Aggregate
Industries has helped complete a 31-bedroom extension to a care home located in
the Cotswold town of Fairford, after successfully supplying walling and roofing
products from its Bradstone range of structural products.
The
extension work was carried out at Hyperion House, a residential and nursing
care home, managed by Diva Care. It offers nursing and dementia care, for its
57 residents.
With the demand for elderly social care at an all-time
high, Diva Care, which has been providing care for the elderly since 1985,
decided to extend the small care home to include 31 new bedrooms. The Principal
Contractor for the works was Markey Construction based in Gloucester (part of
the Markey Group), and the intricate roof design work undertaken by specialist
roofing contractor, P Morse Roofing.
Prior to
construction starting, local planners were keen to ensure the new development
would be in keeping with Fairford’s beautiful natural surroundings as it is
located in a conservation area. With natural stone presenting a costly option
prone to the effects of weathering, Aggregate Industries was asked to suggest
an alternative solution.
Working
collaboratively with the project contractors, Aggregate Industries created a
complete solution - building and submitting sample panels for both the walling
and roofing elements of the build ahead of final specification.
This
included the use of products specifically developed to meet the stringent
demands of the conservation planning area such as 680m² Bradstone Conservation
Slates, a visually authentic, long-lasting reconstituted roofing slate; 170m²
Traditional Limestone Buff, developed to give the authentic appearance of
squared and lightly dressed natural stone; and 1,900m² 100mm Masterdenz
Blockwork, a high strength concrete block for use in internal and external
walls. The roofing contractor also used Aggregate Industries’ ventilation
options for a complete roofing solution.
The
roofing and traditional walling products were moulded from hand-dressed natural
stone using a specifically developed technique to reproduce the fine detail of
the originals on the textured face. This ensured the products met the strict
aesthetic requirements of the project while still adhering to the budget for
the build programme.
Daniel
Pugh, Specification Manager at Aggregate Industries, comments: “As the project
was located in the Cotswolds, a conservation area and an area of outstanding
natural beauty, it was vital to use products that reflected the locale. Natural
stone is becoming very hard to source, which in turn demands a high price for
what product is available. Our range of building products provided the ideal
solution, offering a cost-effective and long-lasting performance combined with
an attractive aesthetic.”
Mrs
Natalya James, registered manager of Hyperion House, said: “Working with the
main contractor on the job, Aggregate Industries was able to meet the specific
requirements of the brief, supplying products that blend seamlessly with the
original building work, as well as the local area. The final result is
extremely pleasing and the reconstituted roofing slate, in particular, looks
especially striking in situ. We’re very happy with the overall design and
finish.”
