The refurbishment of Manchester city centre landmarks, the Central Library and Town Hall Extension (CL-THX), has been achieved using a range of products from Knauf – the UK’s leading manufacturers of lightweight building materials and systems. The restoration of two nationally significant Grade ll* listed buildings as part of the
I often drop in to see Andy at Gold Trowel as it is on my way up to MIlton Keynes from my home and when ANdy mentioned he was going to be at Earls court for the 100% Design Show I decided it would be a good opportunity to go
Plasterers News™ is now officially a year-old!! Yes, we have made the first year and what a year it has been!! Plasterers News™ was launched to showcase new products and services from the finest and most well respected companies within the industry along with bringing the latest news and information
When we built the stairs in our flat, we had to remove the fitted wardrobes in our bedroom, and this was the only way we could get the stairs in without taking too much space from anywhere else. The trouble with any flat no matter what the size you need
Plasterers enemies are always going to be electricians. I have had my run-ins with them over the years and had a few “moments” on sites when we have disagreed on situations. I use to have a saying… “Tuck them in or I will fill them in” However, my now father
This has to be one of those posts that I wish I did not have to write, but it was bound to happen and it was bound to be costly, and it is going to make me look like a bit of a plank. However, this renovation blog is here
In the London Borough of Islington, Saint-Gobain Weber External Wall Insulation (EWI) has been specified for the extensive external refurbishment and thermal upgrade of almost 300 hard-to-treat apartments on the Holly Park Estate, Crouch Hill. Islington Council has worked with Network Weber approved design and build contractor Lawtech to deliver a unique upgrade programme
Dulux Trade have become the first and only mainstream paint manufacturer to announce five specifically verified environmental product declarations (EPDs) covering 67 products. The externally credited EPD’s were awarded following an in-depth Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) which calculated the environmental impact of each product over its entire lifecycle. EPDs provide
One of the jobs we had to do before doing the insulation was getting the collars fitted so that the ceiling in the loft could be created, and this was harder than you would think. Remember I have not done a great deal of chippy work. I started from one
The loft conversion of this first floor flat was only ever going to add value to the property if we could get natural light into the loft space and that ideally would have been with dormer windows and to be honest we would never have got that past the other
It has been over a month since I updated my renovation project blog and that is because I have been working exceptionally hard on my projects and frankly struggling to keep up with the demands of running multiple businesses and trying to get a renovation project moving while still maintaining
The vintage charms of a vaulted basement are once again being appreciated by the patrons of a popular watering hole and cafe after damp-proofing systems from Safeguard Europe tackled severe penetrating damp. Known as a Soho institution and frequently featured as a film set, the Star Café has a double
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