Welbeck House

Key Features

We carried out external refurbishment works to a Grade II listed building in central London comprised of high end residential units with commercial units on the ground floor.

The bulk of the works was comprised of building fabric and structural repairs including structural steelwork.

We carried out rope access surveys and tap testing which revealed the need for further repairs which we were awarded in conjunction with our original works.

We recommended a structural engineer to the client team in order to Value Engineer the design and scope of the works.

Residents were in occupation throughout the works as were the businesses on the ground floor.

This necessitated close liaison with the conceirge service for residents and business owners to minimise disruption and risk.

Challenges and Solutions

Through effective Value Engineering we were able to reduce the need for propping and temporary works which allowed us to complete 25% more work while also handing back £60k in savings to the client.

Scaffold was phased sequentially to be erected and dismantled at each elevation in turn thereby reducing hire costs.

We used wait and load skips for waste collection to account for the limited space and difficult access on this site.

We also made use of access routes through the basement in order to minimise disruption.