Minerva Building Restoration Ltd were instructed to carry out full external refurbishment works.

Scope of Works

1. Supply, erect and maintain for the duration of the project an independent tubular steel working scaffold structure to the entire rear elevation, front elevation, chimney stacks including handrails to the front of the roof areas. Inclusive of an approved alarm system. Working closely with RBKC, scaffold Licences, traffic management, marshals and full time site management, were all put into place to ensure safety to the public and contractors at all times.
2. Supply and install scaffold tin hat over No’ 30 to facilitate roofing works.
3. Carry out R&D survey and asbestos removed accordingly.
4. Clean all masonry surfaces at roof level and to rear elevation including chimney stacks, raised party walls and parapet walls using DOFF steam system to remove atmospheric soiling and biological growth and vegetation.
5. Drainage to the rear elevation was cleaned out and freed from any blockages.
6. Fireplace openings were sealed using flue balloons and localised internal protection for the duration of works.
7. Working with building control to sign off, Supply and install battens to roof slopes, install new Cedral Blue / Black Rivendale fibre cement slates. Install vent slates and mechanically fixed ventilated dry ridge system to the ridges with universal concrete angle ridge tiles in slate.
8. Apply Code 4 lead cover flashing including stepped flashings with code 3 lead soakers at the junction of the roof slopes / party walls. Supply and fit lead cappings to the rear parapet walls, in Code 5 Lead with a suitable overhang and drip detail.
9. To the valley / box gutters allow to apply new liquid applied system as Proteus Pro-Cold system providing a 15 year manufacturer’s guarantee certificate.
10. Supply and fit 4 No’ new sash windows to rear and 2 No’ sash windows to front.
11. Carry out window joinery repairs to rear elevation.
12. Supply and install new cast iron, pre-finished (gloss black) round eared downpipes.
13. Carry out masonry works to all elevations, inclusive of helibars and repairs to fractured areas of brickwork.
14. Carry out timber repairs.
15. Pressure wash all areas within the rear courtyard area including gulleys, boundary walls, hard standing areas, staircases etc. Lift all manhole inspection chamber covers, remove any grease and debris build up.
16. Supply and Install steel column into position, inclusive of a new concrete pad stone as per structural engineers detail.
17. Re construct damaged masonry wall using reclaimed yellow LBC stock bricks.
18. Supply and install Keeguard fixed handrail to the raised areas to the rear elevation courtyard areas.
19. Redecorations to all metalwork, downpipes, masonry, timber windows and doors to rear elevation.
20. Replacement of broken/damaged glass to windows.

Contract Value £367K