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Social Housing - Warren Street & Whitfield Street th

  • 31 Jan 2018

Value: £1,400,000
Client: Clarion Housing Group
Duration: 55 weeks
Niblock completed major internal remodelling and external refurbishment of these Georgian buildings to provide ten self-contained flats for affordable rent within the Fitzrovia Conservation Area, between Marylebone and Bloomsbury.
Niblock were appointed to carry out the project on a design and build basis, working closely with English Heritage to preserve the existing features of the listed buildings.
External works featured repair and restoration of the traditional London clay brick facades, stucco banding, slate mansard roofs and dormers, round arched doors and windows with radial patterned fanlights and period panelling.
Careful planning and co-ordination of enabling works to provide segregated access for residents in occupation.

Education - Lycée Francais Refurbishment

  • 31 Jan 2018

Value: £138,000
Client: Lycée Francais Charles De Gaulle School
Duration: 9 weeks
This project invovled major refurbishment of the principal entrance hall and foyer.
Although the project was undertaken during the summer holiday period the school remained fully operational, catering for summer school activities and after school events. 
Works included:
New automated fully glazed entrance lobby
New acoustic ceiling
Removal of timber wall cladding
New wall plaster
Overhaul of heating and ventilation system
Overhaul of electrical system
Redecoration

Value: £138,000
Client: Lycée Francais Charles De Gaulle School
Duration: 9 weeks
This project invovled major refurbishment of the principal entrance hall and foyer.
Although the project was undertaken during the summer holiday period the school remained fully operational, catering for summer school activities and after school events. 
Works included:
New automated fully glazed entrance lobby
New acoustic ceiling
Removal of timber wall cladding
New wall plaster
Overhaul of heating and ventilation system
Overhaul of electrical system
Redecoration

Social Housing - Newlands Park

  • 31 Jan 2018

Value: £384,000
Client: London & Quadrant Housing Trust
Duration: 24 weeks
We sympathetically converted this large, dilapidated Victorian property into three self-contained flats for shared ownership. Heritage features were retained to compliment the unique nature of the surrounding properties.
Works included:
Structural repairs and improvements to floors and brick structure.
New structural door and window openings.
New windows and doors.
New roof covering in Marley Thurstone Fire Cement slates.
Internal remodelling and soundproofing.
New stairs.
Damp treatment.
Extensive underground drainage renewal.
New mechanical installations.
New lateral sub-mains, small power and lighting.

Value: £384,000
Client: London & Quadrant Housing Trust
Duration: 24 weeks
We sympathetically converted this large, dilapidated Victorian property into three self-contained flats for shared ownership. Heritage features were retained to compliment the unique nature of the surrounding properties.
Works included:
Structural repairs and improvements to floors and brick structure.
New structural door and window openings.
New windows and doors.
New roof covering in Marley Thurstone Fire Cement slates.
Internal remodelling and soundproofing.
New stairs.
Damp treatment.
Extensive underground drainage renewal.
New mechanical installations.
New lateral sub-mains, small power and lighting.

Commercial - Redevelopment, Bromley

  • 31 Jan 2018

Value: £525,000
Client: Niblock Building Contractors
Duration: 42 Weeks
We converted this terrace of three A1 retail shop units with flats above and a variety of outbuildings to the rear into ‘high-specification’ affordable housing.
The completed project comprised 3 four-bedroom houses, each with a family bathroom, en-suite and ground floor cloakroom, as well as a 1 bedroom house to the rear.
Features included: 
Feature ‘London Stock’ brickwork to front elevations.
Loft extensions to provide additional bedrooms.
Rehau UPVC ‘Heritage’ windows.
Engineered oak flooring with complimentary oak internal doors.
High-spec integrated fitted kitchens.
External Wall Insulation (EWI).

Value: £525,000
Client: Niblock Building Contractors
Duration: 42 Weeks
We converted this terrace of three A1 retail shop units with flats above and a variety of outbuildings to the rear into ‘high-specification’ affordable housing.
The completed project comprised 3 four-bedroom houses, each with a family bathroom, en-suite and ground floor cloakroom, as well as a 1 bedroom house to the rear.
Features included: 
Feature ‘London Stock’ brickwork to front elevations.
Loft extensions to provide additional bedrooms.
Rehau UPVC ‘Heritage’ windows.
Engineered oak flooring with complimentary oak internal doors.
High-spec integrated fitted kitchens.
External Wall Insulation (EWI).

Education - Stonebridge School Refurbishment

  • 31 Jan 2018

Client: Brent Council
Duration: 20 weeks
One of the last nineteenth-century buildings in it's neighbourhood, Stonebridge School has served the local community for 120 years. It is a remarkable example of operational heritage. Built by a Willesden School Board architect who was known for his grand designs, the school was much larger and more imposing than many of those found nearby.
Now a Grade II listed building, the refurbishment had to closely follow the advice of a conservation officer and was carried out to a tight programme during term time. Day-to-day liaising with the school was necessary to ensure a smooth operation.
Works included:
Window replacement to match existing: the internal and external trims with detailed mouldings were matched; dormer ceilings were supported internally to allow existing windows to be removed.
Roofing: new lead work to 6 dormer roofs; gutter repairs and sealing to all joints; new lead loft hatch matched to existing.
Specialist cleaning: Doff cleaning system used samples approved by conservation office.
Stone and brick repairs: render repair works to the existing columns and stonework dormers were carried out after samples were taken on the existing mortar at two different depths.
Internal and External refurbishment of 2 large outbuildings, previously part of Welsh School.

Client: Brent Council
Duration: 20 weeks
One of the last nineteenth-century buildings in it's neighbourhood, Stonebridge School has served the local community for 120 years. It is a remarkable example of operational heritage. Built by a Willesden School Board architect who was known for his grand designs, the school was much larger and more imposing than many of those found nearby.
Now a Grade II listed building, the refurbishment had to closely follow the advice of a conservation officer and was carried out to a tight programme during term time. Day-to-day liaising with the school was necessary to ensure a smooth operation.
Works included:
Window replacement to match existing: the internal and external trims with detailed mouldings were matched; dormer ceilings were supported internally to allow existing windows to be removed.
Roofing: new lead work to 6 dormer roofs; gutter repairs and sealing to all joints; new lead loft hatch matched to existing.
Specialist cleaning: Doff cleaning system used samples approved by conservation office.
Stone and brick repairs: render repair works to the existing columns and stonework dormers were carried out after samples were taken on the existing mortar at two different depths.
Internal and External refurbishment of 2 large outbuildings, previously part of Welsh School.

Commercial - Reinstatement & Refurbishment, Mayfair

  • 31 Jan 2018

Value: £86,829
Client: Armajaro Asset Management LLP
Duration: 5 Weeks
We were chosen to complete the reinstatement and refurbishment works for this Grade II listed building in Mayfair after the previous tenants vacated the 1st and 3rd floors.
Works included:
Clearance of tenants electrical and data cabling and associated equipment
Complete removal of AV installation
Removal of partitions
Sympathetic reinstatement of timber mouldings and fibrous plaster using natural materials, fine surface filers and linseed oil putty
Gold leaf gilding and preservation of heritage
Internal redecorations in heritage paint colours were carried out and a new carpet installed on both the 1st and 3rd floors.
Chandeliers were cleaned and relamped by specialists.

Value: £86,829
Client: Armajaro Asset Management LLP
Duration: 5 Weeks
We were chosen to complete the reinstatement and refurbishment works for this Grade II listed building in Mayfair after the previous tenants vacated the 1st and 3rd floors.
Works included:
Clearance of tenants electrical and data cabling and associated equipment
Complete removal of AV installation
Removal of partitions
Sympathetic reinstatement of timber mouldings and fibrous plaster using natural materials, fine surface filers and linseed oil putty
Gold leaf gilding and preservation of heritage
Internal redecorations in heritage paint colours were carried out and a new carpet installed on both the 1st and 3rd floors.
Chandeliers were cleaned and relamped by specialists.

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