Wrexham Case Study
We don’t just rely on our well known assets such as two National Trust properties (Erddig and Chirk Castle) – we also have tonnes of hidden gems like the breathtaking Ceiriog Valley and a historic city centre that combines modern day High St shopping with traditional markets and regular street festivals.
Client: Wrexham County Borough Council
Contract Value: 4.5m
Project Size: 150 Properties
EWI System: Structherm Structural EWI
Finish: ArtBrick Standard
Project Background
Westdale were appointed by Wrexham County Borough Council to deliver a Structherm Structural EWI / regeneration scheme to around 150 airey properties spanning over 2 phases starting from October 2016, and was completed June 2018. The structural EWI accompanied with ArtBrickTM along with re-roofing and added external works have been carried out to extend the life expectancy of the properties.
An airey house (founded by Sir Edwin Airey and constructed after the Second World War), is a prefabricated concrete box structure, which is formed from closely spaced storey height external wall columns (104mm x 57mm in cross-section and reinforced longitudally with small steel tubes), to which thin concrete cladding panels are fastened with copper wire.
There is an internal spine wall constructed similarly with columns of 75mm x 57mm cross-section. The first floor and roof beams are bolted to the columns. Airey properties have massively outlived their expected lifespan, and are designated by BRE as ‘Defective’.
Outcomes:
- Life expectancy of the properties have been extended up to 30 years
- Thermal performance of a new build
- Complete appearance transformation
- Cost of refurbishment with ArtBrickTM is far cheaper than any other method
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