Project Description

Introduction
May 2017 Hawthorn Estates set to return a commercial building to residential in the historic Town of Heston, Cornwall.

Customer
The work that was contracted consisted of the removal of all out of date heating and windows.

Health and Safety
The safety of our staff was our priority. The removal of office supplies was undertaken with all staff aware of how to handle heavy equipment. A spotter was close by, ready to assist in removing hazards and aid in the prevention of injury.

Employees were working on-site and needed health and safety equipment to replace the heating system. In addition, the system needed to be sufficiently drained before the removal and replacement of the boiler. If this did not happen, then the premises would be flooded, and works would cease.

Problems

This building is located in a historic town; precautions had to be made to handle any historic feature correctly.

No gas meter had been removed, although the line was live to the property.

Delay due to utility company installing a new gas meter so we could commission the gas boiler. Delay was six weeks after completion, even though we booked two months before the project start date due to aborted attempts by the gas company.

Tenants
The previous tenants used the premises as a business, so Hawthorn Estates organised office furniture removal.

The property is now ready for residential tenants.