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Project Nursing Home, Manchester
Roof area 800m2
Substrate Plastisol coated, profiled metal
Contractor Granflex
Product Kemperol V210
Requirement The plasticol coated, profiled metal roof on this medium sized nursing home had started to fail and was leaking through to the residential and storage areas below. The existing roof was itself a repair – having been installed over the original bituminous sheet when that had started to fail. The main problem now appeared to be leaking through the fixings and flashings. Some patch repairs had been attempted using a bituminous waterproof paint, however due to tracking of the rainwater, and the widespread incidence of failure, it was not really feasible to identify and repair localised weakspots and a whole of roof repair was considered the most cost-effective long term solution. This is quite typical of failures on this type of roof.
Solution

Following discussions with the client, a whole roof encapsulation was proposed using the BBA-certified Kemperol V210. This system comprised a reinforced polyester sheet, impregnated with V210 resin to create a continuous, permanently elastic membrane sealing the entire roof. The plastisol coated metal was first primed using D-primer for a high-performance bond, with the same used to prime the bitumen-coated gutters. The D-primer is particularly versatile as it bonds with a range of existing substrates, this allowed the repair to be undertaken without the inconvenience and cost of removing materials previously used to attempt patch repairs.

Due to the low loading of the Kemperol system no structural reinforcement was necessary and the repair was completed within a few days.

Further Information V210 Datasheet
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