PRIVATE HOUSING
PROJECTS LISTED BY SECTOR
Find out more about our projects sorted by sector:
DU CANE COURT
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL (PRIVATE)
SERVICES: FIRE DOORS
Client: Dorrington PLC
Main Contractor: Calfordseadon
Location: Balham, SW17
Contract Value: £500,000
Contract Duration: 12 weeks
SUMMARY OF WORKS:
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Upgraded existing front entrance door sets (originally 1930's doors) to the required FD30 standard
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Updated communal door sets to the required standard for smoke control
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Installed concealed door closers, ironmongery and frame smoke seals
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Internal trims removed, frames adjusted, intumescent mastic added to frame perimeter, ensuring gaps to perimeter of frame/leaf are 3mm (+/-1mm)
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Planned an appointments schedule with the main contractor to complete 4 door upgrades per day
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On completion of door upgrades to be compliant, LFS issued certification under BM Trada maintenance scheme
OLD FORD ESTATE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL (PRIVATE)
SERVICES: FIRE DOORS
Client: Clarion Housing Group
Main Contractor: LFS
Location: Tower Hamlets, E3
Contract Value: £55,000+
Contract Duration:
SUMMARY OF WORKS:
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The Old Ford Estate is inclusive of Armagh Road, Tait Court, McCullum Road, Beale Road and Allen road.
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Project included the installation of over 200 new timber doors and Frame Armour Doors.
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The Old Ford Housing marks the final consolidation at the beginning of 2018, of Clarion Group’s Housing Associations – Affinity Sutton and Circle 33.
DONNYBROOK COURT
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL (PRIVATE)
SERVICES: FIRE DOORS
Client: Clarion Housing Group
Main Contractor: LFS
Location: Tower Hamlets, E3
Contract Value:
Contract Duration:
SUMMARY OF WORKS:
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Donnybrook Court is a purpose built development which is part of a sheltered housing scheme, providing 40 individual homes plus on-site services and facilities.
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Completed firestopping in the walls and ceilings.
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Installed 2 new communal doorsets, 14 Front Entrance Door upgrades and 7 new Front Entrance Doors.
CHICHESTER FOYER
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL (PRIVATE)
SERVICES: FIRE DOORS
Client: Home Group
Main Contractor: LFS
Location: Chichester, PO19
Contract Value: £55,000+
Contract Duration:
SUMMARY OF WORKS:
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Carried out upgrade and renewal work to communal doors and internal front entrance doors to the bedrooms of a housing association building.
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Building housed single homeless people aged 16-25 but became private rented accommodation in 2018.
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Upgraded and renewed glazed and flush communal cross corridor doors in the building.
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Upgraded and replaced veneer bedroom doors for the youth section.
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Followed a detailed intrusive passive fire stopping survey to complete all firestopping in conjunction with the door renewal programme.
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Worked closely with onsite staff to arrange appointments with residents.
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At the end of this project, the client asked if we could assist in building a chicken coop for the centre’s garden. We attended and helped the residents to learn basic DIY skills through building the coop.
PEABODY AVENUE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL (PRIVATE)
SERVICES: FIRE DOORS
Client: Peabody Housing Association
Main Contractor: Axis Europe PLC
Location: Pimlico, SW1V
Contract Value: £460,000+
Contract Duration:
SUMMARY OF WORKS:
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Removal and installation of new fire doors including front entrance doors and communal riser doors across 21 residential blocks.
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Removed and disposed of 224 front entrance doors and install new, certified fire doors.
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Manufactured front doors as per residents’ choice of style and colour.
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Replaced fanlights above all storey height doors with the residents’ choice of either a solid or glazed fanlight.
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Kept up with the demand of appointments booked by LFS and Axis Europe of up to 10 door installs per day.
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Removed 20 communal riser doors and replaced with new, certified fire doors in a uniform Peabody colour and locking system.
WALWORTH ESTATE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL (PRIVATE)
SERVICES: FIRE DOORS
Client: Peabody Housing Association
Main Contractor: Axis Europe PLC
Location: Walworth, SE1
Contract Value: £190,000+
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SUMMARY OF WORKS:
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Installed new front entrance door sets, communal risers and loft hatches installed across 10 Victorian mansion blocks
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Installed FD30 front entrance door sets with the necessary fire stopping to any wires penetrating the door set.
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Installed riser cupboard door sets to every block, fitted with mul-T-Lock cylinders.
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Installed FD60 loft hatches in every block.
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Worked with the main contractor to produce doors to the residents’ varying design and colour choices.
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Kept appointment schedule by the main contractor, installing up to 8 doors a day.
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LFS created and tested a new door style (ST43) for the contract as per request from the main contractor
PEABODY AVENUE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL (PRIVATE)
SERVICES: FIRE DOORS
Client: Pembury Estate
Main Contractor: Axis Europe PLC
Location: Hackney, E5
Contract Value: £150,000
Contract Duration: 8 weeks
SUMMARY OF WORKS:
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Spread across 26 blocks, LFS had to compartmentalise and install fire protection in the void loft areas of the 1930's buildings.
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Installed 127 Firefly Phoenix curtains, offering fire protection against the passage of fire and smoke.
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Install 176 fire rated access panels in to the Firefly Phoenix curtains to allow access through the void areas.
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Used Firetherm Intubatt and Intumastic to seal penetrations made from cables, pipes and cable trays.
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Installed Promat Unicollar around pipes to maintain the integrity of the fire resistant elements through which various plastic pipes pass.
PEMBURY ESTATE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL (PRIVATE)
SERVICES: FIRE DOORS
Client: Pembury Estate
Main Contractor: Axis Europe PLC
Location: Hackney, E5
Contract Value: £150,000
Contract Duration: 8 weeks
SUMMARY OF WORKS:
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Spread across 26 blocks, to compartmentalise and install fire protection in the void loft areas of the 1930's buildings.
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Installed 127 Firefly Phoenix curtains, offering fire protection against the passage of fire and smoke.
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Install 176 fire rated access panels in to the Firefly Phoenix curtains to allow access through the void areas.
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Used Firetherm Intubatt and Intumastic to seal penetrations made from cables, pipes and cable trays.
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Installed Promat Unicollar around pipes to maintain the integrity of the fire resistant elements through which various plastic pipes pass.
LFS is a UK market leader in passive fire protection and the following projects archive are only a selection of the 800+ projects we have undertaken for clients nationwide. For more information on any of the projects listed here, please contact us.