The EPS external insulation is being applied at Grove Road this week. A polymer-modified cement based parge coat was applied directly to the existing face of the external walls. This created an airtight seal to the external walls and functions as a leveling coat for the application of the external insulation. The 240mm insulation boards [...]

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This week saw the second airtest at Grove Rd. The contractor had done a thorough job of sealing the draughts identified at the last test. However with a result of 2.8ach-1 (airchanges per hour) the airtest showed that the property still had some unwanted draughts. These draughts were identified as being at the base of [...]

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  Last week BRE conducted the first airtest at Grove Road since work began on site. The test found the airtightness of the property to be 3.53 air changes an hour (ach-1). This a marked improvement on the original test in which the property was found to have an airtightness of 6 ach-1. However in [...]

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This week a group including architects, project managers and developers visited Grove Road as part of the FLASH programme (see last weeks post for more information on FLASH). The feedback indicated that those who attended found it an invaluable experience to see the works and the issues on site. With permission recently granted to access [...]

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