BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH IS THRILLED
WITH KEMPER SYSTEM SOLUTION
Archetech - Page 136
Two of the popular rides at
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
have been upgraded to
ensure they continue to thrill
families of visitors for another
generation thanks to Kemper
System’s Kemperol V210 liquid
waterproofing membrane.
Opened in 2000 at a cost of
£15 million, indoor log flume
‘Valhalla’ is one of the 120-yearold Pleasure Beach’s most
popular rides, offering visitors
a thrilling Viking-themed
journey. The external façade
features a ‘waterfall’ that
dispenses 12,000 gallons of
water per minute, splashing
the covered waiting area
below. It was this area of
the ride that was upgraded
with an overlay of Kemperol
V210, a cold liquid applied
waterproofing system that
bonds directly to the substrate
and forms a reinforced
monolithic membrane that
cannot delaminate and offers
a BBA-accredited service life of
25 years.
Comments Blackpool Pleasure
Beach’s Construction Manager,
Tim Currey: “The volume of
water constantly pouring on
the queue shelter roof for
Valhalla is far in excess of what
any roof would normally have
to deal with, so it needed
a robust waterproofing
membrane with no vulnerable
seams and no risk of water
penetration.”
The Kemperol V210 cold liquid
resin system was applied by
roofing contractor, Castle
Roofing, in a single wet-onwet process, applying resin
immediately followed by a
flexible reinforcement fleece
and then more resin to ensure
complete saturation of the
fleece before the membrane
was allowed to cure.
The same system was used to
overlay the roof of the theme
park’s Alice in Wonderland
family ride, which was
originally constructed in the
1950s and was suffering water
ingress in some areas. Here,
Castle Roofing cut out sections
of the existing felt roof where
it had split, filling these areas
will a repair mortar made of
Kemper System’s D Primer and
quartz sand, before installing
the Kemperol V210 system as
an overlay.
Tim adds: “The Kemperol
V210 enabled the contractor
to work on small sections of
roof at a time and manage
the programme around the
operational demands of the
business, while providing a
robust, durable and flexible
waterproofing solution.”
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