This derelict old mill plus a couple of equally derelict side buildings was located just outside Harrogate. The main building was a combination of three old textile mills one of which was a renowned silk mill that gained notoriety across Europe. Applying the Kaiser’s knickers! The developer intended to convert the building plus a couple of outbuildings into modern residences.
In the nine months we were on site we clean 654 m² of stonework with our Steamacc Process (mild acid spray/superheated steam wash off) we also carefully blasted 142 m² of stonework to remove some old paint and whitewash. We then raked out and repointed 728 m² of stonework with a colour matched lime-based mortar. In addition to these basic restoration processes we also, using re-cycled stoen from site:
- Formed 11 doors
- Formed & repaired 47 windows
- Stitched 57 linear metres of cracks
- Rebuilt 4 Chimneys
- Rebuilt 19 walls.
Large Private House – Fulford Road York – Jan 24 – Sept 24
This large Grade II listed brick building had had its listing status compromised by a previous owner who had added an extension to the building and had incorporated three large steel beams into the rear elevations to support the extensions, which had now been demolished. Our brief from the owner was simple: to remove the remains of the plasterwork and bitumen from the extensions; two remove the offending three steel beams by propping and needling the rear elevations and then to infill the block work cavities with 3000 recycled bricks and finally make the rear elevations “good” by carefully cleaning and repointing the restored elevations. The photographs show how the building looked when we inherited the project; the partial needling and propping works and finally the completed rear elevations.
