Construction | Glass wall elements are being replaced in Kalasatama Lighthouse: “The building is brand new,” marvels the resident

According to the construction company SRV, the cracking does not cause a safety hazard.

Finland The facade of the first skyscraper Majaka is currently being repaired. The repairs surprise some of the residents of the house in Helsinki’s Kalasatama.

According to the resident who contacted HS’s delivery, the wall elements of the building completed in 2019 have been changed in several places during the summer.

“We wonder why, because the building is brand new,” says the resident.

HS found out about the construction company SRV that built Majaka. What exactly is it about?

of SRV manager responsible for apartments in the capital region Jorma Seppä says that annual repairs have been made to Majaka’s glass facade, which have been agreed upon with the housing association.

“In connection with the annual repairs, the individual glasses of the facade elements have been replaced.”

According to the blacksmith, repairs have had to be made because there have been quality defects in the elements, which have caused the glass to crack.

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“However, this does not cause a safety hazard and does not affect the technical properties of the elements. Naturally, however, we correct these errors.”

Sepppa clarifies that the glass to be repaired is inside the closed part of the facade elements, not on the outer surface.

Of some According to the residents of Majaka, especially south-facing apartments also get uncomfortably hot.

Seppä admits that SRV has received some feedback about the temperatures in the apartments as a result of the hot spells.

“We will definitely investigate the feedback received and make sure that the residents of the tower blocks have first-class homes to live in.”

According to the plans, the lighthouse was supposed to be light, but the end result is gray. Sepppa denies that the color of the facade has any effect on the temperatures of the apartments.

“During the heat, it’s good to generally consider the use of blinds, and it’s good to keep the windows closed when the sun is shining on the windows and in situations where the outside temperature is higher than the temperature of the apartment.”

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Thursday HS reports that a glass panel of the facade has fallen onto the street in shopping center Red in connection with Majaka. In addition, the safety glass of the glass roof of the pedestrian street running through the shopping center has broken.

SRV has also built Red.

According to Säpa’s understanding, Red’s broken glasses have nothing to do with Majaka’s repairs.

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