Project Type
Period House Refurbishment
Duration
38 weeks
Project Value
£450,000
The Challenge
The villa had seven principal rooms, each with significant original cornicing, ceiling roses, and marble fireplaces. Significant dry rot was found in the ground floor timber frame during pre-works investigation, requiring controlled demolition of floor sections and eradication treatment before any other work could commence. Westminster's heritage officer required the dry rot remediation methodology to be pre-agreed given the listed status.
Our Solution
We engaged a dry rot specialist who prepared a detailed eradication method statement that was agreed with Westminster's heritage officer. Floor sections were opened in controlled bays, treated, and reinstated using matching reclaimed timber. The heritage architect coordinated directly with Westminster's officer throughout, ensuring no work proceeded without sign-off. A specialist joiner produced new cornicing to match original profiles where sections required replacement.
Results
- ✓Westminster Listed Building Consent — full scope including dry rot remediation
- ✓Dry rot eradication with 30-year guarantee from specialist contractor
- ✓All seven principal reception rooms' cornicing preserved or matched
- ✓Six bathrooms in period-appropriate style with concealed modern services
- ✓4K home cinema in lower ground floor — 150" screen, Dolby Atmos
- ✓Complete rewiring and replumbing — all service routes heritage-approved
- ✓Estimated post-refurbishment value: £6.5m
Key Features
- ✓Westminster Listed Building Consent — comprehensive scope
- ✓Dry rot eradication under heritage supervision
- ✓Cornicing conservation and matched replacement by specialist joiner
- ✓Six bathrooms — Burlington, Catchpole & Rye, Lapicida
- ✓Dolby Atmos home cinema — 150" screen, concealed installation
- ✓Full rewiring and replumbing with all routes heritage-compliant
Specification
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Cornicing repairs | Run-in-situ lime plaster matched to original profiles; fibrous plaster casts for roses |
| Floor reinstatement | Reclaimed pitch pine matching original — sourced from two NW London demolitions |
| Bathrooms (principal) | Catchpole & Rye free-standing baths, Perrin & Rowe fittings, Lapicida marble |
| Kitchen | Smallbone in-frame painted kitchen, Pietra di Fossena stone worktops, Gaggenau Series 400 |
| Cinema | Sony VPL-GTZ380 4K laser projector, Stewart Filmscreen 150", Steinway Lyngdorf Dolby Atmos |
| Boiler system | Worcester Bosch commercial cascade, three 40kW units, new low-loss header |
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