Flooded Floor Remove And Restoration

admin — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:00:33 +0000

Location: Canal Street, City Centre, Manchester, Lancs

Date: Sept 2009

Description: We visited this flat when the previous tenants (original article here) flooded the property by installing their own dishwasher improperly. Unfortunately the landlord did not take up the floor at the time as suggested. The moisture stayed in the floor trapped between the foam underlay and the 3/4 inch wood flooring causing mold issues between the floors and a really bad smell.

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when we received the call to sort out the floor we arrived on the first day with the intention of pulling up the old flooring to let it dry out. The wood was still physically wet and required about a week to dry out. We also sprayed an anti mold agent to avoid later issues.

When we went back a week later the floors were dry and we treated the surface for mold again. Once we removed the door from the kitchen we started to lay out the new flooring which was thinner than the old. We had to add a plywood filler to bring the height of the new floor to the same height as the old flooring which was still being used throughout the flat. We fastened the plywood to the sub floor with ring nails placed every six inches so the floor would not lift of squeak when walked on. Once the plywood was down we lay out the foam sub-floor and then started to install the new interlocking kitchen flooring. We worked our way across the kitchen removing and replacing the cabinet legs and appliances as we moved across the floor. When the flooring was complete we adjusted the plinths and finally trimmed the kitchen door to the correct height.

The flooring looks great and adds a richness to the room. The property owner has asked us to come back and replace the work surfaces and doors to give the room an fresh look.

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admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:00:22 +0000

Location: Cheadle Hulme, Gtr. Manchester, Lancs

Date: Aug 2009

Description: We were asked to undertake a mechanical pre-purchase inspection on this semi-detached bungalow. The heating central system was a mix of old and new, the plumbing was in poor shape and the electrics were well past their ‘best before date.’ We recommended a full re-wire and although the boiler was not very old we suggested a power flush and the old radiators replaced.

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After a few months we heard from the new homeowner and were asked to come in and undertake the work that we had recommended. We removed the entire electrical system from sockets through to the consumer unit. The alrms system and central heating controls were also removed. We completed the first fix for all electrics and then disappeared while other work was being completed. A few rooms were being re-designed to make the original kitchen much larger and the bathroom a bit bigger. The side entrance door to the kitchen was also removed and all doors and windows were replaced. Once the building works wee completed the entire house was re-skimmed from top-to-bottom and end-yo-end.

When we came back to undertake the second fix electrics we also had to relocate some radiators due to room size changes. The central heating pipe work had also been removed for re-skimming so we had to hang radiators as well as re-pipe the entire system. Despite our recommendations the home owner has kept two of the old radiators (original installation date was 1978). Once all of the pipe work in the loft was adjusted to match the new radiator locations the entire system was filled, tested and the boiler was re-commissioned. We left again to await the decorator who papered and painted the entire house.

We returned to undertake the last few job which were the installation of the new security system, put up the smoke and fire alarm heads and wire up the garage via the underground SWA cable we buried during the first fix. The house is now warm, comfortable and safe.

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