Repair, Refurb, Retrofit
Mapei construction products used for Swansea housing refurbishment
Matthew Street flats were originally built in the 1960’s as part of a wider housing boom at the time. The two ten-storey blocks of flats, owned and managed by the City and County of Swansea, have recently undergone a large scale refurbishment using Mapei construction products and have subsequently been upgraded to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS). As a result, residents will benefit from better quality, more energy efficient housing.
The project included removing asbestos, demolishing redundant risers, replacing kitchens and bathrooms, electrical rewiring, as well as upgrading the insulation level to external walls. Beton Bauen carried out the specialist repairs on behalf of client Interserve Construction.
A number of Mapei products were specified including Mapei’s carbon fibre plate Carboplate E 170/100/1.4 which was bonded with Adesilex PG1 adhesive and used to reinforce 500-2000m2
of
concrete elements damaged by physical and mechanical stresses within the block of flats. Mapei concrete repair mortars Mapegrout T40, Mapegrout T60 and Planitop Smooth and Repair were used in the refurbishment of existing deteriorated concrete.
The use of Planitop Smooth and Repair eliminated the need to break out concrete, significantly reducing the noise and dust pollution. This allowed all occupants to remain living inside the building whilst the refurbishment was taking place.
Mapei UK expands Eco Adhesive Range with Ultrabond Eco V4SP
The range of Mapei flooring adhesives produced in the UK expands with the introduction of Ultrabond Eco V4SP to Mapei’s Eco range.
Ultrabond Eco V4SP is a multi-purpose high performance professional adhesive for the installation of resilient floor and wall coverings. In commercial projects, Ultrabond V4SP can be used in the installation of PVC and rubber flooring, as well as in interior applications for LVT, linoleum and indoor sports flooring.
Ultrabond Eco V4SP is a low VOC product and can be used in residential and commercial environments such as hospitals, shopping centres and airports. One recent installation was at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) in Melbourne, Australia. 60,000m2
of vinyl flooring was installed using Ultrabond V4SP throughout the hospital.
Mapei UK’s Resilient Product Manager, John Monaghan, commented, “Ultrabond Eco V4SP gives a good initial track and provides a very high peel strength, couple this with the product’s extended open time, it is found to be extremely easy to apply.”
Ultrabond Eco V4SP is a solvent free, synthetic polymer-based adhesive in water dispersion. Due to its particular formulation and extended open time, it can be used as wet-bed adhesive for all kinds of floorings on absorbent susbtrates, as well as a transitional pressure- sensitive adhesive for bonding dimensionally stable floor coverings on impervious, non-absorbent substrates.
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