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Cityplaza II, Taikoo Shing Phase V-B: Cementaid Everdure Caltite Waterproofing System used for Ice Skating Rink

Cityplaza II, Taikoo Shing Phase V-B: Cementaid Everdure Caltite Waterproofing System used for Ice Skating Rink

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Project Page: Cityplaza II, Taikoo Shing Phase V-B Cityplaza II, Taikoo Shing Phase V-B Cementaid Everdure Caltite Waterproofing System for Ice Skating Rink, Cityplaza Ice Skating Rink. The engineer specified both the Everdure Caltite System and as 'belt and braces', a famous, bituminous membrane to waterproof this suspended ice skating rink, over an electronics store on the floor below. The Caltite concrete was to be a one piece slab, but a concrete pump failure led to a cold joint being formed during construction. Some 18 months after completion, the ice rink started a slow leak into the store below, sufficient to colour the store's ceiling. The membrane had obviously failed, as anticipated. To repair / replace the failed membrane would have meant removing the ice skating facility enti

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