Underpinning & groundworks, new drains & utilities, structural works & new extension, insulated floor slab, cavity-drained membrane with wall insulations, new insulated membrane-roof with roof-lights, new services, windows & finishes throughout.
St Matthews, Cotham: Complete Eco-retrofit, Structural Alteration & Extension
Georgian house: large rear extension; structural alteration; complete services renewal; eco-refurb (wood-fibre wall insulation with lime plaster & DG sashes throughout); new kitchen & 3 bathrooms.
Arley Hill: basement flat conversion
A derelict and damp basement flat transformed with structural work and complete waterproof membrane; complete upgrade of all services, finishes & fittings; also substantial BG drainage works. Engineer: Structural Solutions. Ascent Architecture
Burghley Rd: structural-alteration & kitchen
Major structural alteration requiring a goal-post arrangement of beam & posts; cornice was retained throughout; collaboration with Bristol Kitchen Co
Cleeve Rd: complex rear extension
Complex structural alteration and large timber-frame extension, cedar cladding, with no rear access, whilst house occupied. Russell Architects
Canynge Sq, Clifton: major structural basement conversion
Georgian townhouse in Canynge Square: complex structural work to create open-plan lower-ground floor & rear garden, with 4 substantial steels; limestone floor with UFH; works carried out whilst building occupied. Architect: Michael Woodman-Smith
Clifton Dental Surgery: structural-alteration & refurbishment
We carried out structural alterations and extensive refurbishment & upgrade of services throughout the building, whilst it remained operational. Designer: Paradigm Design
Coldharbour Rd, Redland: structural-alteration & 2-storey extension
An early project (2002), creating an open and versatile 2-storey extension. Glazed screen by Apropos; Kahrs flooring. Architect: Pippa Wrigley
Downfield Rd, Clifton: large house refurbishment & conservatory extension
Complete refurbishment of large Victorian house, including extensive underpinning & excavation to create deeper basement; plus roof adaptation for 2 new traditional sliding-sash dormers and new slates, services replaced throughout. Project managed directly by client.
Fairfield Rd: structural alteration & kitchen
Small structural project in occupied house to create front-to-rear kitchen-diner
Glentworth Rd, Cliftonwood: structural alteration
Small but particularly delicate structural project in thick stone wall above a basement, retaining conservatory and cornice. Engineer: Structural Solutions
Hampstead Rd, Brislington: structural-alteration, extension & kitchen
Extensive re-modelling to create new living-kitchen and utility; major structural work and associated refurbishment. Engineer: David Edwards Assoc; Ascent Architecture
Henleaze Park Drive: structural-alteration, extension & kitchen
Complex structural alterations to create large living area, with new kitchen; Sunflex doors by I.D.Systems; Khars oak floor; works carried out whilst family occupied upstairs, with temp kitchen. Architect: Caroline Grazebrook
Kennington Ave, Ashley: structural-alteration, extension & kitchen
A Victorian terraced house with transformed rear living area, on a tight budget Structural engineer: Hambleton Partnership. Design by Simon Reid and client.
Long Ashton: major structural-alteration & conversion
A complex structural re-ordering and conversion of a Listed Victorian estate office to create a 5-bedroom home. Engineer: Casley Rudland. Architect: Winsor & Leaman
Miles Rd, Clifton: structural & extension
An outdated side storage area for a large garden flat was replaced with a light-filled kitchen-diner and utility extension with roof-light & underfloor heating. Engineer: JDL Consultants. Architect: Caroline Grazebrook
Nailsea: structural-alteration & extension
A flat-roofed extension, built to complement large structural opening. Architect: Southpoint
Redland Grove: structural-alteration & extension
A wide structural opening created an enlarged kitchen extension, with several roof-lights, folding doors and kitchen. Architect: Graham Rivers
Richmond Ave, Montpelier: structural-alteration, extension & kitchen A
Refurbishment, structural alteration and extension to large Victorian terrace. Architect, Peter Crump
Richmond Ave, Montpelier: structural-alteration, extension & kitchen B
Victorian terrace: major structural alteration to create large kitchen-living area (plus later roof conversion). Engineer: Structural Solutions, Architect: Jeremy Dain, Inscape
Kingsdown: major alteration, partial rebuild & refurbishment
A large Listed Victorian house, hacienda style, re-modelled and refurbished: new services, roof and finishes; the annex was rebuilt due to collapsed foundations. Architect: Richard Swann, Bruges Tozer
St Matthews Rd, Cotham: structural-alteration, extension & kitchen
Large rear extension to Georgian house: structural alteration, Code 6 lead sheet roof, electrically-operated roof-lantern and new kitchen, with UFH stone floor. Architect: Caroline Grazebrook
Surrey Rd, St Andrews: structural-alteration
Major structural alteration to create large family room to Victorian semi-detached house in St Andrews, whilst occupied. Engineer, Structural Solutions; Richard Pedlar Architects
Tyne Rd, Bishopston: major structural-alteration, triple extension & refurbishment
A large Victorian semi-detached house: major structural, extensions and refurbishment works to update and reorder for family & home-work. Architect: Federica Vasetti
Westfield Pk, Clifton: small structural project
A small structural project to remove a main load-bearing wall, with 3 floors above, to a large house in Redland, now in separate residences.
Weston Crescent, Horfield: structural-alteration & extension
Major works to 1930’s semi-detached house, whilst occupied. Structural alteration to open up the rear; with a large 4-room extension – utility, shower, bedroom and study. Tom Russell Architects