A1 Complete Builders have been instructed to undertake extensive external works to an existing clients property in Mousehole. Our Clients parking area is showing signs of slippage and moving.
J.L.A Engineering consultants have designed 3 concrete retaining walls with steel mesh and bars built in to cavities with concrete c35 infill. Around 300 tons of top soil/concrete must be removed in small loads as access is difficult and around 250 tons to be bought back in mainly 805 permeable stone, 60 tons of concrete and some 3,500 concrete blocks.
Once all walls are built and new ramp formed the area will be blocked paved over.
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Duration of time on site 5 months
A1 Complete Builders have recently undertaken various Restoration works to a 300 year old Manor House Nr Ponsanooth, once used as a School and in the War used as a Hospital, This Beautiful Georgian building has many original features and has retained its character throughout.
The current owners are the Fifth Generation of the same family and are very keen to Restore and preserve this building using Plaster Lath and Lime to internal walls and ceiling in various rooms along with external works also underway using St – Astier N.H.L. Lime.
Our first Instruction was the Demolition of an original Chimney, Although the top half had been rebuilt some years ago but the base had severe Fatigue and the Bricks was crumbling and delaminating caused by the Age of the bricks but also Water Penetration in Freezing conditions will also break down the bricks causing them to fail and the danger was this Chimney would of toppled over one day in the very near future.
We have been Instructed to Reline and repair the Flues also open up any blocked off.
A1 will rebuild with a clay hand made brick laid with N.H.L St – Astier Lime mix.
We undertake all aspects of garden walling work from minor repairs (ie: traffic accidents) to full scale removal and rebuilds. We can work in a variety of materials from block or brick to cornish stone.
A1 removed both chimneys as both had serious fatigue and was delaminating, this problem occurs normally in frosty conditions when bricks are wet and the water content in the bricks freeze causing them to delaminate.
Both Chimneys was rebuilt with an engineering brick and new lead trays made in code 5, dressed and fitted.
Duration of time on site: 4 weeks
A1 Complete builders undertook the replacement of old decking and a complete renewal of douglas fir softwood decking complete with ballustrading.
Duration of time on site: 4 weeks
A1 Complete Builders undertook extensive work at this property. See our extension section look for Releath Extensions. Also see our section on Barn Conversions – Releath Barn Conversion
