The initial assessment was that all the pieces needed surface cleaning, that one of the trays was broken in two, and that there were a number of chips and surface losses. Following the unpacking of the pieces, the amount of damage was found to be far more extensive. Of the sixteen parts of the urinals, only one was undamaged, though that had significant accumulations of cement and paint residues. Damage ranged from minor to extensive/severe. Additionally three sections had been removed when a new flush system was installed and these were now missing.

Treatments required ranged fom surface cleaning and removal of old mortar to consolidation, bonding filling of missing areas, modelling of missing areas and complex moulding and casting.

Treatments required ranged fom surface cleaning and removal of old mortar to consolidation, bonding filling of missing areas, modelling of missing areas and complex moulding and casting.

Some of the sections of the removed urinals prior to treatment.

Damage to the tray can be seen, the centre tray is broken in two with areas broken out and missing.

Sections of the urinal covers and flush systems.

                           

Bonding the tray: having removed old concrete residues, the break edges were cleaned before bonding with an epoxy resin;the resin had which was colour matched to the tray, had a working time of about 40mins at room temperature curing time was 24 hours, and it reached full harness after 7 days. Ratchet straps were used to tension the sections in position, and wedges used to achieve the correct alignment.After the adhesive had cured, the base was turned over and high tensile steel reinforcing bars were bedded in an epoxy acrylate resin, to add strength.

           

                                                                                                       

                                            

         The damage to one of the ‘caps’.