilmott Dixon, features an enclosed plant room located on the building's flat roof.

While the structure of the plant room is connected to the main building's steel frame, it is otherwise isolated from the main structure and bunded to ensure any spillage inside does not affect the building itself.

The school has a flat roof with its own membrane covering; the plant room, however, has a concrete roof that required a different treatment.

Specialist contractor Thelwell Flooring used TREMCO's polyurethane system, comprising CP171 Urethane Concrete Primer and CP350 Urethane Base Coat waterproof membrane, plus two coats of CP951 Urethane Sealer, to provide a durable waterproofing solution for the roof, which is located in an exposed coastal position.

"The plant room is located on the roof of the building and, therefore, covers a fairly large area," says Willmott Dixon's quantity surveyor, Rob Goring. "The roof is around 260sq m of concrete roof on steel decking and the walls are louvred to ensure a cold space for the mechanical plant".

Waterproofing the roof was a relatively straightforward affair - except for the weather being blown in from the Irish Sea - says TREMCO's Regional Sales Manager, Mike Purcell.

"The building is exposed to the weather and the work had to be carried out with the risk of rain and wind at all times," he says.

Luckily, CP171 Urethane Concrete Primer has a fast curing time, which when combined with CP350 Urethane Base Coat, allowed Thelwell Flooring to take advantage of narrow windows of good weather.      

                       

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With compliments:
Alison Relf
Taylor Alden Ltd
Unit 2, Temple Place
247 The Broadway
London
SW19 1SD
Tel: 020 8543 3866
Email: alison@tayloralden.co.uk