PR 37168     
11 December 2015

TREMCO supplies full system to Blackpool car park project

 Pictured is Blackpool Victoria Hospital's multi-storey car park

Two years after TREMCO's CP Urethane Waterproofing was applied to the top deck of Blackpool Victoria Hospital's multi-storey car park, a second treatment of TREMCO's polyurethane system has been applied to the remaining internal decks.

Specialist installer, Thelwell Flooring, applied the original waterproofing system to the exposed top deck, comprising CP171 Urethane Concrete Primer, CP350 Urethane Base Coat and CP951 Urethane Sealer with a medium-fine quartz sand aggregate for the wearing surface.

The five internal decks initially required no waterproofing, but after 24 months of service, it was decided to apply TREMCO's MMA Rapid Cure Internal Decking System to provide a hard-wearing, dust-free surface.

The products chosen for this phase were TREMCO's CP150 MMA Concrete Primer fully broad-cast with medium-fine quartz sand which was then topped with CP900 Dry Chemical Sealer, two-component top coat.

CP150 is a two component product consisting of CP150 resin and CP510 initiator for priming porous surfaces prior to the application of a TREMCO MMA Rapid Cure Waterproofing System. Fillers and medium-fine sand may also be added when using as a high-build primer. CP150 has a curing time of approximately 30 minutes and can be applied at temperatures as low as -10°C

CP900 Dry Chemical Sealer is a fast curing top coat which, when applied on top of CP150 MMA Primer and aggregate, the system can be opento vehicular traffic within two hours of application.

"The biggest challenge with this was that the car-park was already in use and it had to remain in use throughout the contract," explains Mike Thelwell, director of Thelwell Flooring.

The client allowed 10 weeks for the work, calculating that Thelwell Flooring would have to complete each deck in two stages, leaving half of the space open to users at all times.

"Working with the client, we found an alternative solutions, which was to do one whole deck at a time," says Mike. "This meant we only had to subdivide the ground floor as that was always in use." This method allowed Thelwell Flooring to complete the 10 week schedule in just five weeks.

"Using the MMA Rapid Cure Internal Decking System helped Thelwell Flooring make good time and hand back deck areas quickly," explains TREMCO Regional Sales Manager, Mike Purcell. "TREMCO also supplied the Hydrospan waterproof movement joint system for the Victoria car park project. This cost-effective, bonded in closed-cell foam product is another example of a combined systems offer from TREMCO which effectively becomes one complete tremco illbruck system for the installer and client," says Mike.

"The system was specified based upon product performance," explains Mike Purcell. "The NHS Trust visited other completed TREMCO projects to inspect the durability of the proposed system.

"A sample area was carried out and our Technical Services department carried out adhesion tests on the concrete during the installation," he adds.

Thelwell Flooring completed its installation in October and the completed car-park is now in regular use again.

For further information on tremco illbruck, please call 01942 251400 or visitwww.tremco-illbruck.com.

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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