Maxit's Silo Solution Helps Keep Westminster
THE combined challenges of restricted site access and the need for a high quality flooring screed during the refurbishment of former Government buildings in Westminster led to the specification of Alpha 751 hemi-hydrate screed from maxit.
Romney House, which faces the new Home Office buildings, is being converted into a 170-luxury apartments complex by Galliard Homes in association with Frogmore Property Co Ltd. It was formerly used by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
With limited access and sparse storage space available, Galliard Homes and architects KDS, awarded specialist flooring contractors Neon Class, of Laindon, Essex, the contract to install maxit Alpha 751 screeds hemi-hydrate on all nine floors of the building, feeding the material direct from a factory-supplied silo sited within the limited space available on site.
In order to bring the existing building in line with the current Part E and Part L provisions of the Building Regulations covering acoustic and thermal insulation, the building was stripped of existing internal walls prior to the installation of some 15,500 sq metres of new floor screeds. maxit Alpha 751 met KDS Architects' requirement to maintain a good floor to ceiling height and to cure rapidly, allowing foot traffic by following trades the day after placement.
By using the silo facility, Neon Class were able to apply up to 35 tonnes of Alpha 751 daily. Each screed incorporated a 5 mm sound quilt and was pumped to between 35 mm and 40 mm thickness prior to laser levelling.
Comments Mike Maslen, of Neon Class: "The cost of the system was an essential element, but most important was the speed of application and the final quality of the new floors. This is why the reliability of the Alpha 751 led to it being designed into the project from the outset."
"The finish achieved using Alpha 751 is of the highest quality, which means that once it has been allowed to cure, final coverings of vinyl, timber laminates or carpet can be laid within three weeks of installation without the need for sanding or further finishing treatments."
Romney House is one of five major Galliard Homes projects where maxit Alpha 751 has been specified. In addition to one, two and three bedroomed apartments, it will also incorporate a gymnasium, restaurant and retail outlets.
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