Background
The Mount Oswald project includes the new home for John Snow College and the brand-new South College at Durham University. The new facilities are self-catering and provide a total of 1000 student bed spaces, to be ready for use at the start of the 2020/21 academic year.
This project had a combined roof area of 6500m2, spread across several buildings. Due to the scale of the job the client required a cost effective yet robust roofing solution. Therefore, Fatra proposed the installation of the Fatra Hot-applied Waterproofing Membrane System.
Jacamast, an experienced Fatra trained and licensed contractor, was hired to carry out this large project.
Notable benefits
The Fatra Hot-applied Waterproofing Membrane System is suitable for inverted roof applications; including roofs with zero-pitch. The hot-applied bituminous liquid is reinforced with fabric and cures to form a strong, flexible and fully adhered monolithic membrane; ensuring for a robust waterproofing solution for the design life of the roof.
This is a seamless system and therefore can be applied to upstands and perimeter details first, allowing follow-on trades such as render, glazing or cladding to commence whilst the main roof field area is either being worked on or used as a storage area. This provides great advantages to the construction build programme and negates the need for expensive temporary protection to the main roof covering.
Fatra provided project specific section drawings of the various roof junctions and abutment details.
Jacamast completed the project in June 2020 and it was delivered with the benefit of a 20 year product guarantee.
Fatra Hot Melt is available from Fatra UK Ltd and can only be installed by Fatra trained and licensed contractors.