Case Study Archive.

Listed Archived: 1. Rhyl Drift Park | 2. Coed Y Dinas Garden Centre | 3. Hayling Lifeboat Station | 4. Llangefni Anti-slip boardwalk

RHYL DRIFT PARK

As part of the regeneration project of the West End of Rhyl, North Wales, BCA Architects of Liverpool were commissioned to design a new park on the Promenade. The Park was to include a Paddling Pool, Mini Golf, Outdoor Theatre, Children’s Play area, all surrounded by gardens with Pathways & Cycle Paths.


To enhance the appearance of the Promenade and Pathways, BCA specified a Natural Resin Bonded Stone finish, this to be Golden Pea Gravel to the main area and Staffordshire Pink to the Cycle Paths. Given the nature of the existing finish on the Promenade, a mixture of concrete, broken ,cracked Tarmac etc. this was first “ planed “ off and a new black Macadam finish applied.

All the new Paths & Cycleways were also constructed with black macadamThe macadam was left to weather for two weeks, this to allow the “ flux oils “ to evaporate and to provide a stable surface onto which the Resin Bonded Stone could be laid. The surfaces were first mechanically swept by Coatech Ltd and lightly Heat Blasted with Hot Compressed Air to burn off any remaining oil or contamination. The entire area, some 7,000m2. were then primed with HAPAS Approved Rocbinda Resin, and then coated with Decorative Resin Bonded Stone using 1-3mm Golden Pea Gravel & 1-3mm Staffordshire Pink aggregate for the Cycle Paths.

 

2. COED Y DINAS GARDEN CENTRE – WELSHPOOL
When Coed Y Dinas was proposed, the Architects wanted to create a visually stunning entrance area with a rustic look in keeping with the surrounding farm buildings. Brick paviours were laid as edgings and garden areas were installed, again with brick paviour edging.

Base or “ binder “ course Tarmac was then laid and over this Coatech Ltd installed Resin Bound Decorative surfacing. This was laid to over 800m2 at an average 20mm thickness using Natural Corn Flint aggregate, to provide a decorative, rustic finish to these open areas. Back to Top

 

 

3. HAYLING ISLAND LIFEBOAT STATION

Lifeboat Stations are extremely “ hostile “ environments for Industrial Coatings. The very nature of their locations make the choice of resin flooring a difficult decision due to the salt water, sand & pebbles that are constantly deposited onto the floors. It is also vital to provide an Anti-Slip surface for the safety of the Lifeboat Personnel.

At Hayling Island, the R.N.L.I. specified Flowcrete Flowfast, a Fast Cure, Decorative MMA flooring system, with both Anti-Slip and Decorative qualities.

The Main Contractor first installed a new Power Float, concrete floor which was allowed to cure. Coatech Ltd then shotblasted and Diamond ground the floor to remove any laitance and to provide the necessary profile for overcoating.

The floor was then primed with Flowfast Primer and allowed to cure for 1 hour.

Coatech Ltd then applied Flowfast Quartz, a Decorative Coloured Quartz finish by trowel. This was allowed to cure for 1 hour and then the floor was sealed with two coats of Flowfast Sealer.

The entire operation took two days to complete, with little or no disruption to the operation of the Lifeboat, and provided the R.N.L.I with an extremely tough, durable, decorative & Anti-Slip finish. Back to Top

 

4. LLANGEFNI – ANTI-SLIP TO TIMBER DECKING
Coatech Ltd were approached by “ Menter Môn “ who were installing a Timber Decking Walkway at “ The Dingle “ Llangefni, , on behalf of Anglesey Borough Council , previous applications of Timber Decking had been found to become slippery due to leaves blown from the trees, early morning dew or ice & frost.

Menter Môn contacted us and asked if we could help by making the boards Anti-Slip. The boards were delivered by Menter Môn to Coatech’s workshop where the Anti-Slip treatment was applied.

The boards were first Heat Blast with Hot Compressed Air to vaporise any moisture and remove any sap from the surface. The area to be treated was then carefully taped up and primed with “ Adhesion Promoting “ Epoxy Primer. Whilst the Primer was still wet, the boards were screeded with Epoxy Mortar, this to fill in all of the grooves and to provide a smooth, flat finish for the Anti-Slip treatment. The boards were then coated with Industrial Grade “ Road Resin “ and scattered with Natural Quartz aggregate.

This has provided an extremely hard wearing, Anti-Slip finish to the main tread area of the walkways. Back to Top