Balcony Repairs & Refurbishment, Stockport

Specialist UK Restorations were appointed Principal Contractor on a balcony repair and refurbishment scheme on behalf of Stockport Homes ltd. Stockport Homes is a limited company that exists to manage the housing stock owned by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.

Stockport Homes undertook structural investigations at seven low-medium rise flats which highlighted numerous defects in respect of the concrete canopies and balconies. The balconies had a thin asphalt coating that continued into the drains and was also coved up the wall. The asphalt had begun to fail and this could clearly be seen around the perimeter coving and the drains, with the asphalt apparently leaking water due to localised evidence of steel corrosion to the balcony soffits.

SUKR were appointed to carry out, in no particular order, core holes through the balcony slabs prior to installing new and improved drainage, concrete repairs to the soffit, face and balcony floor, anti-carbonation coating to soffits (balconies cast in-situ), through coloured silicone render to soffits (pre cast panel balconies), balcony coating/waterproofing.

SUKR specified an advanced concrete repair system from Sika, including the MonoTop repair system, anti-carbonation coating SikaGard 675W, with the fast cure balcony coating Sikafloor-415 for the recoating to the balconies. Not only did this provide a cost effective, reliable and efficient solution, the quick curing abilities of the Sikafloor-415 system enabled the residents to remain in-situ throughout the full duration of the programme.