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 Manchester Town Hall Complex Transformation Programme (THCTP) was … [Read more...]
The 100% Design Show
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 and see him and many other exhibitors. I rode to london on the bike and had a few moments with the security at Earls court regarding parking but none the less I got round the … [Read more...]
Plasterers News™ 1st Birthday
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 without any prejudice to you the readers, and I think we are doing it rather … [Read more...]
The Renovation #14: Cupboards Under The Stairs
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 to be clever with creating storage space, and this is not any different for us. We needed to get some cupboards back in the bedroom, and they … [Read more...]
The Renovation #13: Electrics… Electrics… Electrics
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 in law is an electrician by trade, and that explains a lot and to be honest it can be hard work seeing eye to eye but when it comes … [Read more...]
The Renovation #12: Velux™ Window Fail…
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 to show and highlight the ups and downs all in the bid to keep your readers entertained and well so here goes. We wanted six Velux windows in the loft space of our conversion 4 … [Read more...]
Eco-funded External Wall Insulation By Saint-gobain Weber Transforms Holly Park Estate
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 that is estimated to … [Read more...]
Dulux Trade Introduce First Five EPDs
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 comprehensive, quantified data … [Read more...]
The Renovation #11: Insulating And Putting My Foot In It
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 end of the loft, and by the time I got into the middle of the loft, I could not get the collar high enough to maintain a level did to the ridge … [Read more...]
The Renovation #10: We Have Light – Lots Of Light
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 five properties in the building so we didn't even try and get that through but we did like the idea of having a number of Velux windows in the … [Read more...]
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