The customer was reconfiguring the internal layout of their home, as such three windows needed to be filled in.
We Sourced pinhole bricks from KRM in Ilkeston to match the existing brick in an imperial size. They were not cheap at all£1.29 each but we pride ourselves in delivering a great finish.
The window brick up on this unit was slightly more complex due to the door being on one side.
The mortar will dry a lighter colour in time when the moisture evaporates from it. We used yellow building sand.
A neat and tidy job. Finished in one day for customer.
Refurbishment of a bathroom for one of our existing clients on a tight budget.
Our customer asked us to get involved because they wanted a second opinion on the plumber who claimed moisture was just getting in behind the back of the tiles. On closer inspection the Bath Plumbing supply and basin waste had both been leaking for years Meaning the entire floor needed to be replaced. We completed the work for the customer in 3 1/2 days fitting in around the time when their tenants were on holiday and the property vacant.
We could’ve purchased a cheap bathroom Selco, but we got a decent quality item from Michael Pavis at a reasonable price which included an anti slip floor.
We fitted a hansgrohe bath/shower mixer tap so it would keep the pipes exposed and provide a robust solution given the quality of the product products that hansgrohe produces
We used a an aqua panel so there was less maintenance required in the future and no grout to clean between tenancies.
Able to keep the toilet as it has been replaced by Plumber in the last 12 months.
We still have the boxing to do on this photo
Joiner installed the Bath and used CLS timber to make larger feet areas to spread the load from the bath. The bath also included 6 feet rather than the normal five.
The leak had been so bad the insulation in the wall was absolutely sodden wet, acting like a sponge.
If the customer had listened to the Plumber, they would have wasted £250 regrouting the tiles. All the while their property would have been damaged further, luckily it wasn’t so bad that we had to replace the joists. We did however have to replace the floor with an 18 mm moisture resistant chipboard.
We used our regular roofing contractor to help on this job. We replaced the timber underneath with new OSB then glued a rubber membrane on top.We took out a larger section of roof that was originally intended due to the material being damp underneath
We laid 28 square meters of decking in total in this project. We sourced it from Eurocell in Nottingham.
Another challenge on this job was leaving enough space for the tree which the customer didn’t want to disturb. The base underneath the decking is about 20cm. We laid a geotextipe weed suppressed membrane underneath to reduce the opportunities for weeds to grow through. It is however permeable to water.
Anthracite decking laid on a timber frame
The site is sloping from top to bottom. We installed a handrail along the Eastern elevation as there was a small fall risk (45cm). We also added a handrail to the steps below.
We constructed two steps to get easy access to the decking which was level with the kitchen diner on a sleeping site.
