The early childhood centre was looking tired and dirty because of the continuous exposure to weather and seawater, and the wooden shutters started to rot
With the help of the local fishing village the Early Childhood Centre has been repainted and the rotten wooden shutters repaired or replaced. Because of the new colors it is now possible to see the Early Childhood Centre from miles away. A new maritime beacon!
The ramp to the centre was getting a bit dangerous with some of the steel railing completely rusted away due to the salt water
The ramp has been reinforced with concrete and repainted
The inside of the centre started to look a bit tired, the walls were dark and dirty, the tables for the kids worn and losing paint and the steel roof structure started to rust in the aggressive saltwater environment. And the roof was leaking.
Something needed to be done…
The early childhood centre is built on concrete pillars with concrete cross beams. Over the years, the sea will attack the concrete. Because concrete is essentially porous, salty seawater will eventually start to rust the steel reinforcement inside the concrete structure. Rust expands, the concrete starts breaking away and the strength of the concrete is compromised, and the structure may over the years even collapse.
Some of the concrete structure had started to move or even collapse, lifting the ceramic tiles in the classroom above. So, it was high time to do something
Repairing the building, replacing structural components and pouring concrete in an environment that would be under seawater every day at high tide was quite a challenge. It required using every moment of low tide and using special concrete.
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