Lock Door at Ivoz Ramet

The lock door at Ivoz Ramet on the River Maas is situated between Namen and Luik. The lock door dated from 1930 and suffered from severe corrosion until 1993, when the Humidur coating was applied.

There were 2 lock doors of 6.40m high and 7.60m wide and another 2 lock doors of 9.00m high and 7.60m wide.

Facts:

• Start of the project: 29/05/1991 (upper doors), 13/06/1991 (lower doors)
• End of the project: 02/06/1991 (upper doors), 17/06/1991 (lower doors)
• Exact location: Avenue Théodule Gonda, 4400 Ivoz-Ramet, Belgium
• Name client: Walloo, Administration
• Treated surface: Complete door and parts with a total of 1100m² of steel protected.
• Applied products: Humidur

Only 4 days (=101 hours) were needed to take care of the upper doors. Two weeks later another 4 days (=105 hours) were needed to protect the lower doors.