HYLANDS HOUSE, CHELMSFORD
 

 


 
Delta System 500
has enabled 'Hylands House' to be upgraded to a Type 'C' structure conforming to Grades 3+4 of BS.8102:1990-Table 1

 

DELTA upgrades Essex landmark

Hylands House, Chelmsford, Essex, circa 1730, originally designed by Humphrey Repton, has just undergone a major refurbishment of the west wing.

Delta System 500 has been used to upgrade extensive brick vaulted cellar areas, which were suffering from the effects of damp penetration and salt deposits but now conforms to a Grade 3+4 Type C structure

Registered Installers Renlon Ltd. Used 2000m2 of Delta-MS 20 for the floors and Delta-MS 500 for the walls and soffits areas. Now that the damp problems have been addressed, the previously unused areas are to be used for a combination of dry storage,

  

utilities and public areas. The building is now a tourist attraction, and Parts of the building are also used for civil wedding ceremonies and receptions.

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Delta System 500 has enabled 'Hylands House' to be upgraded to a Type 'C structure conforming to Grades 3+4 of BS.8102:1990- Table 1

  
BARN CONVERSION
PROJECT PROFILE
 

Deans Farm, Stratford Sub Castle

LSE Building Preservation Ltd has converted agricultural buildings including barns and stables into offices, for Lord Chichester.

The barns have been waterproofed and upgraded to a grade 3 structure in accordance with BS.8102, Table 1. They are now let as valuable office space to stockbrokers, employment & marketing consultants . The barns were built of brick, and had painted or contaminated walls suffering from rising and penetrating damp, and salts from animal urine. One of the barns was used for furniture stripping, and the walls were contaminated with caustic stripper. Delta-PT was used on the walls, and finished with plasterboard on Drywall

  

dabs and a skim coat of Thistle Multi finish. The stable block was over boarded with thermal insulation Board.
By using Delta-PT, which is an inert HD-PE, the preparation required was minimal, reducing downtime, residual drying time, and project costs.

  
THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB.
 
Contractors involved in the assessment of basements, and the specification of waterproofing systems, have a duty to advise or address environmental conditions as detailed in CIRIA REPORT 139, Table 2.2 which gives guidance on the functional requirements for basement usage, grades 1 - 4.

To be able to achieve this, the specialist surveyor should have the right tools for the job. The Protimeter Hygromaster and surface temperature sensor has the ability to measure the %RH, ambient and surface		   temperature, and also calculate Dew Point.
On the occasion when a cementitious tanking system has been applied and the customer is concerned with the moisture beading on the surface, with the aid of the Hygromaster you are able to demonstrate scientifically that it really is a condensation problem.

This equipment is available separately or as an integral part of the MMS Meter, both valuable pieces of equipment are available from Delta Membrane Systems.