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Stockport Concrete Repairs to Cills and Heads
Specialist UK Restorations are currently on site in Stockport, working for Stockport Homes. Concrete repairs to cills and heads on various properties in the area are being carried out. @SikaLimited 610 and 615 are the chosen repair materials. The defective concrete is cut back and then replaced to match the existing line and level
Sacrificial Anodes and Concrete Repair
SUKR have recently completed works in Sunderland for St Andrews Church. An interior concrete ceiling was in need of repair. @FosrocUk were chosen as the preferred supplier of materials and the Renderoc HB system was applied. Before commencing concrete repairs, C-Probe, C-Puck sacrificial anodes were installed to protect embedded reinforcement from any further corrosion.
Micro-Pile Foundations for New School Building
SUKR are currently working alongside Extraspace Solutions and Spacial Initiative Ltd on Abbey Infant School near Birmingham. A new school building is being built, and due to the ground conditions, @HelifixUK Micro-Piles have been determined as the most effective way to provide a stable foundation for the building. Works are currently underway installing 90no Helifix Dixie […]
Case Studies
Britannia Mill, University of Derby
Britannia Mill is a Grade II listed building at the University of Derby. SUKR worked on the restoration of the large facades. The mill has now been transformed into one of the universities most prominent buildings. SUKR were instructed by J Tomlinson to carry out the 1300 /m2 facade restoration works which included, brick cleaning, […]
Trial Pits for Flintshire County Council
A trial pit is an excavation of ground in order to study or sample the composition and structure of the subsurface. Trial pits are usually between 1 and 4 metres deep, and are dug either by hand or using a mechanical digger. We undertook a series of trial pits on behalf of Flintshire County Council […]
The Grange, Headingley. Grade II Listed Repair
The Grange is a Grade II listed building constructed in 1752 located on the Headingley Campus. For a number of years the building has been underutilised and has been left partially empty because of risks associated with a dilapidated building and poor standard accommodation. The University therefore decided that a major internal and external refurbishment […]
Pool Waterproofing – Private Residence
This private residence in Cheshire had a major refurbishment including the addition of an indoor pool. SUKR were asked to recommend a solution to ensure that the pool was watertight and that high quality tiling and fixings could be fitted within the pool. SUKR mechanically prepared the existing substrate before using a Sika 1 Structural […]
