Luxury New Hillside Home, North London

Summary

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  Cementitious coating applied to the external flat roof.

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  The Newton CDM System is failsafe and fully maintainable

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  Newton HydroCoat 107 Elastic 2K protects a large sunken living space.

This stunning new-build with floor-to-ceiling glass panels is built into the hillside and thus required a robust waterproofing solution for failsafe protection. A fully BS 8102:2009 compliant installation was supplied using the Newton HydroBond, HydroTank, and CDM Systems. Newton Specialist Contractor Stonehouse provided a truly failsafe waterproofing system.

The Project

After demolishing the original property on this site in Barnet, the team began construction of a new building designed to take full advantage of the stunning location. With floor-to-ceiling glass panels on one side of the property, this new-build is the best place to admire the views over London.

Built into the hillside, the property was therefore partially retaining. It required a full waterproofing system throughout to protect from unwanted water ingress. As such, Newton Specialist Contractor Stonehouse were called in to expertly install a robust waterproofing system to the entire structure.

The Solution

The client appointed Stonehouse’s Richard Allen as the waterproofing design specialist, ensuring a fully BS 8102:2009 compliant build.

Due to the partially-retaining nature of the structure, Richard recommended a combination of Type A, B and C waterproofing systems. This ensures a Grade 3 habitable environment. Relying on an effective Type B structure, Stonehouse then applied a cementitious coating of Type A Newton 107F. The team carefully applied this to the external surface of the flat roof decks and the internal area of the lower lift pit.

Given the high risk from water, the team installed the failsafe Newton CDM System on both levels of the structure. Installers securely fixed the Newton 508 membrane to the internal walls using Newton’s ancillary products, bunded and piped water from the upper level down to the lower level, and then drained it by gravity fall using Newton Basedrain.

The Result

As one of our most experienced specialist contractors, Stonehouse expertly recommended, designed and installed a truly failsafe waterproofing system. Finally, it will continue to protect this contemporary home for many years to come. Furthermore, Stonehouse were able to provide a 10-year guarantee for the installation, for complete peace of mind.