Case Studies
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- Waterproofing
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Pizza East, Kentish Town, London
To facilitate best use of space, the designers of a new restaurant being constructed within Highgate Studios in Kentish Town, London wanted to utilise an existing concrete cellar. The flooded cellar was suffering from ground water ingress and rainwater ingress from the car park above. A robust wa...
Gwanwyn Cottage, Vale of Glamorgan
Gwanwyn is a modern detached house set in a village location. The property is built at the bottom of a steep hill and during extreme wet weather the basement had been known to flood to around 750mm deep with Free Ground Water....
Sandbanks, Dorset
Constructed using Insulating Concrete Formwork (ICF), these two new Architect Designed Luxury Family Homes include for Habitable Basement Accommodation. The houses are situated in one of Poole’s most prestigious locations on a road, named in research by Lloyds TSB, as “the most expensive street...
Glastonbury Building, Plymouth
The former Royal Naval Hospital in Plymouth, constructed in 1762, is now commonly known as The Millfileds. “Glastonbury” is one of several magnificent stone buildings on the site being converted to provide luxury residential accommodation....
The Florence Institute, Liverpool
Constructed in 1889 the “Florrie” as it is know by many locally, was a purpose built boys youth club. The building closed in 1988 and fell into disrepair, the roof was then badly damaged by a major fire in 1999....
St Mary Street, Monmouth
An existing vaulted Damp Cellar under a Listed Building in the Historic town of Monmouth. The Cellar had a known history of ground water flooding and had rudimentary drainage channels already built into the original flagstone floors....
Pillar & Lucy, Gloucester
Pillar & Lucy House is a Grade II Listed Building set within the Gloucester Quays development in the historic City of Gloucester....
St Pancras Station, London
Protectahome are proud to be associated with the £800m regeneration of St Pancras International Station, opened by Her Majesty the Queen......
De Montfort University, Leicester
A new Information Technology Centre being constructed within the basement of an existing brick built former warehouse. The basement is below ground and earth retaining to full height......
New Sports Hall, Tenbury Wells
A new build project constructed into an earth bank to the rear and right hand side elevations. Protectahome were consulted and asked to provide a Guaranteed waterproofing solution ......
Kenyon Forge, Birmingham
This newly constructed development, of 86 high grade apartments and 11 retail units / workshops was nearing completion but suffered from significant ground water ingress issues......
Dewalden Road, Malvern
Protectahome were requested to provide a design for the installation of a Waterproofing System to the lower ground floor of a new build domestic property......
Bar M, Cardiff
A thriving bar near the Millennium Stadium in the city of Cardiff. The basement bar/function room has a 250 head capacity and forms an essential part of the......
Orchard Street, Bristol
This unused Barrel Vaulted Basement is beneath a listed town house which is scheduled to be converted into Luxury Appartments. The Basement is subject to ground water ingress and in need of a Waterproofing Solution....
- Structural Repairs
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Astley Castle, Warwickshire
Astley Castle is a 12th Century Grade II* Listed Building in Warwickshire. Protectahome are proud to have played our part in the restoration of Astley Castle. We have installed over 160 Consolidation and Stitching Cintec Anchors in the remaining walls of the Listed Building....
Lloyd Street, Hereford
A pair of terraced houses of traditional, brick cavity construction owned by a local social housing provider. The houses were suffering from historical structural movement. This movement was particularly noticeable to the rear elevation where the wall was found to be badly cracked and leaning....
Delancey Street, London
A traditional, brick built two storey property utilised for commercial purposes was undergoing a significant refurbishment. The building has, over many years, been altered to provide open plan accommodation. This work included for the construction of an inner skin block wall partially supporting the...
Ferndale Court, Mid Glamorgan
This 1970’s purpose built block of flats recently developed cracking in the external skin of the traditional cavity constructed walls. The property owners, a social housing provider, called in Protectahome to establish the cause and to provide an appropriate repair solution....
Witley Court Fountain, Worcestshire
The great fountain, Perseus and Andromeda, which Nesfield described as his “monster work”, forms the centre piece of the gardens. The demise of the house and grounds also saw the fountains fall into disrepair......
Witley Court, Worcestershire
Witley Court is a ruined country house in Worcestershire under the guardianship of English Heritage. After three hundred years of evolution, the grandeur that was Witley Court fell into ruin and decay......
Alms House, Wantage
The Alms Houses were built between 1868 and 1871 and are Grade II listed buildings. Structural Engineers identified that the rear retaining wall was at risk of collapse ......
Abersannan Bridge, Carmarthen
The Abersannan road over river bridge has stood over for over 110 years. The arch bridge is of traditional stone construction and set in a beautiful countryside popular with cyclist and tourists. Significant cracks had developed ......
Caerleon Campus, Newport
Local Structural Engineers were commissioned by the University to inspect stepped cracking to large panels of brickwork and also to determine the condition and distribution of the existing wall ties....
Royal Cottages, Maerdy
External Structural Cracking recently appeared in a 1970’s two and three storey flat development. The property owners, a social housing provider, called in Protectahome to establish the cause and to provide an appropriate repair solution....
The Stable Range and Lodgings, Leicestershire
These historical Grade II buildings set within the grounds of Edmondthorpe Hall in Leicestershire were suffering from Structural Cracking affecting several external walls. Protectahome were consulted and asked to prepare a schedule of remedial works for the structure....
Pont Gorlech Bridge, Carmarthenshire
Gorlech Bridge is of traditional stone construction and has stood over the river Gorlech for over 110 years. Concerns were raised about significant cracks that had developed through the bridge......
- Flooding
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Pixton House, Worcestershire
Pixton House is a glorious property located in a beautiful rural setting in Worcestershire. The property and the surrounding land suffers from the affects of significant flooding from time to time....
Pharmacy, Daventry
The building which is utilised as a retail Pharmacy and for living accommodation was suffering from dampness and ground water ingress. In particular, the Basement level was badly affected....
- Damp Proofing
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Pen Y Fal, Abergavenny
The former Pen y Fal hospital on the outskirts of Abergavenny had fallen into considerable disrepair following its closure in 1996. This Grade II Listed Building originally founded in 1846 was to be fully refurbished and sympathetically converted into 63 prestigious apartments...
- Woodworm
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Muller House, Bristol
Muller House is a Grade II Listed Building in Bristol. Within an £8m Redevelopment Project, Muller House was scheduled for conversion into 66 prestigious apartments. As part of this work Damproofing, Woodworm Treatment and extensive Basement Waterproofing was required....
- Dry Rot
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Pen Y Fal, Abergavenny
This Grade II Listed Building originally founded in 1846 was to be fully refurbished and sympathetically converted into 63 prestigious apartments. Parts of the building had deteriorated into a dangerous condition, some of the floors and ceilings had collapsed completely....
Capel Aberfan, Aberfan
Protectahome were approached to give expert advice and to provide a solution for Capel Aberfan, a typical Chapel in one of South Wales’s mining communities. The building, constructed in 1876 of local stone and black ash mortar, had fallen into some disrepair....
- Environmental Solutions
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Llansadwrn, Carmarthenshire
Protectahome were asked to inspect a reported dampness problem in a ground floor flat of a property in Carmarthenshire. The occupier of the property had been complaining about Mould growth and pools of water forming under windows and mirrors throughout the flat....
- Pest Control
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Wasp Control, Bristol
The owners of a semi detached property on the outskirts of Bristol were being disturbed by a constant buzzing sound which was coming from the attic of their property. They decided to employ a local professional Pest Controller as they were concerned that the noise could be attributable to Wasps....
Mice Infestation, Newport
Mrs Peters, the new Owner of a detached Victorian property in Newport was suffering from what she thought was a Squirrel problem in her roof. Her family had been hearing scratching noises coming from the attic in the middle of the night. After a couple of days of severe disturbance, Mrs Peters deci...
Ant Control, Bristol
A café in the heart of Bristol was suffering from a severe invasion of Ants. In May the Owner started to notice Ants entering into the kitchen and dining area of the café. This was causing much concern, especially as customers had started to comment about the Ants unwanted presence....
Rat Infestation, Cardiff
Restaurant Owners in the City of Cardiff were unhappy with the service they were receiving from their Pest Control Contractor. A Rat Infestation was getting out of control and their contractor was imposing high costs for additional service visits....
Bed Bug Travel Guide
With the London Olympics fast approaching, the hospitality industries fear the arrival of some unwanted visitors – Bed Bugs. If you stay in a Hotel, B&B or Motel for the Olympics this coming Summer, it is important that you take some precautions to ensure that your room is a Bed Bug free zone befo...
Bird Proofing, Gloucester
This large distribution centre, situated on the outskirts of Gloucester is responsible for hundreds of deliveries per day to public houses, hotels and restaurants throughout Wales, the West of England and Oxford. A problem had developed with gulls colonising the roof of the building....