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The Pheasant Hotel in Holt, Norfolk, is a four star luxury hotel with exceptionally high standards. It is the ideal place for a weekend break away with your partner, a family holiday, or indeed a celebration. The rooms are very comfy with some lovely touches. With standards this high it is vital to ensure the building is maintained well, so the owners were alarmed to see organic growth beginning to take a hold on substrate, as it can be very difficult indeed to remove. K-Rend is a fabulous substrate with which to finish a building’s exterior, as it is durable, through-coloured, and holds its colour for decades on end. It can become infected with organic growth however, as can any material. In this instance capstones over the K-Rend had substantial water run-off, and this was contributing to the build-up of growth. Organic growth feeds off moisture and minerals in the air.
With the hotel being a busy and popular destination a great degree of planning and sensitivity was required to deliver this project. It was vitally important not to disturb the guests when they were relaxing or sleeping at the hotel. As such we only worked in sociable hours, with unobtrusive equipment. We also selected a quiet time of the year, and the week, to complete the project, and liaised directly with the hotel proprietor to arrange this. We also provided materials so that guests would be aware that work was taking place so our presence did not interfere with their stay.
We used tested methods to clean the K-rend and treat The Pheasant substrate, restoring it completely. First we used the Doff Steam System to clean the building. This is the system recommended by Historic England and the Victoria Cross Trust for many kinds of restoration projects. We then used an external cleaning solution to remove any lingering staining and organic growth eradicating unsightly stains from the K-Rend completely.
These processes had a very beneficial effect, and needless to say The Pheasant Hotel were totally delighted with the outcome. To discuss K-Rend cleaning in Norfolk, or any kind of external cleaning in Norfolk, please contact us today for a conversation and quotation.
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We often run large commercial projects under CDM regulations or as principal contractor, or we are more than happy to be a subcontractor on larger building or restoration projects. We are licensed for many kinds of heavy plant and machinery and are able to safely work at height. We are also Streetworks Qualified. If you have tenants in situ, or operate a busy public site, we can manage end to end communications with tenants and customers, to ensure no public interference that could jeopardise costs or health and safety.
