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\"2014-01-20<\/a>The known facts at the moment are:<\/p>\n

1. The floor contractors from \u00a0Andrew Watson & Son Ltd<\/a>\u00a0have used STOPGAP 300 HD<\/a> adhesive for sealing the floor.<\/p>\n

2. The contractor brought to my flat 5 bags each weighting 25Kg of that adhesive.<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0According the datasheet<\/a> of that product: “A 25kg bag of STOPGAP 300 mixed with 5.5 litres of clean water will cover\u00a0approximately 5.0m2 at a thickness of 3mm.”<\/p>\n

4. If they used all of the bags to cover the 25.0m2 then they must used 27.5 litres of water<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

5. The central heating inside my flat was off on 21st January 2014 due to Camden Council’s major works on the boiler room.<\/p>\n

6. The adhesive was installed on the 21st January 2014 when the heating was off.<\/p>\n

7. The equivalent amount of 27.5 litres of water have to go somewhere when it evaporates.<\/p>\n

On the 27th January 2014,<\/strong>\u00a0Mr P.M.,\u00a0BRICS Contractor Manager from GAB Robins Ltd, stated that<\/p>\n

“The condensation problem is unique<\/strong> to your property…” and that <\/span><\/p>\n

“This issue has never arisen<\/strong> at any other property where this task has been completed…”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On the 29th January 2014<\/strong>, Mr\u00a0Karl Helming,\u00a0Technical Services Officer for F-Ball (manufacturer of the Stopgap 300 HD) informed us that:<\/p>\n

“From your recent email we understand that 150 kg of Stopgap 300 powder water mix floor smoothing underlayment was applied and was allowed to dry with all windows closed in a cold environment and there is condensation on walls, doors and windows. \u00a0This is not unusual<\/strong> as when the floor smoothing underlayment is mixed with water some is chemically bound with the hydration process and the remainder evaporates; if this is in an enclosed cold environment condensation can occur.<\/strong>“<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Below you can see a video that shows how to prepare and apply the STOPGAP 300 HD adhesive:<\/p>\n