Romney House

With limited access and sparse storage space available, Galliard Homes and architects KDS, awarded specialist flooring contractors Neon Class, of Laindon, Essex, the contract to install weber maxit floor 4490 alpha screeds hemihydrate on all nine floors of the building, feeding the material direct from a maxit-supplied silo sited within the limited space available on site.

In order to bring the existing building in line with the current Part E and Part L provisions of the Building Regulations covering acoustic and thermal insulation, the building was stripped of existing internal walls prior to the installation of some 15,500 sq metres of new floor screeds. weber maxit floor 4490 alpha Screed met KDS Architects’ requirement to maintain a good floor to ceiling height and to cure rapidly, allowing foot traffic by following trades the day after placement.

By using weber maxit System alpha, Neon Class were able to apply up to 35 tons of weber maxit floor 4490 alpha Screed daily. Each screed incorporated a 5mm sound quilt and was pumped to between 35mm - 40mm thickness prior to laser levelling.

Comments Mike Maslen, of Neon Class: “The cost of the system was an essential element, but most important was the speed of application and the final quality of the new floors. This is why the reliability of the weber maxit floor 4490 alpha Screed led to it being designed into the project from the outset.”

“The finish achieved using weber maxit floor 4490 alpha Screed is of the highest quality, which means that once it has been allowed to cure, final coverings of vinyl, timber laminates or carpet can be laid within three weeks of installation without the need for sanding or further finishing treatments.”

Romney House is one of five major Galliard Homes projects where weber maxit floor 4490 alpha Screed has been specified. In addition to one, two and three bedroomed apartments, it will also incorporate a gymnasium, restaurant and retail outlets subject to similar loads.