Refurbishments At Burwood Court, Chelmsford

Situated on the outskirts of Chelmsford city centre, the residential development of Burwood Court was Completed in the 1970’s. The building itself is spread over four main blocks, and three floors, with each flat typically boasting around 600-square-foot.

Working closely with Fosroc Limited; a global manufacturer of high performance chemicals and materials for the Construction industry, Structural Renovations Limited completed the refurbishment of the external concrete areas. Protecting the building from the elements, and ensuring access-ways for tenants were kept in prime condition.

Burwood Court Remedial Works Overview

The works entailed the concrete repair and protection to the exposed concrete walkways linking the properties and the 3No. access stair towers. The repairs were identified by the client's representative, Stace LLP, at tender stage and were subsequently carried out using a combination of Fosroc Renderoc HB30, Renderoc ST05 and Nitofill TH & LV. The soffits and faces of the walkways were further protected using Fosroc Dekguard W.

The existing expansion joints to both the decks and soffits were raked out and replaced using Fosroc Nitoseal MS300 to the decks and Nitoseal MS60 to the soffits. Due to the cracking that was identified to the walkway decks, additional expansion joints were introduced to act as ‘crack inducers.’

Keeping Communal Areas Safe

The walkway decks and stair tower steps and landings were prepared and coated with the Fosroc Nitodek FS system, which included a primer, reinforced membrane and pigmented top coat. The system provides a waterproof anti-slip coating and the addition of Nitodek FS Hardener into each coat, ultimately meaning that Structural Renovations were able to return the walkways and staircases back to service, with limited restricted access.

When working on residential buildings, ensuring the impact of remedial building works is kept to a minimum is always of paramount importance.