LISTED COUNTRY HOUSE SAVED FROM
DERELICTION
A Category B listed country house near Peebles, Scotland, has
been brought back to life following many years of neglect.
As in most historic houses, the walls of Hallyards do not have a
damp course, which means that moisture rises up them and needs
to evaporate away. At some stage lime plaster had been replaced
with gypsum plaster but this had damaged walls by preventing
them from breathing.
Owner Mike Gush said: “For the internal decoration we chose
Earthborn Claypaint because it is highly breathable and works well
with lime plaster. We’ve chosen shades that complement the stone
floors and slate worktops, aiming to create a bright and airy feel.”
Claypaint is a unique, clay based emulsion that maximises the
natural properties of clay to create a high performance, highly
breathable paint that covers exceptionally well and gives a
distinctive, ultra matt finish.
It is virtually VOC free and does not give off any toxic emissions so
it is safer for the health of building occupants and the environment.
Its eco credentials include the stringent EU Ecolabel.
Claypaint is available in Earthborn’s signature palette of
72 shades. Bespoke colours can be developed through the
nationwide network of Earthborn stockists such as Ian Russell
Paints of Edinburgh which supplied the paint for Hallyards.
For further information visit:
www.earthbornpaints.co.uk
www.russellpaints.co.uk
PRESTIGIOUS LONDON DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES
SUCCESSFUL TEST FOR NORCROS ADHESIVES
Sugar Quay is a new residential site, currently under development. It
is situated in one of the most prestigious riverside locations still to be
developed in London on the north bank of the River Thames near to
the Tower of London.
The core of the project is the replacement of a 1970s office block with
a contemporary mixed-use Foster & Partners scheme. This
will comprise apartments built at basement level, at ground
floor level and also in blocks of nine to eleven storeys.
There will be 165 private residential apartments, as well
as studios and one, two, and three-bedroom apartments.
Sugar Quay is being jointly developed by Barratt London
and CPC Group Limited.
Norcros Adhesives carried out a programme of on-site
tests, using the new Norcros Pro Gyp-Base Fast Track
Sealer, which greatly reduces the minimum drying times
normally applicable for anhydrite screeds. Developed and
tested in association with Gypsol, Norcros Pro Gyp Base offers a fast
track solution for tiling on to both heated and unheated anhydrite
screeds.
Norcros conducted product trials in a 30sq m ground floor area of the
building, on a newly laid 50mm thick anhydrite screed incorporating
underfloor heating pipes. Full reports from the testing carried out by
Norcros Adhesives were issued on 1 September 2017.
The advantage of the Norcros system is that it enables tiles to be
fixed with a cement-based adhesive on to anhydrite screeds which
have a relative humidity as high as 95 per cent instead of the
standard requirement of 75%. The Pro Gyp-Base system negates the
requirement to commission the heating prior to tiling. Therefore in
the site trial carried out at Sugar Quay, the underfloor heating was
not commissioned prior to application of the Norcros Pro Gyp Base
system or before tiling.
At the conclusion of the tests there was no evidence of
debonding of tiles or cracking of the grout joints in any of
the bays and no evidence that the Pro Gyp Base had not
worked effectively.
The results from trials, combined with the available historic
information provide very positive evidence to support the
use of the Norcros Pro Gyp Base system as a fast track
solution for rigid tiling on to anhydrite screeds, offering
potential for both considerable time and cost savings.
Norcros Adhesives were able to provide full on-site support and
technical back-up. This includes on-site training, as well as a full
programme of checking and monitoring throughout the installation
process which will continue through to occupation of the building.
These stages will be supported by Quality Control Inspection and Test
Plans, Quality Control Check Sheets and full written procedures.
Norcros Adhesives
Harewood Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., ST6 5JZ
Tel: 01782 524140
www.norcros-adhesives.com