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Martin
Mullaney, Councillor for Moseley & Kings Heath,
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Update
on Conservation Survey of Moseley Road baths - 15th July 2006 - results of the
Concrete SurveyThe
findings of the concrete survey of Moseley Road baths are as follows. The
concrete floors require complete replacing in the following areas. This is due
to the high level of floor cracking that has occurred in these areas, which is
allowing water to seep into the cellar · The promenade at the shallow
end of Pool 1 - the promenade is the section where members of the public walk
on to get to their cubicles · The promenade at the shallow end of Pool
2 · The entire floor of the Second Class Male slipper bath room. This
is the area which until recently was used by the public to wash themselves. Replacing
this floor will be complex, since the slipper bath brick cubicle walls will have
to dismantled. Cubicle brick walls themselves hold up the cast iron roof trusses.
An internal steel frame needs to constructed which stretches from the cellar floor
up to the roof. · The entrance steps at the entrance to First Class
Males. · The entrance steps at the entrance to Second Class Males. ·
The entrance steps at the entrance to First and Second Class Females. All
flat roof sections in the corridor sections of the building need taking down and
re-concreting. It is felt that merely re-felting the roof will only keep the water
out for a few years. Re-constructing the roof will provide long-term weather protection. The
balcony in Pool 1 need demolishing and reconstructing - it is cracked too much
and reconstruction will provide long term protect future. The
Quantity Surveyors are now calculating how much it will cost to do these changes.
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