Royal Work In Liverpool
National maintenance, refurbishment, and new build contractor, Novus Property Solutions, has transformed a block of apartments in Liverpool’s Albert Dock.
The Royal Quay consists of 200 apartments overlooking Liverpool’s Albert Dock area. The building, though only completed in 2003, was in a poor state of repair, owing to its exposed location on the quayside and so was in desperate need of attention to bring it back up to the desired finish. Premier Estates, which has managed the development for the past two years, undertook a demanding tender exercise and Novus Property Solutions was entrusted to bring the buildings back to their former glory.
The team from Novus’ Liverpool office carefully prepared all the surfaces, which involved jet washing the building and preparing steelwork mechanically using needle guns, hand grinders and rotary wire brushes. Novus operatives also had to uplift and relay the waterproof membrane to the penthouse balcony flooring and seal all external windows as water ingress was a big issue within some apartments.
The task was made all the more challenging as access to the external areas was difficult and the team were unable to use scaffolding in certain areas, instead using a selection of access equipment such as cherry pickers, scissor lifts mobile access towers, tube and clip fixed scaffolding.
Over the course of the five-month project, close co-ordination with the client and the building’s residents was paramount due to both the condition and waterfront location of the flats. The design of the building, being built on stilts with a car park below, meant that arrangements also had to be made with residents to relocate their vehicles so as to avoid damage during the works.
Completion in December 2016 saw the apartment’s exterior transformed into a building perfectly suited to its surroundings on Liverpool’s prestigious waterfront.
PPG products specified included Sigmacover 350 Aluminium, Sigmacover 350 White and Sigmacover 550h White for the steelwork. Masonry was jet washed and 2 coats Silicone based masonry paint applied.
Royal Work In Liverpool
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