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OCTOBER 2017
88 Kerakoll promotion Tiles
02 be in London Kerakoll produéts deliver the right fi.nish for London's Intercontinental Hotel in Greenwich
The riverside 02 InterContinental hotel in
London stands on the buzzing Greenwich
Península, with 453 luxury rooms, a 17m
svvimming pool, a beauty spa, 20 meeting
rooms and 3,000-capacity ballroom.
When main contractor Balfour Beatty
appointed Chiltern Contracts Ltd as the tiling
con tractor, it quickly involved Kerakoll in
site meetings and consultations with both
contractor and the architect, Gl Architecture
& Interior Design, for the choice of the tiling
systems.
Karl Beeden, the Kerakoll representative,
selected the products knowing that time
constraints meant over 16,00Q m2 of tiling
had be carried out without a hitch. H40 Eco
Tenaflex was chosen to tile most areas, as it
is extremely high grab, is easily adjustable
and has a pot life of four hours. Fugabella Eco
Porcelana 0-5 was used to grout the tiles and
its Eco Silicone to seal joints. The Fugabella
collection of grouts has natural antibacterial
protection from NHL and very high levels of
mechanical resistance, colour consistency
and water repellence.
The first area to be considered was the
swimming pool, where glass mosaics and
porcelain tiles were specified. Tenaflex
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and the Fugabella grout and silicone carne
into their own here: the adhesive is totally
stable even when in constant contact with
water and the Fugabella range withstands
sustained attack from chemicals.
The architect and designer chose
610mm by 610mm by 15mm River White
granite tiles inlaid with brass to create
an astrological pattern across the floor of
the reception lobby, common areas and
communal washrooms.
Before tiling, the floor was prepared
using one oftwo self-levelling compounds:
Keratech Eco Rl0 is ready for tiling
approximately 12 hours after laying, while
Keratech Eco R30 is used in areas where the
original substrate is more uneven as it can be
laid in thicknesses from 3-30mm, but dries
equally rapidly.
H40 Eco Marmorex was specified as the
adhesive for the granite. It is a pure white
rapid set adhesive which locks in excess
mixing water and prevents stains from
forming on the surface of delicate natural
stones. Washroom walls were tiled with :Jura
Beige limestone fixed with H40 Eco Tenaflex.
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