Project Details
Following a mini competition off the South East Consortium’s Internal and External Building Works Framework (Lot 1b, Major Refurbishments), the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham awarded Axis a major cyclical repairs and re-decoration project at Sulivan Court.
Sulivan Court is a large social housing estate in a conservation area in Fulham, London SW6. Under Phase 1 of the works programme, we completed six of the 19 blocks on the estate. The blocks are of solid brick construction with external walkways and balconies. They range from five-storeys (each housing 19 residents) to an eight storey (housing 71 residents).
Our Cyclical Repairs and Re-decoration works here included brick work and concrete repairs, waterproofing and repointing. We grit-blasted all concrete surfaces, repaired defective concrete and applied a coating to prevent further corrosion. Roof works included chimney pot replacements and removal of parapet stones. We replaced doorsets to balconies, and on the walkways, we removed corroded posts, then supplied and fitted replacement cast iron posts welding them to the handrail.
Prior to painting with two coats of Thermo guard smoke and flame retardant paint, we made good all previously painted external, rendered, plastered and concrete surfaces including external walls and balcony areas including soffits and fascias. We also redecorated the tiles adjacent to front doors. In addition, we painted pipework, columns, handrails, railings, emergency escape staircases, communal entrance doors and gates with Dulux Trade Metalshield gloss finish.
Our fire safety works included the installation of LED emergency lighting to all common areas, including external areas, entrance lobbies, staircases and corridors as well as the replacement of existing doors with Gerda ‘Safer Homes’ FD60s complete doorsets including architrave and ironmongery.
We conducted repair works to PVC-U external balcony door sets and windows and also to the bullseye communal windows in the communal stairwells, reinstating wire mesh to prevent birds from nesting.
Elsewhere we flushed all rainwater goods to ensure they were free of blockages; extended all boiler flues; removed and re-sited satellite dishes repaired and repainted the bin store doors; and replaced extractor fans.
Finally, prior to striking scaffold, we jet-washed all areas of brickwork, concrete and walkways to all elevations, removing any loose debris and cleaning the facade. We also washed down all windows for a final polish.
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