Update on Conservation Survey of Moseley Road baths – 15th July 2006 - results of the Concrete Survey

The findings of the concrete survey of Moseley Road baths are as follows.

The concrete floors require complete replacing in the following areas. A plan is available at http://www.martinmullaney.co.uk/images-moseley-road-baths/floors.pdf . These floors need replacing since they contain a high level of cracks, 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.