| Belzona Restores School Tower | | | Industry:Buildings & Structures (BSTR) | | | Application:Wall Problem Areas (WPA) | | | Customer Location:Primary School, UK | | | Application Date:November 2007 | | | Application Situation:Two stone towers connected with a wrought iron construction at the top of an old school building. | | | Problem:Cracking and spalling of 2 stone towers and corrosion of connecting wrought iron metalwork created a Health & Safety risk. | | | Products:Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Belzona® 4231 (E Magma Quartz)
Belzona® 6111 (Liquid Anode)
Belzona® 5111 (Ceramic Cladding)
Belzona® 5122 (Clear Cladding Concentrate) | | | Substrate:Stone & Wrought Iron | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets WPA-4 & 8. The stonework was rebuilt with Belzona® 4231. Belzona® 1111 used to rebuild corrodedl wrought iron before protecting with Belzona® 6111/5111 system. Belzona® 5122 applied to stonework for long term protection. | | | Belzona Facts:Using Belzona we were able to preserve the original aesthetics of the building in keep with the period build of the school! Also the cost of the job was £6,500 including labour. This gave the Council a considerable saving compared to rebuilding the towers from scratch or alternative methods of repair that wouldn’t uphold the aesthetics of the building. | | | Photographs Description
- The problem
- Stone removal
- Completed rear tower
- Completed work
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