Project details
Client
ZM Architecture
Tim Clark
0141 572 1669
tim@zmarchitecture.co.uk
Value
£585,000
Duration
March 2022 – February 2023
WHK Team
Robert Macnaughton
John Cairns
Michael Pellicci
Fiona Rodden
Building Safety Group Ltd
Client Team
McLeman QS Network Ltd
David Narro Associates
Project Benefits
2 Local SME Subcontracted*
1 New Employee
1 Local Material Supplier
Employee Upskilled to Certificated Site Manager Status (SMSTS)
Key Subcontractors
MBM Masonry & Conservation
*Dean Britton Electrical
*Graeme Smith Plumbing
Parkhead Welding
Strada Environmental
Overview
Set within Millport’s Conservation Area, 34-37 Stuart Street are a mix of terraced tenements of privately owned flats above popular retail businesses at street level.
Exposure to the elements from its seafront location and lack of proper maintenance over the years revealed a number of necessary repair works to the roofs, elevations and common internal areas. Supported by the CARS Initiative works were delivered over an agreed schedule, particularly to accommodate those residences used as holiday homes and Air Bnb’s which had committed to rental periods and could not be accessed.
Scope of work
Initial essential repair works were identified, comprising the following:
- Repair to slated roof coverings, lead capping and new Zinc roof covering
- Repair to chimneys and removal of redundant stacks
- Proprietary render systems to front elevation and gables
- Asbestos Surveys and consequent removal
- Repair to external walls
- New cast-iron rainwater systems, with soil and waste stacks
- Timber rot survey and treatment
- Structural repairs
- Repair/Replacement of Timber Windows
- New Entrance Doors and Electronic Entry System
- Plaster repair and redecoration of common close areas
All works delivered to align with Historic Environment Scotland’s advisory standards
of repair.
Prior to each stage of the works, our Team undertook investigative works to assess the true extent of the repair/replacement works required – feeding back regular reports to the multiple occupiers’ representative. For example the quantity of existing slates which could be set aside for reuse, reducing the overall expenditure as well as metal grilles which could be repaired and repainted instead of the more expensive replacement option.
Dispite the complexity, through strong communication, the project ran smoothly, the site was kept tidy with no obstruction to the flats, retail businesses or the high volume of passing general public – particulalry during the Summer and Holiday Weekends when the island is more busy than usual.