Cladding Upgrade
Sector
- Residential
- Retail
Contract Value £600,000
Location Cheadle, Manchester
Services
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Development
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Management
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Building Consultancy
We were appointed to act as Project Manager to oversee and deliver the assessment and potential need to replace the rainscreen cladding on a mixed-use commercial and residential building in Cheadle, Manchester. Following the intrusive inspection of the external walls, the Fire Engineer concluded the building was a low fire risk, needing no remedial works and provided an EWS1 B1. Our client, however, wished to future-proof their asset and improve the fire rating to an EWS1 A1.
A Design and Build procurement route was selected owing to a lack of As-Built information from the original construction. We advised the client to use an experienced Principal Contractor appointed under a PCSA to complete the initial design work. With the outline design completed, the project was then competitively tendered under a JCT Design and Build Building Contract. Following the selection of the preferred contractor, the design was completed, working alongside the Principal Designer Building Regulations advisor and Building Control.
Special access and protection were needed due to the building being occupied and flanked by a busy car park and high street. During the stripping of the old cladding, several areas of unknown external fabric defects were discovered, which needed rectification and, later, additional access issues were overcome to install the fire barriers.
The building achieved an EWS1 A1 rating and the future safety and value of this prime asset was secured for decades to come.
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