Case studies

Edenside Barn is a real-life demonstration property in the Cumbria Flood Resilient Showcase Project. The idea behind the Flood Resilient Showcase Project was to use products and materials that will try to keep water out of properties prone to flooding.  In a flooding event that is less severe, those products (all of which have been tested to a high specification) are expected to reduce water ingress. It is acknowledged that when flooding…

Following a full assessment of The Hub and its underground parking facilities it was identified that rainwater was entering the basement car park through the ceiling deck at multiple points. These points included holes that were formed to allow drainage from the surface, movement joints and investigation holes that had been created through the steel rib and concrete deck. Because of the same, there were large areas of ‘pooling’…

The scope of the project was to renovate a problematic damp residential basement to create a habitable dry living space. The property is a magnificent Victorian detached residence, built around 1850.  The accommodation is extremely versatile and extends to around 5569 sq ft.  The property’s extensive basements consisted of: hallway, three chamber rooms, storeroom and wine cellar. The Victorian property in a…

The scope of the project was to provide a gas protection system and waterproofing solution for four new build properties in Barnet, North London.

The four new residential (semi-detached and detached) houses were built on an existing brownfield site. Low levels of methane were detected on site during the site investigation and gas monitoring of the site.