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Whether
it is for domestic or commercial properties,
W G Carter’s expertise in the Specialist
Refurbishment area is constantly in demand.
Such projects are always demanding and often
present unique and exciting challenges that
require very careful management, extensive
knowledge and skilled workmanship. See also
Listed Buildings.
Project
A - Click on a picture to enlarge, double click to reduce
Conversion of an existing stone Mill building to an Ultrasound Scanning Clinic on the ground floor and family room on the first floor with guest accommodation. This Grade II listed building was selected as one of the five winners of the prestigious RIBA Ibstock Downland Prize 2007 for its sympathetic renovation and partial rebuild. It was also a finalist in the 2007 Grand Designs Award for Refurbishment. Contract value £850,000
Project B - Click on picture to enlarge, double click to reduce
Refurbishment of Church including construction of labyrinth, installation of heating system, relocation of Font and new timber floors, etc.
Project
B
Our
photographs do not do justice to the tremendous
results of some impressive refurbishment
works in the main Hall in this former country
house. The area is now being used to display
artworks including unique frescos for which
the surfaces were specially prepared with
traditional lime and horsehair plaster.
An oak structured vaulted ceiling and oak
framework to the walls was incorporated
and a glass bridge and balustrading installed.
New electrical and mechanical services were
also installed including equipment to achieve
specialist lighting effects.
Project
C
A
twin extension was added to this old, thatched
cottage and the cottage itself completely
refurbished, including the re-thatching
of the roof. New natural stone boundary
walls were built and internally alterations
were carried out including the installation
of a new oak staircase and doors. Bamboo
slate floors were laid, with under floor
heating added to part of the ground floor.
Project
D
Another
unusual project awarded to W G Carter Limited
involved the specialist refurbishment of
rooms within a museum building to provide
a laboratory purpose-equipped for work with
valuable manuscripts and artworks. A new
air handling plant was required and its
installation, along with the associated
duct and steel support work, presented the
team with an exciting challenge. Due to
the location of the site, the project necessitated
a high degree of security and protection
of exhibits as well as close co-ordination
with staff at the museum, specialist suppliers
and local authorities (the closure of a
busy road was required at one point).
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