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Faced with the problem of rust affected and peeling edges on the roof of a Fitness First sports complex in Bedford, the staff turned to Delvemade. The Manchester-based company is described as an experts in caring for problematic and unfit roofs. The problem was diagnosed as a classic case of 'cut edge corrosion' affecting the horizontal lap joints and cut sheet ends of the 12 years old pvf2 coated steel roof cladding. The building consultants specified Delvemade's Seamsil remedial treatment as the ideal long term solution. Once installed Seamsil is claimed to effectively eliminate any further deterioration of the sheet ends and laps for a guaranteed period of at least 10 years bringing peace of mind to the building owner.

Faced with the problem of rust affected and peeling edges on the roof of a Fitness First sports complex in Bedford, the staff turned to Delvemade. The Manchester-based company is described as an experts in caring for problematic and unfit roofs. The problem was diagnosed as a classic case of 'cut edge corrosion' affecting the horizontal lap joints and cut sheet ends of the 12 years old pvf2 coated steel roof cladding. The building consultants specified Delvemade's Seamsil remedial treatment as the ideal long term solution. Once installed Seamsil is claimed to effectively eliminate any further deterioration of the sheet ends and laps for a guaranteed period of at least 10 years bringing peace of mind to the building owner.

Confronted with the need to refurbish the 16,000m? roof at its Rugby distribution centre Britvic turned to Manchester coatings manufacturer Delvenmade. The solution to the existing pvc-coated roof cladding, which was succumbing to the twin perils of cut edge corrosion and age, was a dual long term protection system using the company's silicon-based Seamsil and Delcote repair and coating system. It will provide weather and corrosion resistance 'for many years' it was said.

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Repair to increasing cut edge corrosion on the pvc coated metal roof cladding of a Royal Mail delivery depot in Swansea has been achieved with the use of Seamsil silicone repair system. Caused by a combination of poorly cut untreated edges, increased acid rain and pollution in the lap joint area, cut edge corrosion needs to be repaired quickly to prevent on-going serious and potentially damaging problems. Delvemade offer a two hour CPD talk on the subject for RICS accredited surveyors who are now checking for signs of cut edge corrosion during their periodic condition surveys.

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When owners of the BBC studios in Cardiff, home of the Dr. Who series production sets, need to repair the pvc coated steel roof's edge and lap joint corrosion, they opted for Delvemade's Seamsil corrosion system. The silicone system provides a complete seal at the lap joint junction and acts as a rust preventative, as well as stopping any further pollution from entering the lap joint area.

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Corrosion attacking the overlaps between roof sheets at an Asda distribution centre near the Dartford crossing has been prevented by Seamsil from Delvemade. Developed in co-operation with the former British Steel Corporation, the silicone based, patented treatment, can be used to seal the laps and edges to prevent the further ingress of pollution and thus prevent any further corrosion from occurring. Existing corrosion is removed before the product is applied to encapsulate the edge and fully seal the lap. Applied by a network of trained independent Qualified Applicators, the system is guaranteed against failure or re-appearance of the corrosion problem.

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Remedial products from Delvemade have addressed both the problems of leaks and lack of daylight at the Next Retail building in Weston-super-Mare. A combination of Seamsil, a silicone lap joint repair system, together with Delglaze, a clear aliphatic urethane coating brought back acceptable light transmission levels to rooflights without the problem of re-fixing new ones in the asbestos roof structure.

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