PROJECT NAME
Port Talbot Plaza
DURATION
BRIEF
Vale CRW was instructed to carry out major renovation works to the historic Port talbot plaza cinema by BAM construction.
The Project in Detail
Vale CRW was instructed to carry out major renovation works to the historic Port
talbot plaza cinema by BAM construction.
The grade 2 listed cinema has been abandoned for in excess of 20 years. With plans to demolish and renew half of the building into a multi-purpose community hub, Vale CRW carried out the following works –
❖ Soft strip – hack of exisiting plaster and render finish to internal walls.
❖ Concrete repairs to soffits and slabs.
❖ Waterproofing works to first floor deck.
❖ Self levelling of floors.
❖ Internal rendering and plastering works.
❖ External EWI works with a silicone render finish.
❖ Helical bars to internal walls.
❖ Restoration of the old cinema ticket office which included – Helical bars,
replacing damaged brickwork, new timber roof, rendering and plastering.
Summary
A velosit system was chosen to carry out concrete patch repairs to the soffits in the main lobby. Areas in need of repair where cut square and broken out to a minimum depth of 20mm behind the rebar. The rebar was mechanically cleaned before being coated with an anti-carbonation primer. Velosit repair mortar was then trowel applied to leave a flat smooth finish. To give the existing rebar extra coverage, a 3mm smoothing coat was applied to all the ground floor soffits. Once cured Vale CRW then carried out the plastering works in preparation for decorators.