Carmarthenshire County Council needed to install tactile hazard warning systems at the Dylan Thomas Boathouse to comply with requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act.
The Dylan Thomas Boathouse at Laugharne, Carmarthenshire is a busy tourist attraction and cultural heritage centre with a constant influx of visitors. It was essential that the installation caused minimum disruption and alteration in this busy listed building.
Apollo Tactiles surface mounted tactile tile system was selected for installation to indicate elevation changes on stairways and kerbs since the hard wearing, slip resistant tiles require no excavation and are bonded directly onto the existing base substrate.
Apollo has developed special adhesive systems for use with the Tactile tiles, enabling them to be bonded directly to a wide range of substrates for interior and exterior use. A moisture tolerant grade is suitable for application in damp conditions and was used on this installation.
The whole job was completed and returned to use within a matter of hours without disruption to visitor traffic.
The Boathouse is set in a cliff overlooking the glorious Taf Estuary and was occupied by Dylan Thomas and his family for the last four years of his life. During his time there he wrote many of his major works including ?Under Milk Wood?. Dylan Thomas died in 1953.
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