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North Woodside Pool
Date - 2012
Scope of Works - North Woodside Baths in Glasgow were built in the 19th Century and had been lying empty for several years due to excessive escape of water from the pool.
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Glasgow City Council employed Waterproofing Ltd to carry out a survey to establish the structural condition of the pool and reasons for water loss.
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The pool was of a peculiar construction with rounded stops with columns at the shallow end and three circular recesses at the deep end.
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A series of cores were then taken.


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All tiles and renders were removed back to base concrete.

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A pattern of cracking was found in the walls.

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There was no watertight seal at pool outlets.


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The perimeter screed had formed the upper 75mm of wall creating a crack and line of egress.

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There were score cracks in the floor slab.

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The pool surround was cut back and reformed with a waterproof concrete.

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All exposed cracks and joints were sealed using an epoxy bonded, flexible hypalon bandage.


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The existing walls were re-aligned and waterproofed with a minimum 3 coat, 20mm, epoxy bonded waterproof wall render.

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New renders were recessed around outlets.

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A controlled water outlet system was positioned at the deep end of the pool.

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Once renders were suitably cured, 2 lines of hydrophilic strips were applied either side of the epoxy secured starter bars fixed through our renders.

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Glasgow City engineers wanted to reduce the depth of the pool plus then felt an increased screed depth was required.

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Reinforcement was installed in hit or miss panels

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A waterproof concrete base was applied in hit and miss rails to allow the application of a hydrophilic strip to be fixed between panels should shrinkage occur.

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Box outs were formed in the new concrete to create access points and sealed again with hydrophilic strips.


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Pool outlets were sealed with hydrophilic mastics, replaced and built into the 3 coat waterproofing system.

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The pool was water tested successfully and then fully tiled and commissioned for use.



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