Hornsey Lane, Care home

Value : 275k

Duration : 20 weeks

Quill construction ltd were awarded a contract with Baily Garner to carry out a full refurbishment and repairs to a care home l in North London. The works included new flooring installations throughout the building as well as full redecoration. Bathroom had a full refurbishment including new sanitary ware, polysafe flooring and white rock to the walls. Insulation was installed to the loft to help upgrade the energy efficiency off the building. New heating controls were also installed to give the service users control over the comfort.

The external works included installing new cladding to the front window bays, roofing repairs and rebuilding the external boundary wall which had been damaged by the trees. Lastly the trees underwent pollarding to reduce the size and make more manageable.

Overall, this project was a great success and had lots of positive feedback from staffs and the client. It involved planning works around a fully occupied care home. Planning and communication meant the project ran smoothly and reduced the stress to the residents as best possible.