Housing Association in Neustadt
Bathrooms per line renovated in just four days – Housing Association in Neustadt renovates 260 bathrooms with TECEsystem
A look at Neustadt an der Weinstraße, located southwest of Mannheim. The WBG Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Neustadt an der Weinstraße mbH, based there, renovated 260 bathrooms across the board with TECEsystem – while the buildings were still occupied. The contractor's requirement was to use prefabricated sanitary registers for the technically necessary bathroom renovation, as Volker Weiß, Technical Officer of the WBG, explains. The choice fell on TECEsystem. The experience quickly convinced them.
Preventive action
Volker Weiß explains: "The decisive factor for renovating the bathrooms and shafts was fire safety. Prefabricated registers had already been used during the construction of the buildings from the 1980s to the mid-1990s. However, fire safety regulations were not as strict back then. We took preventative action to meet current requirements. The executing company opted for the TECE system solution. We, as the client, had no specifications; the company was free to choose its own solution."
Demolition on Monday – Completion on Thursday
The speed factor also played a role. The client explains: "We can renovate four apartments one above the other in just four days: demolition on Monday, completion on Thursday," explains Volker Weiß. His conclusion: "The renovation is proceeding quickly and smoothly; we will continue to rely on the TECE system for future renovations."
Fire and sound insulation renewed
Alexander Hartnack, project manager at TECE, has been overseeing the project from the very beginning, even during a forced break due to the coronavirus. He also emphasizes: "It really couldn't be done any faster. The shafts were also renewed section by section, as the existing shafts did not meet fire and sound insulation requirements."
Residents benefit from speed
The time factor was also crucial for the residents. The renovation was carried out while the tenants were occupied, meaning they could remain in their own homes during the work and only had to go without their own bathroom for four days.
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To bridge the gap, the WBG provided a camping toilet for each apartment and also offered to cover the entrance fee to an indoor or outdoor swimming pool so they could use the showers there. Other tenants were able to use the guest toilet in their own apartment, which was not connected to the renovated line, or received help from their neighbors.
This renovation also benefited from the particularly time-saving cladding of the registers with prefabricated HPL casings, which the contractor could install directly on site. This also contributed to the renovation being completed so quickly. Time-consuming work steps such as adjusting plasterboard, priming, drying, and gluing tiles were eliminated. Thanks to the new registers, the equipment is state-of-the-art in terms of fire and sound protection, as well as drinking water hygiene.