SANDSTONE MULLION REPAIRS WITH BELZONA
Industry: Buildings & Structures (BSTR)
Application: WPA-Wall Problem Areas (WPA)
Substrate: Red Sandstone
Customer Location: Private Householder, Scotland
Application Date: July 2003
Products:
Belzona® 4141 (Magma Build)
Problem: The cracks were getting worse due to frost damage in the winter months and previous attempts at concrete repairs had failed at the bond lines.
Photograph Descriptions
- The problem. Note the grooving of the sandstone.
- Belzona® 4141 being applied as a skim coat.
- Finished application.
- Inspected December 2007.
Application Situation
Householder had a problem of cracks in the sandstone Mullions of his bay windows.
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet WPA-4. The cracks were opened out and filled prior to the whole mullion being skimmed with Belzona® 4141 tinted to match the colour. The original grooving on the stone was replicated in the Belzona® 4141.
Belzona Facts
If the Mullions had not been repaired then it would have resulted in them becoming unstable. Traditional repair Methods had failed and replacement units were unavailable.
