Spring Street, Springwood

On January 30, 2014   /   2014 News   /   2 Comments
Spring Street, Springwood

When this property was built approx. 150 years ago the gulley behind the parapet coping stones had good flow but over time the building has settled causing the gulley to lose it’s flow. Consequently the rain water has got into the building under the laps on the lead. The mortar chase for the lead apron in front of the coping stones on the string course has also failed. This has led to damp problems around the windows at the front of the house so serious that the plaster has collapsed. We have stripped out the slates above the laps on the lead in the gulley in order to seal them completely. Next we re-fixed all the slates, replacing any that were broken or damaged. Then we removed the failed mortar from the lead chase & sealed it using polyurethane. Finally we applied a PVA wash to the front of the property & re-pointed the bonds between the Ashlar blocks.

 

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Pizza Hut, Huddersfield Town Centre

On January 27, 2014   /   2014 News   /   2 Comments
Pizza Hut, Huddersfield Town Centre

This downpipe was blocked solid due to the joint collars having an opening that was too small. Cast iron joints like this are now only manufactured with this smaller 45mm diameter at the sleeve which is too small & tend to get blocked easily at the off set bend. This is a prime example of the problems joint collars like this cause. We always use good condition reclaimed cast iron which has the correct aperture to allow unimpeded rain water flow.

 

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This is a length of iron pipe that was lodged inside the downpipes.

 

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Wood Street, Longwood

On January 20, 2014   /   2014 News   /   2 Comments
Wood Street, Longwood

New EPDM rubber roof with trims. By removing the up stand at the leading edge above the window & giving the Sterling OSB boards a tilt then installing new fascias, soffits, gutters & drip edge we have eliminated the need for internal outlets in the roof deck. Outlets in a flat roof like this are usually the first place where the roof fails & can cause other problems such as getting blocked easily which can be difficult to unblock by their very nature or leaking inside the roof space.

 

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