Darwen Town Hall Roofing Replacements and Associated Repairs

Tender description

New Contract for works including erection of full scaffolding to facilitate the removal of the existing slate finished, pitched roof coverings and complete recovering of all roof areas with reclaimed natural slate including a supplementary roofing felt. Joinery repairs and replacements to the roof construction will be carried out prior to recovering the roof slopes. All existing lead detailing forming valleys and box gutters will be removed and fully replaced. Original cast iron gutters and rainwater pipes will be replaced to each elevation. Further works include repointing and flaunching chimneystacks, replacing all existing lead work and installing loft insulation to existing roof spaces. Some timber replacements are anticipated to the clock tower and on completion, the timber detailing will require external redecoration works to finish. All flat roof coverings will be replaced or recovered with a new Bauder flat roof systems. Substantial preparatory removal works will be undertaken during these works to ensure a new timber deck is installed over the structural timber construction with new capping details to perimeters. Keywords: roofing