We delivered external fabric repairs to Bathgate and Whitburn Academies during the summer holidays of 2021.
Bathgate Academy
The works comprised a series of miscellaneous fabric repairs to the elevations of the main school buildings. Bathgate was particularly difficult due to the internal courtyard and high-level blocks. Most of the works had to be complete using spider MEWPS. The works included:
- Concrete and render repairs
- Movement joint replacement
- Overhauling of existing timber and metal door sets
- Full specialist clean of the school in its entirety
- Full redecoration of the school in its entirety using specialist MEWPS
- Replacement cast downpipes
- General drainage repairs
- Curtain walling repairs
- New roller shutter installations
- New plant room louvre installations
- New external door kit replacement
Whitburn Academy
The works comprised a series of miscellaneous fabric repairs to the elevations of the main school buildings. The works included:
- Full specialist clean of the school in its entirety
- Removal and replacement of the existing timber facia to most of the school blocks to be replaced with new HPL panels
- Wearing course replacement to the car parks (approx 1000m2)
- General redecorations of the concrete and metalwork to the full school
- Gutter and downpipe repairs where necessary to the full school
- Brickwork indents across the full school (approx 2500)
- Raking out and replacement of defective pointing
- Movement joint replacement
- Overhauling all the existing external door sets
- General repairs to the external walkways and slabs
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Client
West Lothian Council
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Lead Consultant
Currie & Brown
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Value
£500,000
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