Insurance funded reinstatement/restoration work carried out to a terrace of Victorian Stonebuilt houses following severe flooding to the properties. Work involved a complete strip out of lower floors and reinstatement of floors, plaster, kitchens, doors, windows and bathrooms/toilets
Station Road, Corbridge
- Severity of flooding to terrace
- Water reached approximately 1m depth at the most shallow end of the street
- Plaster was hacked back to masonry to a height of 1.5m. An injected damp-proof course was installed to all houses, followed by replastering with a damp proof render.
- Flooring and floor joists were removed and specially milled sized joists and flooring was reinstated
- Skirting boards, architraves, doors and frames were replaced to match existing profiles.
- New heating systems were installed
- Complete rewires were carried out to ground floor areas. New kitchens and bathrooms / W.C.s were installed. Ground floors, stairs and landings were fully redecorated
- Throughout the contracts, three seperate building surveying practices were involved
- It was necessary to liase with house owners on a daily basis
- Reoccupation was phased over a period of two months
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