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Premium student accommodation refurbishment

Sector

Education

Location

Durham

Service

Refurbishment

Student Cribs, a leading provider of premium university accommodation, appointed CLC to conduct extensive refurbishments to 14 student flats in three apartment blocks. We changed former small shower rooms into brand new bathroom suites, also installing new kitchens, redecorating and re-tiling and conducting associated electrical and structural works.

What we did

Top marks from students for new bathroom suites plus new kitchens and redecorated accommodation in 14 flats.

Specifications

  • Rewiring
  • Kitchen replacement
  • Bathroom replacement
  • Lighting
  • Installation of loft insulation
  • Redecorating
  • Tiling
  • Structural alterations
  • General repairs

Project Overview

Number of weeks

12

Contract Value

£

1.3

M

Number of blocks

3

Number of flats

14

The project took place during the summer while the building was vacant to avoid disruption due to the extensive work. Using a consistent team that possess multiple abilities meant that the project could be completed quickly and efficiently. Once the works were completed, we liaised with arriving students to make sure everything was perfect when they moved in.

innovations, challenges, solutions

Our challenge was completing the refurbishment in a short time scale, and making the flats ready for students to move in.

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