J H Lidstone has completed a major tile installation using a sustainable Mapei system at The Park – Plymouth City Council’s new state-of-the-art crematorium facility in Saltram, Plymouth.
Spanning a floor area of over 1500sqm – and including walls and floors – the installation encompassed three ceremony spaces, WCs and the Drake Memorial Park café/function room and kitchen. The project was completed for Kier Construction and featured Mapei preparation and fixing products from the Zero Line – with CO2 offset in the entire lifecycle – and very low VOC EMICODE: EC1 Plus formulations for a safe application.
Designed by Stride Treglown Architects, The Park has a minimalistic, landscape-inspired design created to promote a sense of calmness.
Mapei Topcem – a special fast drying hydraulic screed binder – was added to form the screed where early overlay of finishes was required and Mapefibre NS12 mono-filament, virgin polypropylene fibres were used within the screed to enhance resistance to cracking.
To prepare and smooth surfaces before tiling, J H Lidstone used Mapei Ultraplan Renovation Screed 3240 – a fibre-reinforced smoothing compound – throughout the project. Mapeguard UM 35 uncoupling and anti-fracture membrane was also installed in areas where waterproofing, additional strength and vapour control were required.
Tiles were installed using two Mapei cementitious adhesives: standard-setting Keraflex Maxi S1 and quick-setting Keraquick S1 Zero adhesive, with the addition of Latex Plus elasticising latex. Tiles were then grouted with anti-efflorescence, quick-setting Ultracolor Plus grout from the Zero line. Both adhesives and grout, along with Ultraplan Renovation Screed 3240, Topcem and Mapeguard UM 35 reportedly feature very low VOC EMICODE: EC1 Plus formulations.
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