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Mapei joins specification at aquatic centre M
apei systems have been used
to complete an extensive waterproofing and tiling project at
The Sandwell Aquatic Centre in Smethwick, near Birmingham – venue of one of the largest international sporting events in 2022. The installation throughout the three pool areas, changing rooms and atrium was completed by P. Plunkett Tiling Contractors Ltd for main contractor, The Wates Group. The Mapei specification will also be continued for legacy phase works, before the centre opens as a community facility this summer. Mapei’s specification spanned the main pool,
diving pool, studio pool,
changing rooms and atrium area. Over 35 tiles designs were installed, totalling in excess of 9,000 m2, with over 6,500 m2 of screed specified. Throughout the project, Mapei attended the site on a fortnightly basis to provide technical support.
Three preparation products were used throughout the centre’s pool areas: fast drying Topcem special hydraulic binder was applied to pool bases and Nivoplan smoothing mortar, with the addition of Planicrete
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Synthetic rubber latex admixture, was used to render the pool walls. Mapelastic Turbo – a two-component, quick-drying elastic cementitious mortar incorporating Mapenet 150 alkali-resistant glass fibre reinforcing mesh – was used on the pool and surrounding floors to reduce installation waiting times. To tank pool walls, the specification included Mapelastic Smart – a highly flexible, cementitious waterproof membrane, incorporating Mapenet 150.
also Throughout the pools and surrounds,
floor tiles were installed with Keraquick S1 – a quick-setting, deformable cementitious adhesive which features a very low VOC
formulation – and Kerapoxy two-component, acid resistant epoxy grout. All wall tiles were installed
P9 cementitious
adhesive and Kerapoxy grout. Topcem, Nivoplan and Planicrete were also used to prepare floors and walls throughout changing areas. Surfaces were then tanked with Mapeguard WP 200 alkali- resistant waterproofing and anti-fracture membrane, Mapelastic AquaDefense ready to use, flexible, ultra-rapid drying waterproofing membrane and Mapeband alkali-resistant rubber tape. Floor tiles were installed with Keraquick S1 adhesive and walls tiles with Adesilex P9 adhesive. The changing room installation was completed with Ultracolor Plus grout – an anti-efflorescence, quick- setting and drying polymer-modified formulation, DropEffect®
featuring water-repellent
and mould-resistant BioBlock® – and Kerapoxy grout was used in the shower areas. Tiles throughout the centre’s Atrium were also installed with Keraquick S1 adhesive and Ultracolor Plus grout.
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