Sealing a lift pit? Want to know how to seal a lift pit?

When it comes to creating a watertight lift pit the problems can be endless. Weather conditions, shifting sand and a high water table are just some. Add to this the unpredictability of the onsite attempts at tanking and the unsecured costs of the contractor, attempting in adverse conditions, to create a dry solid base, an integral part of an efficient lift of escalator pit and a major problem needs to be addressed.

Capvond have for many years supplied the civil engineering industry with not only Trench liners but also Lift Pit liners. A one stop solution to water ingress into what is undoubtedly one of the most problematical areas in lift shaft construction. Cost effective, easy to use and 100% efficient, these custom made products give the contractor complete confidence in even the most difficult conditions. Capvond are the experts in sealing lift pits.

One of the fastest and most efficient ways to protect high voltage cables, fluid pipelines or telemetric cabling, Glass fibre trench liners provide a quick and easy solution to water ingress and a clean traffic system where pollutants can be detrimental to the equipment required to be housed below ground. Heat resistant, acid resistant and fire resistant materials are available and can be manufactured to suit individual specifications.

Technical Specification of GRP Lift Pit Liners

Capvond GRP Lift Pit Liners provide an efficient, efficient and long term solution to the problem of providing a foolproof, simple tanking system for lift pits. Manufactured in rigid Glass Reinforced Plastic and finished with an Isothalic Gelcoat, Capvond provide a very durable lift pit liner with a high strength to weight ratio. The flexibility of this mixture of Thermo-Setting Resin and Glass Reinforcement allows for ease of moulding into a multiple of different shapes but still retain a high degree of impermeability. Textures and colours can be produced to customer’s requirements and with no restriction to set sizes, Lift Pit Liners can be produced cost effectively to your own specific needs.

Lift Pit Liner units are one piece rigid mouldings, durable and light weight that will provide 100% efficiency that can be fitted in MINUTES in ANY WEATHER. Labour costs can be cut by over 90%, and with no curing time, concrete screed can be poured right after fitting. Sectional Lift Pit Liners can be manufactured where access and size restrictions are significant factors, once delivered to site they are joined and sealed by our operatives. In all cases Lift Pit Liners can be manufactured to your own requirements. We are experts in sealing lift pits so if you want to know how to seal a lift pit, get in touch today. Download our GRP Lift Pit Liners Technical Sheet (pdf).

Give us a call today to discuss how we can help you use this exciting technology – 0141 876 9000.