20th September 2023. - Beetham Church, Cumbria
My friend right back from schooldays who comments here as Gimmer is the owner of Conservation Chemicals Consultants Ltd based in Ulverston, Cumbria.
The company formulates and manufactures a wide variety of sealants for all kinds of stone or timber surfaces and has supplied worldwide to many prestigious companies as well as catering for trades of any size in the UK.
Through recommendation alone the company carries out many sealing jobs for clients. These can be standard jobs or solutions to problems where surfaces may need deep cleaning or have been abused by previous application of incorrect materials or a whole host of new problems that crop up all the time. Gimmer has a chemistry degree that enables him to solve these problems where other companies just don't have the knowledge. Most of the products are designed to penetrate giving much more protection than conventional surface treatments.
Over the years I have been coopted onto many such jobs to help. Today we are sealing about ten areas of newly laid sandstone flags in Beetham church only a few miles from my home.
We start at 8:00 am and in between heavy showers get equipment into the church. The flags have not been grouted but the joints are full of sand so firstly we vacuum the joints then brush vacuum the overall surfaces, There are different ways of applying the sealant and in this case we can do so with an extended roller.
After that procedure and a refreshment break the first areas are cured enough for us to apply a second coat of a repellent.
If you want to know more about the products see CCC's website HERE
This is an unashamed puff for Gimmer's business but I assure you it is here based on my knowledge of the quality of product and service I have witnessed over many years.
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| The light coloured rectangle is one of about ten areas around the church we are treating. Here it is bare unsealed stone |
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| Compare this bare stone with the final picture which shows how the process brings out the natural features of the stone. |
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| Starting the sealing. It darkens the stone at first but then cures to a lighter colour and enhances the attributes of the stone |
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| The finished job except it needs just a little longer to fully cure |
May I ask why they were replacing the flags in the church. Any idea which quarry they came from?
ReplyDeleteA nice way of spending your day. I will keep it in mind for my patio and kitchen tiled floor. Always good to get mates rates. Lol.
ReplyDeleteBC - Not sure of the source of the sandstone. They have been removing some pwes to create more space for events being held in the church - no problem with dwindling congregations.
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Alan R. - I can tell you CCC are not cheap ! The pleasure was enhanced by prompt payment of my invoice, already in the bank today.
in the medium and longterm a tenth the price of lower cost products - I would say that but so do users !
ReplyDeleteps for readers - we are not paying for this encomium !
gimmer - replied by email.
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