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House Extension, Chiddingfold
House Extension, Chiddingfold – SpanWright UK
Castle Eaton Construction Ltd is a medium sized building company specialising in residential building works. Utilising their specialist subcontractors’ expertise ensures projects are completed quickly and to a high standard. Subcontractors work in sequence to conclude their individual part of the project and in such a way as to help the following trades.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Castle Eaton Ltd appointed SpanWright UK to supply and fit at first floor level to this house extension in Godalming, Surrey. The project, on a mature site accessed from the private residential Pickhurst Road, Chiddingfold, demanded a quick turnaround for construction. SpanWright UK specified 200mm prestressed flooring as the most suitable product to accommodate engineering and architectural construction requirements.
PROJECT CHALLENGES
Castle Eaton placed the order for Hazelbridge House in the 1st week of May and required delivery and fitting for end of that month. SpanWright UK’s technical department working with Client appointed Engineer and Architect worked proactively to conclude SpanWright construction layout drawings for approval. The layout reflected that the units were designed to take account of roof loadings over and above standard load bearing requirements. Drawing approval from client engineering was confirmed for the following week. Prestressed flooring was manufactured for delivery as requested by client. The consignment was delivered and fitted in one day using air mattress system for fall arrest around trailer for safe offloading and fitting with on site craneage.
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TESTIMONIAL
SpanWright UK prestressed planks are manufactured on heated steel
casting beds to achieve high standard finish to type A Clause 6.11.3 of
BS 8110. Service openings up to 75mm diameter can be drilled on site.
Larger openings are achievable in production –pending design
approval. Planks have a minimum fire resistance of 1 hour which can be
further enhanced at design stage if required. SpanWright prestressed
flooring, delivered in sequence, provides a safe and speedy working
platform. In house fitting crews can leave slabs finished with grout
connections filled or, in the case of composite options, structural
toppings can be placed over the entire area subsequent to installation
by SpanWright UK. In most cases formwork and propping is not required
allowing open spaces above and below to facilitate following trades.
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