This building or remedial specification is delivered by Parkside Construction, our core contracting and property renovation division.
Property Refurbishments & Renovations
Expert Building Renovations Guided by Practical Skills
From single-room decorative remodellings to massive, multi-unit period cottage renovations, Parkside Construction delivers. Unlike basic painters, we approach every renovation with twenty-four years of structural building experience. We look beneath sagging floorboards, identify thermal weak spots, inspect timber decay, and design long-term architectural stability.
Restoring vs. Suffocating Period Buildings
Properties built before 1950 utilize breathing solid masonry—designed to let moisture travel safely in and out. Traditional solid walls must never be sealed with non-porous modern materials. Rushing contractors often use cement rendering or heavy gypsum plaster, which traps water lines, resulting in deteriorating timber joists and flaking paintwork. We protect period health:
- Breathable Lime Plasters: We mix and apply traditional lime plastering formulations, ensuring that historic brickwork can breathe naturally without trapping rising damp.
- Masonry Lime Repointing: Discarding brittle cement, we restore solid lime mortar joints, letting brick edges dry and preventing freeze-thaw masonry degradation.
- Timber Structural Repairs: We cut out wet-rot infected timber, replace joists with pressure-treated lumber, treat surrounding masonry with anti-fungal washes, and reinforce layouts.
- Cold Spot Insulation (Drylining): We identify thermal thermal links with infrared tools and design insulated plasterboarding frames that block cold damp pathways.
Our Renovation & Refurbishment Capabilities
We deliver complete project execution, overseeing all regulatory steps and building finishes:
Damp-Safe Plastering
Flawless multi-coat interior plaster skimming, drywall partitions, plasterboard ceilings, and structural dry-lining.
Traditional Lime Render
Lime-pointing and lime rendering for solid-walled heritage and listed historic cottages.
Carpentry & Structural Timbers
Repairing sagged floor structures, timber framing, ceiling joists, sash windows, and custom timber work.
Complete Remodellings
Reconfiguring internal layouts, structural brick-work clearances, wiring coordinates, and premium finishes.
Solving Thermal Bridging During Refurbishment
We pay extensive attention to thermal boundaries. When installing new internal timber framework or removing partition walls, we install precise thermal insulation blocks to stop cold patches. This ensures your newly renovated space is warm, comfortable, and immune to condensation problems.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do you handle structural wall partitioning?
Yes, we install physical timber framing, high-density acoustic insulation, and skimmed drywall boards.
Q: Can you refurbish period/heritage properties without trapping damp?
Yes, this is our main specialty. We use hydraulic lime plasters and mineral paints that allow moisture to migrate naturally. We avoid gypsum plasters, oil-based paints, and plastics which suffocate historic structures and cause structural decay.