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Renovation

Room refurbishment, Ruddington, NG11, Nottinghamshire

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Technical Renovation Excellence: Returning to a Valued Customer in Ruddington, Nottingham
 
It’s always a pleasure when a client trusts us with their home not once, but for a second time. We are currently back in the Ruddington, Nottingham area to undertake a significant refurbishment for a previous customer, focusing on another bedroom and a full kitchen-diner overhaul. This continued trust highlights our commitment to quality work and practical problem-solving.
 
For the bedroom refurbishment, we completely gutted the room in preparation for a high-standard finish. A key challenge arose with the ceiling. Typically, gutting a room includes removing the old ceiling, but doing so would have led to all the loft insulation falling down, as the loft space above was already boarded we would have struggled to put the insulation back.
 
To avoid dropping out the loft insulation we chose to overboard the ceiling. The loft above was already boarded and had we removed the loft insulation we would have struggled to put the insulatin back. This approach ensures a seamless finish while keeping the project on track and respecting the existing structure and insulation.
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Now, we’re shifting our attention to the kitchen-diner, bringing our meticulous approach and comprehensive building skills to transform this central living space.
 
If you are planning a renovation, extension, or new build project near Ruddington, Bunny, West bridgford, or anywhere in the Nottingham area, choose a contractor known for reliability and intelligent project management. As members of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and a company that warranties all work for a minimum of 12 months, Swallow Hill Homes Limited brings proven professionalism to every job.
 
Contact us for a free quote on your next project: Call Rob on 07737 988 243 or email quote@swallowhillhomes.com.
 
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Brickwork

Garden brick walls. Ng9, Beeston

Neat brickwork in Forterra Hampton rural blend, the bricklayers like these bricks because they pick up the moisture at a steady rate.

They are classed as engineering bricks so can be used in the ground.

Small brick wall using Hampton Rural blend bricks.
Engineering Brick Coping: Durability and Cost
 
For finishing the top of the wall, we used engineering bricks on edge. This is a detail often employed due to the brick’s high durability and low water absorption, making it excellent for capping walls or for demanding structural applications like the blue engineering brick upstands we utilize below the DPC level for porch structures.
 
It is essential to remember that for structural integrity and a clean stop-end, the final end needs to be solid. The going rate for a solid engineering brick to be approximately £2.25.

Hampton Rural Blend

Benefits of Hampton Rural Blend The Ecostock range is manufactured using the latest technology in sustainability and production efficiency. Forterra produce three kinds of this soft mud brick at their state-of-the-art factory in Measham, Leicestershire: stock pressed with a smooth, sand faced finish; stock thrown, which have a traditional handmade appearance; and waterstruck, which have a smooth but irregular surface. Ecostock bricks are available in wide selection of red, buff and yellow colours.

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Brickwork Renovation

Brick wall repointing

The wall had been in place for approximately 130 years and needed some TLC. We removed the Staffordshire blue the coping  stones, repointed the wall and refitted the coping stones.

We used standard cement and yellow building sand, a few of the bricks could have been replaced but the client wished to patch up the wall to minimise expenditure. The work took 2 days for one of our skilled bricklayers to complete.

various bricks are blowing, but the customer wanted to minimise the spend so we simply patched up as best we could. Sometimes it is possible to chop out a blown brick and then use the other inward facing side on the outside. however in practice if the face of a brick has blown then when extracting the brick from the wall it tends to break up and can’t be reused.

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Brickwork Renovation Uncategorised

Steel RSJ install

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Brickwork

Bricking up windows

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.

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Brickwork Extension New build

Room extension

Awaiting the arrival of the roofers and joiners

Possibly the smallest extension we have done so far. Only 2.5 square meters but it makes the room much more useable and the window lets lots of light in.

We constructed it, then left the roof open until we go to get the roofers on site

At the roof load here is being supported on the props

We fitted blocks above the window lintel because it was going to be covered by the facial soffit boards

The steel lentil was specified by our supplier

We supported the roof on acro pop props whilst we installed the steel lentil.

We install a single long lentil to allow complete freedom of where the internal wall went

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Renovation

Construct new openings into Garage

Aspley – Construct new openings into Garage including building control.

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Bathroom Brickwork Extension Flooring Groundwork Kitchen New build Renovation Roofing Uncategorised

Nottingham Refurbishment & extension

Quality finishes

This was a large contract which involved building onto a 1930’s house.

We built a large open plan kitchen diner downstairs with a boot room, playroom and for home working. Upstairs we created an additional en suite bedroom .

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Brickwork Flooring Renovation

Brickwork & ceiling repair. Room renovation

Externally we removed and straightened up the brickwork.
We took the room back to brick and fitted insulated board.
We installed new lintels
The ceiling had sagged and we replaced it with a structural floor.
There was nothing above the doors which explained the cracks in the plaster..
We replaced the sockets with LAP built in USB sockets
The external walls were boarded with insulated plasterboard then plastered before painting
The remediation work is now hardly visible externally.

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Renovation

House renovation & open plan kitchen/ diner

We renovated a house on Erdington Way in Chilwell in part exchange from a customer. The property needed some TLC and serious updating.

The ceilings throughout the property were covered in Artex swirls so we replastered all the ceilings.

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The whole job project was completed in 8 weeks from start to finish.

We considered doing a garage conversion but the cost to ourselves as builders was going to be approaching £20,000 and in the market at the time we would have only recovered our costs but not made any margin. We therefore left the garage as it was. I’m sure the future owner will do it in time.

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If you would like us to perform a similar job on your property contact us on 07737 988243