Westdale North refurbishing homes in one of first projects of its kind in UK

In one of the first projects of its kind in the UK, Westdale are refurbishing a number of houses in a conservation area at Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire.

It was very much a ‘Group’ exercise when it came to putting forward our pitch and proposals, with Westdale North being joined by our colleagues at Structherm and ArtBrick, and we are proud to have been handed the responsibility of meeting conservation requirements and regulations, as well as delivering on our aims of energy efficiency, quality of work and sustainability in the housing sector.

At the outset the council planners were solely looking at internal wall insulation for the houses within the conservation belt, and hadn’t really considered going down the External Wall Insulation (EWI) route, but they were so impressed with the quality of EWI sample work provided by Structherm, as well as the technical know-how from our wide-ranging team of representatives, that they bought into our future vision.

Our EWI approach was demonstrated to save both money and also avoid the need to decant the occupants/rip out interiors, therefore bringing less disturbance and resulting in fewer opportunities for cold bridging etc.

Said Westdale North director Joe Rogers: “Having been at the forefront of EWI, and having helped pioneer the industry, we were only too happy to assist Broxtowe with their project.

“Our unique products, such as the Structherm Roofline System and the award-winning ArtBrickTM finish have enabled us to value-engineer Broxtowe’s prestigious project whilst simultaneously enhancing thermal performance and satisfying conservation requirements. It’s a true win-win and we’re proud to be involved in such a project. We can’t wait to see the end results!”

We have duly been carrying out the work on 11 houses just outside the Broxtowe conservation area and that particular part of the project is nearing the handover stage. Now the scaffolding has gone up on the properties inside the conservation area and the next stage of the exciting project is set to unfold.

* Westdale are the leading approved ArtBrick applicator in the UK, with a wealth of experience in replicating brick and stone effect finishes on properties. These skilled applications have enabled some properties to receive External Wall Insulation and the thermal benefits that affords, only because we have been able to apply a finish that has retained the aesthetics and heritage of the surrounding area, and therefore have been able to get planning consent for the works to go ahead.