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All photos : © Plumbing Africa Rory Macnamara
The hotel has 206 rooms from deluxe bathroom finishes to top-class in-room conveniences . Seamlessly catering to the needs of its guests , the hotel also offers flexible room options that can accommodate guests travelling for short and long stays . Within the hotel , there are a myriad of modern business and leisure facilities including a fully equipped conference centre , a state-of-the-art gym , swimming pool and restaurant . The hotel ’ s position in Wierda Road allows for easy access to the retail hub as well as the Gautrain station .
Wills Franklin Pretorius ( WF-P ) together with Duane Loubser of Tricolt Quantity Surveyors provided the bills of quantity . Throughout the project the contract amounts were closely monitored . Co-ordination with other services and the software required detailed ‘ RIVIT ’ 3D wet service drawings .
The site closing for Covid-19 in the middle of the construction programme and the protocols to be followed resulted in a delayed completion .
Plumbing Africa spoke to 3G Plumbing owner , Mike Goodrich about the installation .
PPR ( 63-125 ) piping for hot water supply was supplied from the roof down to basement , where it was suspended and fed-up individual ducts to the rooms . On the fourth floor , each riser pipe was piped through a thermostatic balancing valve set at 45 degrees , whereby it returned to the hot water system by means of two circulating pumps .
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