The Wates team and our sub-contractors would like to thank you for your continued patience whilst we have been on site at Sampson Grange. Our site will close for the Christmas period on Tuesday 24 December, and will re-open in the New Year on Thursday 2 January.

Can we also take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

The internal works are continuing with the installation of bathrooms and kitchens into block 1. Scaffolding has started to come down on the site and that reveals how the buildings will look to our neighbours.

Internal works are now ongoing in both blocks. Block 1 has been 1st fixed by all trades and the final plasterboard & plaster skim are ongoing as shown in the photograph. The internal cabling is fixed in a service cupboard on each floor and brought to ground level where it can be installed to the incoming electric service. Block 2 stonework will be completed this week allowing render works to commence.

Roofing

The roof is now completely covered on Block 2 and we have commenced installing the internal insulation. On the roof areas the render is installed as shown in the photograph.  Block 1 is continuing with plasterboard and internal wall construction.

 

 

The internal walls are continuing to be boarded in Block 1 and we have attached a photograph showing inside one of the plots. The pink board you can view on the ceiling is a specific fire board and the internal walls are all double boarded before we commence any internal services.

The second photograph shows the inside of the second block with the safety lighting and fire point installed. Each floor of the building have a sounder and alarm point together with extinguishers and fire plans.

 

 

Block 2 timber frame is now fully installed with the next phase of works being to install all vapour barriers and fire barriers to the frame. Block 2 is continuing internally with acoustic floors and plasterboard being installed. We have agreed parking facilities with a neighbour so are trying to keep the roads as clear as possible of parked vehicles during the day. Thank you for your continued patience.

 

 

Good Neighbours...

We always welcome feedback from our local neighbourhood.  We are currently running a 'Good Neighbours' questionnaire, and would be grateful if you could take the time to print out and complete the questionnaire below.  Completed copies need to be handed in to the site, marked for the attention of the Site Manager. 

If you would like a pdf copy of this questionnaire, please e-mail jodie.walker@wates.co.uk.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

We have started internal works on Block 1 and the photographs show the internal walls being insulated and then the first 2 layers of plasterboard being fitted. Up at roof level we have rendered the vertical panels and are continuing with the roof covering. By the end of next week we will have Block 2 superstructure complete.

 

 

 

 

The installation of the roof covering is ongoing on Block 1 and the soffits/fascia have been fitted. The reconstituted stone walling in now underway with the photograph showing the installed cavity tray. Block 2 is under construction with the timber frame wall panels & floor cassettes being fitted.

 

 

 

 

The roofs are in place on Block 1 and the ground floor panels have commenced on Block 2. Block 2 will now continue in the same manner as Block 1 floor by floor.

 

 

The timber frame continues on Block 1 and we have the roof installed onto the 3-storey side of the block. Below are some photographs taken from the top of the block showing panorama shots of the area with block 2 shown waiting for the start of the timber frame. The concrete structure of the lift shaft will start to be enveloped with the timber kit at the end of next week.

We hope you all enjoyed the May Day bank holiday that came with good weather for a change! Tuesday after the bank holiday we installed the 2nd floor wall panels to plots 10 & 11 together with the communal walls and lifted the roof trusses for Plots 9 & 12 into position. The progress has continued throughout the week culminating Friday with installation of the floor cassettes to Plots 13 & 14 and lifting wall panels into position on Plot 12. The main structure is now nearing completion on Block 1 and we hope that by the end of next week all of the roofs will be in place.

 

 

Block 1 is progressing with the timber frame and we have constructed the 1st floor walls and placed the 2nd floor cassettes. The fire barriers are being fitted as the building progresses and can be viewed on the photographs as the red polythene. The red bags contain a mineral wool fire protection material. Block 2 has had the gas protection membrane fitted and insulation. A concrete floor screed is also now placed that will form the ground floor of the apartments.

 

 

Thank you to all our neighbours for their continuing patience whilst our works continue. A crane has been working on site Monday & Friday this week to install the ground to first floor construction of the timber frame on block 1. This will proceed with regular crane visits over the next few weeks whilst we construct the block, floor by floor, and ultimately place the roof into position. There will be large deliveries coming to site on articulated vehicles whilst this work continues and we will continue to monitor these to cause the least disruption possible.

 

 

 

We have installed the tarmac road base that we mentioned in the last post and are now on with erecting the scaffolding to allow the timber frame to commence next week around Block 1. Over on Block 2 the Beam & Block floor is being installed with the use of a crane.

 

 

 

The road formation is now well underway and we will be looking to place the tarmac road base on the site by the end of the week. The kerb race is formed using a specialist steel shutter and then concrete is placed within the shutter to form the base off which the kerb will be installed. The timber soleplate is also being fitted onto the slab which will form the base from which the timber frame will be constructed.

 

 

 

The lead up to the Easter break started with the site covered in snow - as shown in the picture.

After we had assessed the safety and removed snow from the road and walkway areas, we were able to continue with drainage on the main site road. Once the drainage was completed we could look to get the road construction under way.

 

The road is rolled flat and a suitable material is then used to take the level of the new road to its new formation level.

 

 

 

Despite another mixed week of weather we have managed to take advantage of a dry day on Tuesday to install the concrete slab to Block 1. The floor construction starts with the pre-cast concrete beam & block floor and is then covered with a gas resistant membrane and thick insulation. A concrete screed is then installed using a pump to the area of the floor.

 

 

The week started with freezing temperatures and snow flurries here at Sampson Grange. Owing to the nature of mortar we are unable to lay bricks or blocks in near freezing temperatures and this unfortunately slows down progress in these weather conditions. However, over the last couple of days the daytime temperatures have increased and we have continued some of the substructure works on Block 2 and preparations are ongoing for the floor screed on Block 1. The photographs show blockwork installed on Block 1 and the insulation ready to be laid under the floor screed to Block 1. The insulation is 150mm thick and helps toward the overall thermal insulation of the Blocks.