Charlton and Albany House, Brentford
Hughes and Salvidge were awarded the role of Principal Contractor for the demolition works at Charlton and Albany House in Brentford.
Our works covered multiple phases including the soft strip of all buildings, demolition of Albany House, Osier Court and Charlton House, including party wall works with some retained structures.
Soft Strip - 15 Weeks
Outline Scope of Works
- Professional lead-in.
- Site establishment.
- Low-level demolition and enabling works to install various drop zones.
- Installation of scaffolding waste chute to Charlton House (Floor 2&3).
- COSHH sweep through buildings.
- Soft-strip of all structures, in preparation for mechanical demolition, including but not limited to;
- Removal of skirting boards, door frames and architrave.
- Removal of floor coverings
- Removal of doors and partition walls
- Removal of fixtures and fittings
- Removal of ceiling coverings
- Removal of sanitaryware
- Removal of kitchen units and cupboards
Albany House (Inc. Garages) – 4 weeks
Outline Scope of Works
- Hand separation methods retaining 2(no.) bays of garages to retain party wall in situ.
- Demolition of garages.
- Demolition of low-level structures and walls.
- Hand separation of archway adjoining the single-storey toilet block adjoined to the Royal Horse Guardsman pub and Albany House.
- Relocation of the bus stop on the public footway in front of Albany House.
- Closure of the footway and erection of hoarding.
- Installation of protection scaffolding to the Eastern elevation of the structure (Monarflexed).
- Demolition of Albany House.
- Clearance of arising materials.
- Reinstatement of footway and bus stop.
- Relocation of hoarding.
Osier Court – 3 weeks
Outline Scope of Works
- Demolition of low-level structures and walls.
- Closure of the footway and erection of hoarding.
- Installation of protection scaffolding to the roadside elevations of the structure (Monarflexed).
- Demolition of Osier Court.
- Clearance of arising materials.
Charlton House – 14 weeks
Outline Scope of Works
- Demolition of low-level structures and walls.
- Closure of the footway and erection of hoarding.
- Installation of protection scaffolding to the roadside elevations of the structure (Monarflexed).
- Demolition of Charlton House.
- Clearance of arising materials.
Crushing
Site-won hard inert arisings were crushed on site to produce aggregate for re-use.
Works commenced loading the crusher using a 360° excavator. Concrete/hardcore was loaded into the hopper, which was hydraulically fed into the crusher. The crushed material fell onto the conveyor where any reinforcement bar or other ferrous metal was removed by a hydraulic belt magnet fitted above the main conveyor. The crusher then discharged crushed aggregate and metal into two separate stockpiles. Metal was periodically loaded away into metal bins, and aggregate was regularly cleared and stockpiled in the client’s desired location. Aggregate stockpiles were formed with a suitable angle of repose to ensure they remain stable and to mitigate any land-sliding of aggregate.
The crusher is fitted with a dust suppression system, whereby water is sprayed onto the discharge conveyor to minimise dust. The area was left clean and tidy on completion.
