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Glasgow Royal Infirmary Car Park
The Glasgow Royal Infirmary Car Park covers five floors and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We secured this contract to provide painting and repairs of structural steelwork, completing one floor each year for the five-year duration.
The key to a high-quality paint finish in steel stripping is the preparation. If the steel has not been properly prepared, no amount of paint will give a quality long-lasting finish. So, with this in mind, we adopted a technique of dry blasting using various levels of compressed air to force an abrasive steel media onto the surface to be cleaned. This removes all previously applied paint including rust spots to create a solid and clean surface for painting and achieving the 20-year guarantee.
The product chosen is from Jotun Paints and is spray applied to achieve a 30-minute fire retardant, cellulosic fire protection. The Jotun thin film intumescent coatings are specifically formulated to provide a chemical reaction upon heating, changing physical form to provide fire protection through a thermal insulation and cooling effect that achieves the desired intumescent coating value.
We are focusing on one floor level at a time which we divide into three distinct areas; all of which is encased in clear heavy-duty sheeting to allow in the light, reduce the noise to the surrounding area and also preventing any debris from leaving the work area. To gain access, an ‘airlock’ passageway was created allowing the operative to test their PPE (ears/eyes/breathing apparatus/bodysuit/boots/gloves, etc.) before entering the work area.
Working with the car park management team to achieve the highest in public safety, we created a detailed Traffic Management Plan to allow the car park to be open at all times, while reducing as far as possible the inconvenience to those using the facilities.
The key to a high-quality paint finish in steel stripping is the preparation. If the steel has not been properly prepared, no amount of paint will give a quality long-lasting finish. So, with this in mind, we adopted a technique of dry blasting using various levels of compressed air to force an abrasive steel media onto the surface to be cleaned. This removes all previously applied paint including rust spots to create a solid and clean surface for painting and achieving the 20-year guarantee.
The product chosen is from Jotun Paints and is spray applied to achieve a 30-minute fire retardant, cellulosic fire protection. The Jotun thin film intumescent coatings are specifically formulated to provide a chemical reaction upon heating, changing physical form to provide fire protection through a thermal insulation and cooling effect that achieves the desired intumescent coating value.
We are focusing on one floor level at a time which we divide into three distinct areas; all of which is encased in clear heavy-duty sheeting to allow in the light, reduce the noise to the surrounding area and also preventing any debris from leaving the work area. To gain access, an ‘airlock’ passageway was created allowing the operative to test their PPE (ears/eyes/breathing apparatus/bodysuit/boots/gloves, etc.) before entering the work area.
Working with the car park management team to achieve the highest in public safety, we created a detailed Traffic Management Plan to allow the car park to be open at all times, while reducing as far as possible the inconvenience to those using the facilities.