Projects
Beacon Lough Estate
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The Beacon Lough Estate, Gateshead.
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The first stage of operations involves the treatment of the existing substrate with a fungicidal wash. 50mm Phenolic insulation boards are then fixed to the structure.
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The next stage is a layer of ST703 base coat into which glass fibre reinforcement mesh is trowelled. The mesh increases the flexural and tensile strength of the system.
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Novabrik, a mortarless brick cladding enhanced the houses even further, used as an alternative to the insulated render or UPVC panels beneath the windows and also in the alleyways.
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Once the basecoat has dried (which takes approximately 24 hours), a tight trowelled coat of lightweight render primer is applied. Plastic floats are used to ensure that the surface is smooth and level.
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The basecoat render is the final textured silicone coat applied by roller. The final operation is to trowel the textured coating to produce the decorative finish.
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The Alumasc Silkolitt system is durable, offers good UV resistance and is fully weather resistant whilst Novabrik offers a traditional brick feel to the building and is very quick to install.
Beacon Lough estate in Gateshead has undergone a dramatic transformation as part of the Decent Homes initiative. The site consists of non-traditional house types including Butterflies, NEMA’s and Wimpey No Fines. The improvements include new kitchen, bathrooms, heating, doors and windows.
The Wimpey No Fines were also given a complete facelift and improved thermal efficiency by the external cladding of an Alumasc Silkolitt System.
The transformation of the estate, comprising some 115 Wimpey No Fines and 50 Butterfly properties, took around three months in total, from mid January 2008 to mid April 2008.
This project was added to our site on 28 May 2008 and is currently filed under Non Traditional Housing and Decent Homes.
Project Types
- Bird Control (1)
- Built Heritage (11)
- Concrete Repairs (7)
- Decent Homes (5)
- Non Traditional Housing (5)
- Structural Stabilisation (9)
- Structural Waterproofing (2)
