Removal of asbestos contamination from within the ceiling voids at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court.

1. Deconstruct UK case study for public buildings.
Client: Skansen
Location: Highbury Magistrates Court
Contractor: Deconstruct UK Ltd
Completion Date: September 2011
Sector: Public Buildings

2. About the Project:
Removal of asbestos contamination from within the
ceiling voids at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court.
The asbestos contamination within the ceiling void’s
on ground and third floors at Highbury Magistrates
Court emanates from previous asbestos removal
work undertaken to a poor standard.
Working out of hours over thirteen phases, our remit
was to remove the existing ceilings and
decontaminate the ceiling voids prior to a ceiling
replacement programme being completed by the
Main Contractor.
Our work entailed disconnecting and removing
various mechanical and electrical installations and
forming our enclosures around office furniture and
equipment.

3. Project Challenges:
The works were completed within a demanding
programme of 7 weeks working 12 hour shifts, 7
days per week.
The ground and first floors were divided into 13 work areas.
Each area was turned into a working enclosure by covering
all surfaces (except the ceilings) with polythene sheeting.
Office furniture, IT equipment, files and personal property
remained within the work areas and were also covered with
sheeting. Extreme care had to be taken when working
around the stored contents, so as not to cause damage.
Whilst most services had been isolated within the ceiling
voids, our operatives had to ensure that no services were
damaged as all would be re-used upon completion.
Following the removal of the asbestos and testing of the
enclosure, all exposed surfaces were painted with an
elastomeric sealant.

4. Services provided by Deconstruct UK:
Our services:
Deconstruction Services ✓
Demolition Services
Enabling Works
Asbestos Removal Services ✓
Asbestos Surveying Services
Ground Works Services
Piling Services
Steelwork Installations
Builders Works
Emergency Dangerous Structures
Temporary Works

5. Contact Details:
Deconstruct (UK) Limited
Silver House, 31-35 Beak Street
London
W1F 9DP
Tel: 020 7734 6655
Fax: 020 7734 6626
Email info@deconstructuk.com
Website Address www.deconstructuk.com
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