Thurston House

Thurston House
Thurston House Redevelopment

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Progress Report - Week Commencing 12 December 2011










The weather has been kind so far and this has meant that the contractor has been able to install the roof trusses to both the block of flats at the front of the site and two of the houses to the rear. The installation to the remaining roof trusses will be installed over the next few weeks as long as we don't get any adverse weather.
















Having the roofs in place means that the properties can be made weather tight and as such work reduces the risk of construction delays due to adverse weather.




















The rear gable wall to Thurston House is now almost fully completed and the work to the roof is continuing.



















Internally first fix has commenced with the plumbing pipework and electrics work underway.










































































Friday, 25 November 2011

Progress Report - week commencing 21 November 2011

Over the last few days progress has been rapid on-site. The roof works to Thurston House is continuing with the repairing/repointing work to three of the five chimneys now completed. One of the chimneys will need to be taken down and rebuilt as it was shown to be in need of major repair following an engineers report. The rear elevation rebuild in now 70% complete and the use of bricks reclaimed from the demolition has resulted in the newbuild matching the existing building.










The interior of Thurston House has seen the new floating floors being installed and the battening out to the walls in readiness for the plasterboard is almost complete. Final detailing for the windows is still being discussed with planners and we are hopeful for final sign off shortly.











The block of flats to the front of the site are due to have the roof trusses installed over the next week and we are still hopeful that these will be made weather tight ahead of any adverse weather conditions.













Timber frames are now in place to the houses at the very rear of the site and the timber frames on the remaining houses are due to be in place over the next couple of weeks.








If you have any queries regarding the work on site please contact Beverly Hill at Accent Nene who will be happy to answer any questions you may have.




















Friday, 11 November 2011

Progress Report - Week Commencing 7 November 2011








The studding to the walls in Thurston House is now well underway and the floating floor to the ground floor is complete. The work is continuing to the retiling of the roof and the stonemason has now commenced work to repair/replace and worn or damaged stonework.














The rebuilding of the rear elevation to Thurston


House is now approximately 70% complete.















Ground floor timber frame has been erected to the flats and the scaffolding is currently being errected to be allow the second floor frames to be put in place.













Foundations are complete for 7 of the new homes to the rear of Thurston House are complete and foundations to the final two units are now well underway.

Friday, 21 October 2011

Progress Report - Week Commencing 17 Oct 2011



The foundations to the flats and 7 of the 9 houses are now up to beam level and the below ground drainage work is well underway for these units.










Rebuilding of the rear extension is now well underway with the blockwork complete and the brickwork approximately two-thirds complete.  The bricks which have been used were saved from the demolition of the extension so that they are in keeping with the rest of the building.







The adoptable road is installed up to base course and the section of road beyond Thurston House in now under construction.







Work is continuing to Thurston House roof and internals, however access is limited due to health and safety issues.  A full update will be given once access is granted.

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Progress Report - Week Commencing 25 September 2011




Progress on-site has again been signficant.  The works to the roof are ongoing and there have been no major problems uncovered so far.  A stonemason has been employed to repair or replace and of the damaged stone as necessary.










The replacement wall to the rear elevation of Thurston House is now well underway.















The foundations and blockwork has now completed to the new build properties and work has now commenced in laying the services to these properties. 










Tuesday, 13 September 2011

Progress Report - week commencing 12 September 2011


Progress on site has been good this week involving many various trades working on-site.  The key points are:





Mains drainage is now in place and on the base course for the road to the turning head has now started.












Construction of the rear of Thurston House has commenced and the contractor is due to start the refurbishment of the roof over the next week.  This work will be carried out in sections in order to keep the building as watertight as possible during this process.







Construction of the houses to the rear of Thurston House is now well underway with the contractor working on the blockwork up to damp-proof course.   












Foundations for the flats to the front elevation of Thurston House are now in place. 









Should you have any questions regarding the construction at Lincoln Road please contact me on 01733 295465.

Beverly Hill - Development Officer
Accent Nene Limited

Monday, 5 September 2011

Progress Report - week commencing 29 August 2011

The scaffolding has been erected around Thurston House and work to the roof will commence shortly.  This will also enable our engineer to carry out an assessment of the chimney stacks to determine whether these are structually stable.
























The drainage construction is now well underway and once this is all in place work will start on the construction of the access road.















Foundations to the houses to the rear of Thurston House are now almost complete and the foundations to the block of flats to the front of the site are marked out ready for work to commence.