HEALTHCARE & HOSPITAL FACILITIES
accredited service life of 25 years but also enabled installation of the cold- applied system with no hot works or disruption to patients and staff.
“The result is a completed series of roofs that address the risk of standing water and provides improved thermal performance while extending the service life of the hospital building.
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“WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL HAS
AROUND 430 BEDS AND SERVES
A POPULATION OF AROUND 275,000.”
For each roof area, Allard Construction drained any standing water, cleaned the substrate, removed any chippings and made good the existing asphalt surface. Once the roof surface had been cleaned and prepared, the Decotherm insulation was laid onto the existing substrate, which also served as the vapour control layer (VCL).
Sika Liquid Plastics’ S-Vap 5000E SA self-adhesive carrier membrane was then installed onto the insulation prior to application of the membrane. Because of the nature of the project it was essential that the work was low-odour especially in areas of the hospital where patients were more receptive to smell, such as in the maternity ward. Following this Decothane Delta 25 or Ultra 25 membrane were applied in the respective areas.
Throughout the 20-week project, Sika Liquid Plastics’ technical team attended site to carry out weekly inspections, photographing and reporting the progress on site as part of a thorough quality assurance process.
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Louie Farrington from Sika Liquid Plastics said: “This was an extremely complex programme of works in a live hospital environment and the specification of the Sika warm roof system not only ensures a BBA-
LIQUID PLASTICS Since 1963 they have produced an extensive range of high performance, technologically advanced coatings and membranes for the protection and waterproofing of roofs and balconies. These products are leaders in their fields because of their unique properties and ability to outlast and outperform traditional counterparts. Also available is a complete range of cold applied built-up roofing systems including warm roofs, inverted roofs, and green roof finishes.
As a member of the Sika worldwide group, the demand for our products stretches across the globe and many successful projects have been completed in the Middle East, USA, and Europe.
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