Project: Quebec House
This Grade II listed building in London’s busy Marylebone area was suffering structural damage originally caused by World War II bombing. Bolt & Heeks were engaged to reconstruct the front of this three-storey residential property, using the original bricks together with reclaimed stock, as well as window repairs, fire escape amendments and decorations to the common parts. Additionally, one tenant took the opportunity of having a new kitchen and bathroom installed whilst we made good other affected apartments.
The property’s position, in a Conservation Area just off the busy Euston Road, provided many logistical problems and precluded a separate site compound. We used various rooms within the property for welfare provision, had to take in all deliveries by hand and use wait-and-load skips for debris removal, again loaded by hand.
Quebec House
- Value:
- £270K
- Programme:
- 26 weeks
- Client:
- The Ellinson Foundation
- Consultant:
- Cardoe Martin
- Contract:
- JCT Minor Works Building Contract 2005, Revision 1 2007
Construction Detail
- Scaffold erection throughout
- Removal of existing window units
- Renewal of fire escape and associated F&F
- New rainwater goods
- Re-roofing configurations
- Structural strengthening of the front elevation
- New roof lead works
- Crittall window unit & cill repairs
- New fire doors and frames
- New rainwater goods
- Cleaning of brickwork
- New floor joists and boarding
- New ceilings & wall linings
- New floor finishes throughout
- Plaster repairs and renewals
- New electrics to communal parts
- New pipework to communal parts
- New entryphone system
- Make good affected accommodation
- Decorations
- Demolition of front elevation masonry facade
- Fire/smoke/heat alarm to common parts
- Removal of existing roof coverings including roof lights, hatches, weatherings
- New roof coverings, insulation, lead repairs and re-dressing
- Structural reconfiguration and installations Masonry construction, lintel & coping installation and repairs
