1. 63 / 64 Friar Gate, Derby Conversion of city centre offices into 17 residential apartments
PKL INVESTMENTS LTD
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Length of contract:
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£1.4 M
14 months
March 2016
May 2017
Works/services provided:
Extensive strip out and demolitions - by hand
Replacement of Welsh slate roof
Replacement of rotten structural timbers & installation of steel beams
Removal of lath & plaster ceilings & rotten timber floors and complete replacement
Works/services provided:
Repair and replacement of timber sliding sash windows
Complex mechanical and electrical design & installation
Decorative plasterwork
Installation of kitchens and bathrooms
Floor & wall finishes, decoration.

2. 63 / 64 Friar Gate, Derby Conversion of city centre offices into 17 residential apartments
Detailed description of contract:
Conversion of two three-storey 19th century ‘Listed’ commercial buildings within the Derby City conservation zone, to provide 17 Luxury city centre ‘serviced’ apartments.
Administered through a JCT form of contract with elements contractors design; the scheme included a two-storey extension to the former coach house to provide a suitable space for self-contained duplex apartments.
The design was developed with DCC conservation officer with a remit to retain period features, remove crude 20th century additions and return the premises to their former glory whilst incorporating 21st century technology.
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Sympathetic restoration of the Victorian façade and repair of the sliding sash timber windows
Coordinating an upgrade of the mains electrical supply and installing new foul drainage to service the increased demand
Complicated temporary works installation to enable substantial removal and alteration of the structure
Mr. Simon Rhodes
Gaskell Construction Consultants
Victoria House
104 Mansfield road
Nottingham, NG1 3HD
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