St Charles Square is a residential property located in the St Helens Ward of Kensington and Chelsea District of London. Minerva Building Restoration were instructed to carry out roofing and external redecoration works.

Scope of Works

1.  Scaffold was designed and erected to provide a safe working platform to the roof/chimney stacks, windows, masonry and external façade generally. Debris netting was supplied to all elevations.
2. Inspect chimney stack and carry out repairs to both stacks.
3. Strip existing roof and carry out full slate roof replacement including new timbers and joists, lead to the dormers and new cowl caps.
4. Apply Proteus overlay system to the box gutters and also to the table top flat roof. Insulation was upgraded alongside the replacement of the defective rafters.
5. Supply and fit once weathered coping stones to the perimeter party walls.
6. Clean all external brickwork with Doff steam cleaning system.
7. Dismantle and replace failed brickwork to side elevation where ‘bulging’ was evident.
8. Clip back loose and trailing cables to front elevations, cutting out and clearing of any redundant cables.
9. Reform and repair reveals to windows and doors with a neat mastic bead.
10. Overhaul the main entrance door.
11. Carry out any necessary timber repairs to windows.
12. Repair and make good any defective render.
13. Remove paintwork from all metal railings on the boundary walls, staircases and treat any corroded sections, prime, prepare and leave ready for decorations.
14. Decorate all metal work and woodwork with three coats of oil based paint.
15. Decorate all prepared stonework and rendered surfaces with a mist coat and three coats of Dulux masonry paint.
16. Check all rainwater goods and clean out all gutters and hoppers, rod and flush through pipework and leave free flowing on completion.
17. Relocate TV aerials and install new pigeon spikes to sky surfaces around the building.
18. Upon completion clean all windows, doors and frames and ensure site is left clean and tidy.
19. A full time site manager was supplied for the full duration of the project. This was to liase with all tenants and contractors.
20. All works were completed to programme.

Contract Value £148K