Job Description: Construct new Skate Hire, 2/ number changing rooms with walking in wet rooms

Client: National Ice Arena, Bolero Square, the Lace Market, Nottingham.

Existing Building: Second Rink to the National Ice Arena.

Health & Safety: CDM

Case Study:- Demolition of existing Changing Rooms & Skate Hire. Construction new Skate Hire & Changing Rooms with walk in shower rooms.

Works Carried Out:- Works tendered for from drawing & specification provided by the architect. The contract was then awarded to D L Rhodes Ltd, to be carried out in two phases. Phase 1 Skate Hire & Phase 2 Changing rooms & party room. A programme, Health & Safety Method & Risk Assessment was submitted and agreed.

Works carried by D.L.Rhodes & Son Ltd;

New Skate Hire Phase 1

Demolition Works: – Remove existing suspended ceilings to 2/ number existing changing rooms and cart away. Carefully take down fair face 140mm concrete blocks walls to existing changing rooms and remove from site to skips, height of walls 3.5 metres to the underside concrete first floor slab.

Building Works: –

• Make good concrete floor to existing walls removed.
• Form new skate hire curved counter as per drawing in 18mm plywood, lined with blue rubber covering. Internal section of counter timber racking to hold skates. Form bulk head above counter to house security folding shutter and new signage above.
• Supply & fit new suspended ceiling using moisture resistant ceiling tiles with internal recess lighting to skate hire and down lights in front of new counter.
• Supply & fit new vinyl non slip flooring with vinyl 100mm black skirting.
• Design, approved & build timber racking for 670 number pigeon holes 380mm x 380mm & 935 number pigeon holes 320mm x 320mm to hold all skates for public skating.

New Skate Hire Party Room, Changing Rooms & Wet Rooms Phase 2

Demolition Works: – Dismantle existing skate hire racking, existing counter & cart away. Remove existing suspended ceilings and cart away. Take up existing rubber flooring & cart away.

Building Works: – Cut out existing concrete slab & extend existing drains to pick up new disabled toilet and 2/ number wet rooms.

• Construct new 140mm buff concrete blocks to a height of 3.5 metre, forming 2/  number changing rooms, 1/ disabled toilet, 1/ party room & 1/ number walk in showers.
• Supply & fit 1/ number stainless steel aco channel, linking both changing rooms falling to existing outlet with doubled sealed trap.
• Works to wet rooms, form new mf ceilings with moisture resistant boards finished in plaster skim, including 2/ number hatches for services. Tile floor to ceiling to all walls in 150mm x300mm white gloss tiles using tile to vinyl white trim. Flooring non slip vinyl, with black vinyl skirting. Lighting, ventilation extraction fitted to ceilings linked to sensor. Supply and fit 4 /number chrome shower heads, with chrome pipework & fixings surface fixed to new tiles.
• Ceilings to changing rooms & party room using a suspended grid with moisture restraint 600mm x 600mm tiles with extended existing ventilation and recess lighting.
• Supply & fit new blue dimpled rubber tiles to changing rooms, disabled toilet & party room.
• Supply & fit new doc M pack to disabled toilet.
• Form new timber slats benches on performed steel legs to both changing rooms.
• Form large plaster board bulk head using a MF system to the recess formed to the front of the changing rooms over looking skating rink with power sockets to receive new vending machines to be carried out by the arena.

Conclusion :- Work to Phase 1 & 2 was carried out over a 12 week period with the completion over the Christmas period at the busiest time, with the public coming into the arena in there thousand on a daily bases.

Job Description: New Entrance Hall

Client: Bonam & Berry Ltd. ARCHITECTURAL GLAZING SYSTEMS

Existing Building: Single Brick Work Shop, based on the Loughborough Campus

Health & Safety: CDM

Case Study:- Structural  Building works to New Glazed Entrance.

Works Carried Out:- Work priced when entrance was at design stage. Once design and price was agreed a meeting was set up to agree a start date for the works to start and completion date. A programme, Health & Safety Method & Risk Assessment was submitted and agreed with all parties.

The critical elements to this contract was, the floor slab had to be cast to 0 tolerance  because the glazed panels sat in a channel directly off the slab and also housed the 4 number 107mm diameter columns which fixed the height of the glazed panels and above that the roof design, soffit & gutter detail.

Works carried by D.L.Rhodes & Son Ltd;

Excavate & Construct Floor Slab: – Dpm, Insulation form shutter and cast 250mm of C30 concrete.

Steel Columns: – 107mm diameter primed & glossed fixed to a set position to fix lugs to glazed panel.

Roof Construction: – 225mm treated timbers fix as per layout drawing, with timber fillets and 18mm ply deck.

Silver foiled Insulation.  3 Layer brown felt system as approved.

Ceiling:- 12mm Tapered edge plaster board, joints taped filled and sanded down.   Light fitted to centre of ceiling. Ceiling received 2 coats of white mat paint.

Tiling:- Slate 330mm x 330mm slate black tile, with a 3mm joint and finished in a grey flexible floor grout.

Ground Works:- Take up existing paved ramp and cart away, form new ramp with landing to top & bottom of ramp in brindle brick pavers included a 100mm up stand to the outer edge in solid blue bricks.

Conclusion :- Work completed within the agreed programme and signed by Facilities Management at Loughborough University.

Job Description: Remove & Replace 2 New Executive Suite Wash Room Facilities

Works Carried Out:- D L Rhodes & Son have been working with the Maintenance Manager for the National Ice Arena on numerous projects for over ten years, taking care of their ‘General Maintenance & Repair works’.  This particular project shows you the before and after images of the work carried out to renew and replace the existing Ladies and Gents Executive Suite Wash Room facilities.

• Remove toilet cubicles, back panels and door.

• Laminate in walnut and replace, remove sit on skirting.

• Supply and fit walnut skirting.

• Remove all urinals, cisterns and pipe work

• Supply and fit walnut backboard and replace all fittings.

Conclusion

Upon submission of quotation, an order was sent on receipt and the works were programmed in.  The NIA required a fast turnaround due to approaching concerts.  D.L Rhodes & Son Ltd completed all works within the estimated 2 week period with great results.

Job Description: – Line Marking

Existing Building:- Metal clad Industrial Units built in 1972 which provide heating into a local district heating network.

Health & Safety :- Method Statements, Risk Assessments, Hot Works Permits & Inductions carried out and approved by  Project Manager  Mr Philip Eyre ( WRG).

Works Carried Out:- Jet wash and clean down tarmac to existing line markings & metal barriers to the gate house and reception hall to the incinerator removing all grease and dirt.

Hand painting of all barriers in yellow quick drying paint also hand painting barrier controls in red and white as existing adding number when dry to 8 number tipping bays. All work was carried out with the operatives harnessed and attached to anchor points within the kerb areas to each bay, all approved within the risk assessment and method statement.

Line marking in white thermoplastic to parking bays, 5 metres long reversing lines to each of the  8 number bays & boxed in with a continuous 45 metres long line, repainting 9 number concrete kerbs in between the bays. Recover existing red non – slip area forming yellow box surround.

Conclusion

The work was surveyed and a quotation submitted, Order sent and works programmed in. The Incinerator only has a shut down for 1 week. D.L Rhodes & Son Ltd completed all works within the week shut down and also carried out additional painting and tarmac repairs within that week shut down.

Client: Nottingham County Council

Standhill Infant School, Carlton Road, Carlton, Nottingham.

Existing Building

Victorian Imperial Brick building, with welsh slate covering on a pitched roof.

Health &Safety: CDM

Case Study

New roof over New Traditional  Brick Extension, Forming New Main  Entrance, Entrance Lobby & Main Office & Reception.

Works Carried Out

100mm x 75mm treated wall plate a 10mm bedded on a 3:1 mortar mix; Timber trussed with a 30 degree pitch @ 400mm centres. Forming 2 number brick gables which include 2 number brick over sailing courses to the front and rear elevation, verges pointed in a 3:1 mortar with a flushed trowel finish to match existing.

The roof covering consists of 2 timber 300mm wide valleys lined with code 5 lead which is given 2 coats of patanation oil. The timber rafters over sail the main brick work forming a 300mm overhang, with feature brickwork in-between rafters to match the existing detail to the school building.

Where the new slate roof abuts to the existing building, incorporated to the natural slates are lead soakers using code 3 lead, with a lead flashing to the existing brickwork using code 4 lead applying 2 coats of patanation oil when complete.

The build up of the roof covering  consists of  1 layer of breathable felt stapled onto the rafters, 28mm x 50mm pressure treated timber battens, Natural welsh slate 600mm x 300mm each slate fixed with 2 number copper nails.

The new slate roof finished completed with a  angled black clay 500mm long ridge tile to match the existing bedded in a 3:1 mortar mix, finished with a flushed towelled finish.

Conclusion

All the building works to this project was carried out in normal school hour and the school stayed fully operational and minimum disruption   while the works were being carried out. The project was completed on time over 10 weeks.

Hoofers Health Club, 308c Victoria Centre, Nottingham. NG13QN

Existing Building: Victoria Shopping Centre

Health & Safety: CDM

Case Study

Complete refurbished Studio 2 due to water damage

Works Carried Out

Complete strip out of Studio 2 and replace with new.

Demolition: Decommission all ceiling lighting & fire alarm. Take down 122m² of damaged suspended ceiling grid & ceiling tiles and remove from site. Carefully remove full length mirrors and remove from site. Remove 122m² of damaged timber flooring & sub-floor & remove from site.

Dry out Studio 2: Using 4 number dehumidifiers (emptied twice daily )

Ceiling: 122m² Suspend ceiling was installed using a 600mm x 600mm recessed tile, incorporating lighting, air-conditioning units, fire alarm and security alarm.

Internal Joinery: To Studio 2

Form new sub-floor as existing using 50mm x 50mm treated timbers 122m² @ 400mm centres.

122m² of red wood t & g 21mm x 100mm flooring secret nailed.

46lm of 100mm soft wood skirting’s to match existing.

New Internal door with vision panel.

Supply & fit mirrored wall to the rear wall of studio 2   14.5 metres long by 1.7 metres high.

Decoration: All wood work primed under coated & white glossed, all new plastered walls 2 coats of trade emulsion.

New red wood timber floor was sanded down to receive smooth finish and was given 3 coat of clear varnish to give the floor a quality finish.

Electrical: Decommission lighting and supply & fix new lighting to new suspended ceiling & renew electrical sockets.

Conclusion

This was a delicate project due to the nature of the building and its opening times to the public.

Monday – Friday 5.30am – 11pm
Saturday 6.00 am – 7pm
Sunday 9.00 am – 7pm

Studio 2 is located in the middle of Hoofers Gym and all waste and materials delivered to site had to be carried outside the hours above and the works had to be carried out when the in full use.

The total project was carried out from demolition to completion was 4 weeks.

As you will see from the photo’s D.L.Rhodes & Son Ltd were fully committed in trying to match the new extension with the original 1925 school building, from using Imperial brickwork in Flemish bond in a single skin, over sailing courses to both gables, brickwork corner detail to match existing, stone cill’s to all windows on the north elevation with softwood sash windows to match existing.

The main feature to the external brickwork is the cambered arches over the 3 windows and main entrance which also has incorporates the existing stone Key Stone from the original main entrance all the bricks are handmade and were cut on site by our own operative. The roof to the extension finished with a natural slate to match the existing.

The Internal finish to the extension was giving a modern look using Oak panelling to the entrance and office, with Oak doors with vision panels. The extension was fitted out with a suspended ceiling housing CAT 2 lighting and air-conditioning units giving heating & cooling to the office and entrance.

The project consisted of 1500M² of external hard standing with a 1632 M3 portal framed building for card and paper.

Works Carried Out

HBL Associates designed segregated bays for glass, plastic and aluminium using Alfa-blocs which were also used inside the portal frame.

A full lighting  scheme was installed with floodlights on 8m columns, all cables were buried in 100mm ducts around the site with inspection chambers every 50mts.

The removable Alfa-blocs were drilled into position to create the required size bays although these can be changed at any point.  With the majority of materials being external overhead litter netting bays were designed and installed to keep materials held in the bays.

A Shearing weighbridge was installed to the front of the site for easy access for the vehicles coming on and exiting the site.

Conclusion

D L Rhodes was asked for a short lead up time and a 5 week completion due to the fact that Biffa had a start date for the collection of recycled materials.  All timescales were kept along with internal works to the offices added to the initial project.

Existing Building: Single Storey Concrete Clasp Building.

Health & Safety: CDM

Case Study

Single storey traditional brick extension, forming  2 class rooms, one to one room, staffroom,  kitchen and new toilet facilities. External ground works consisting of drainage, designed soak away and 68 linear metres of 1.2 metres of tarmac paths to the perimeter of the new extension.

Works Carried Out

When D.L.Rhodes & Son Ltd took over the works at Burton Joyce Primary School we given of a dead line for completion as the school in desperate need of the use of the  new class rooms  & staff room, as the previous construction company fallen into receivership and left the school with a unfinished building.

Works carried by D.L.Rhodes & Son Ltd

Floor Slab: Dpm, Insulation and lay 270m² of 50mm flow screed.

Insulation to Ceiling void: 270m² of 100mm kingspan cut & fitted between ceiling joists.

External PVC Windows: 5 Windows & 1 External Door .

Plasterboard & Skim: 490m² of plasterboard & skim using 12.5mm plaster board and dry wall adhesive finished with a plaster skim.

Mechanical & Electrical: Air-condition units were installed into the ceiling grid in extended room 1 and wall mounted in all others to give the school the advantage choosing between heating and cooling.

Electrical: Power sockets to all rooms, CAT 2 lighting including emergency lighting installed to the new ceiling grid and external lighting to perimeter path.

Fire Alarm: Existing school fire alarm extended into the new extension.

Security Alarm: Existing security alarm extended into the new extension.

Ceiling: 270m² Suspend ceiling was installed using a 600mm x 600mm recessed tile, incorporating lighting, air-conditioning units, fire alarm and security alarm.

Internal Joinery:To classrooms & corridor;

Oak veneered doors with vision panels & softwood frame including intermittent smoke seals, including all Ironmongery (kick, finger plates, locks and door closers) 150lm softwood skirting’s with matching architrave

Two number kitchens to Extended Room 1 & Staffroom and Toilet Cubicles to Extended Room 1.

Purpose made storage units with sink to Extended Class Room 2.

Floor Coverings: Non slip altro flooring to wet areas and carpet tile to Class rooms, Staffroom and Corridor 270m² in total.

Decoration: All wood work primed under coated & white glossed, all new plastered walls 2 coats of trade emulsion.

Conclusion

All the building works to this project was carried out in normal school hour and the school stayed fully operational and minimum disruption   while the works were being carried out. The project was completed on time in 12 weeks and completed for the price Tendered.

Head Teacher’s Comments:

“DL Rhodes builders took over the completion of our extension and have done a magnificent job for us! We now have a wonderful extended services room, classroom and staffroom. We found Nigel and Paul very easy to work with from beginning to end and the quality of their workmanship has been superb! The timeline presented to us at the start of the project was kept to and any issues along the way have been sorted quickly and efficiently. All the health and safety requirements were spot on and DL Rhodes’ workforce were professional and courteous at all times. I would   absolutely recommend DL Rhodes to any school considering building work!”

M.L Gretton (Head Teacher at Burton Joyce Primary) head@burtonjoyce.notts.sch.uk

Cunningham Lyndsay loss adjusters appointed D L Rhodes as principal contractors following a huge fire to a waste transfer station in Edinburgh.

D L Rhodes controlled the project under CDM regulations whilst keeping the clients facility fully operational.

Works Carried Out

The main area of work was to strip and reinstate 2500m² of 0.7mm plastisol roof sheets along with galvanized purlins, strip and reinstate 2500m² twinskin 0.7mm plastisol vertical cladding with rockwool insulation.

Conclusion

The project was completed under strict health and safety guild lines and completed on schedule and in budget.