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Axis Tower, Manchester - residential tower basement waterproofing

Project case study

Axis Tower

Waterproofing design for a residential tower block in Manchester, combining Type B concrete (Xypex) with Type A cementitious slurry and an external Type A barrier.

Axis Tower is a residential tower block in Manchester. CLW provided the waterproofing design, working with Russells Construction.

The strategy combined Type B watertight concrete using a Xypex crystalline system with Type A cementitious slurry and an external Type A barrier, layering integral and applied protection to suit the below-ground structure.

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Independent waterproofing design from RIBA Stage 2 through construction monitoring. Defensible, document-led, contractor-agnostic.