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Amazing 2 Bedroomed apartment with Attic Room and private south Facing Balcony 

Chimney demolition

Belfast Blog Introduction.

First item in our Builders Blog is chimney demolition. This demolition is quite odd as both Chimneys had already been demolished and rebuilt with full Chimney lead trays costing thousands of Pounds. However when they were rebuilt they both had the very same problems & symptoms they had before all the the money.

Belfast Blog Summary.

Unfortunately this is yet another unfortunate error of mistaking Moisture & Mildew caused by Condensation/bad ventilation etc for Water ingress was made.

Conclusion

Don’t take the advice of just one Builder. Especially If it’s going to cost a lot of cash. Get a second opinion, preferably from an expert.

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Dry Lined Partition Wall

Introduction

This partition is odd as it has neither Thermal or Acoustic insulation and No Fire Rating.

Its only purpose is to stop light coming into the Photographers area were he Photographs the Cars. It only required a very basic single boarding either side and for or effect all the uprights and track were cut off site and Hot mud – “Easifill 20” (which goes off in 20 Minutes) was used. On top of this we used 3 coats normal White emulsion.

Summary

Because the job was relatively small it was deliberately scheduled for one day to show the obvious advantages that dry-lining has over traditional finish etc when surfaces are painted and finished the same day.

Conclusion

Drywall compound is a lot more versatile than Gypsum Plaster.

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Concrete Repairs 

Velux Belfast

North Down, at the Lodge House Groomsport.

At 1 Donaghadee Road Groomsport BT19 6LG

This is a Listed building with a Date of Construction of 1860

Which basically means its an excellent example of a rather grand 1860

Stone House and building of local & Regional importance.

What this really tells us is that these Stone Chimneys have been taking a

hammering from the North Down Coastal Winds for 160 odd years.

So I suppose the serious damage and degradation of some the stone over this

time is no real surprise. Some of the chimneys were repaired in Situ while others were

completely rebuilt using stone from other salvaged chimneys on site.

Unfortunately a few of the Chimneys were in such a serious condition they had

to removed completely Carefully Bubble Wrapped & bound before being

lowered to the ground and stored on Pallets.

The flues of these demolished chimneys were first closed off and filled with

granular insulation before being capped off capped with 40N High strength

Concrete and then sealed with SBR Tanking Slurry.

Greater Belfast Garden Rooms

Garden Rooms can be used as Offices, Workshops, Treatment rooms, Gyms etc  it can also act as a valuable quiet retreat from the main House promoting Mental & Physical Wellbeing. 

In the Photos below of two Bangor Garden Rooms the recently finished Darker Garden House in the centre of Bangor is used as a Treatment Room for clients. It has mains electric, its own WC and is finished in Composite panels. In cost it comes in at approx £15,000.00

The smaller white Zero Energy Garden house can be easily moved around. It has mains electric but no WC. It is currently used as an office in my yard in Bangor but it has been used for accommodation without heating even in the dead of winter. It was made for a couple who later split up before it was finished which is why its for sale.     

Composite Clagging	Treatment Room for Physio
Garden Office 2.3 x 2.1	Zero Energy.

 

The Three Main Problems with Concrete Window Sills.

Structural alterations due to House Sale Collapse.

Removing an unusual Obelisk type Skylight from Crawfordsburn Road Brethren Church. 

Save thousands on replacing by repairing damaged window sills like new.

This is a Simple Roof Survey (AKA Me Standing on top of a ladder)

Emergency Repair @ Old Seahill Road Holywood Photos below show a Typical Emergency Repair on direct instructions from insurance Company. This Minor Repair was completed within 4 hours of initial prone call from Insurance Company for less than £200.00 The Water damaged ceiling had its damaged Sheets removed.  We will be repair this next week with a drywall repair after it has had a chance to dry out. This blended in ceiling repair will cost £375.00 ands will be finished the same day.