Located on the south bank of the River Tweed, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, the new leisure complex includes a 25m five-lane swimming pool, a teaching pool, leisure pool and spa facilities. Other indoor facilities include a sports hall, indoor bowls, fitness studios and a cafe. Mapei systems were used within all pool areas and changing rooms.
A variety of Mapei floor levelling, waterproofing and tanking systems were specified during the surface preparation phase. They included Mapei Topcem screed – a fast drying hydraulic binder which was used for all floor areas including the pool bases, pool surrounds and changing room floors – and Nivoplan levelling mortar on pool tank walls and all changing area walls. Pools were then tanked with Mapelastic Smart highly flexible, cementitious waterproof membrane and Mapenet 150 – an alkali-resistant glass fibre mesh. Walls throughout the changing rooms were tanked with Mapelastic AquaDefense Tanking Kit – a ready-to use rapid waterproofing system including Mapelastic AquaDefense and Mapeband PE 120 – and floor areas were prepared with Mapeguard WP 200 waterproofing membrane.
Tiles were fixed with two cementitious adhesives: Keraflex Maxi S1 for wall areas and Keraquick S1 for floors. In pool tank areas, all tiles were grouted with Kerapoxy two-component acid resistant epoxy grout and, in the changing areas, with Ultracolor Plus mould-resistant and water repellent grout and Keracolor FF – a coloured, water repellent cementitious mortar. Within the centre’s reception area, the specification also included Mapeguard UM35 waterproofing, uncoupling and anti-fracture membrane, Keraquick S1 cementitious adhesive and Ultracolor Plus grout.
For more information about Berwick Leisure Centre and the Mapei specification, please contact: info@mapei.co.uk.
