Cotham School Extension

Client
Cotham School

Location
Cotham, Bristol

Project Dates
November 2019 – December 2019

Duration
4 Weeks

Value
£40K

Opportunity
RDT Build was appointed to complete an extension to the existing food and technology department at Cotham School to allow the school to accommodate additional classroom
facilities and working areas.

Scope of works
The project scope of works included:

• Isolation of existing M&E

• Removal of the existing 140mm blockwork walls

• Suspended ceilings and general strip out of existing dark room

• New full height partition to create the 2 new rooms

• Providing new M & E to suit the new layout

• New suspended ceilings

• Installation of new doors, new food technology kitchen and appliances.

Key Challenges and Outcome
RDT completed all works on time and to budget. The project was carried out in a live environment ensuring that key issues being noise, dust & segregation from children and teachers were dealt with safely whilst minimising disruption to the everyday running of the school.

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Extension to St Teresa’s School, Horfield

Client
St Teresa’s School

Location
Horfield, Bristol

Project Dates
July 2020 – November 2020

Duration
18 Weeks

Value
£150K

“We worked with RDT build for our extension to the main reception at school and are very pleased with them. The process from start to finish has gone smoothly with open and regular communication and willingness to adapt where necessary. The men on site were hardworking, professional, mindful of building in a working school and happy to answer questions from the children. I would highly recommend them.”

Bursar, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School.

Opportunity
RDT Build was appointed to complete an extension to the front of the school to provide a new enclosed reception and lobby area which would provide a secure entrance to the school without visitors being able to access the rest of the school.

Scope of works
The project scope of works included:

• New foundations and floor slab

• Brickwork and blockwork cavity walls

• Timber flat roof construction

• Single ply roofing

• Mechanical and electrical works

• Plastering

• Painting and decorating

• Aluminium windows and doors

• New reception desk and screen

• Carpet to all areas

The majority of these works were delivered by RDT Build’s own workforce with sub-contractors engaged for specialist activities.

Key challenges and outcome

RDT completed all works on time and to budget. The project was carried out in a live environment ensuring that key issues being noise, dust & segregation from children and teachers were dealt with safely whilst minimising disruption to the everyday running of the school.

Also working under Covid requirements meaning different drop off and pick-up times for children, providing the correct PPE / facilities and processes to maintain standards but also meeting the schools requirements for covid 19.

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Winton Community Academy Food Technology Refurbishment

Client
Academies Enterprise Trust

Location
Andover, Hampshire

Project Dates
Nov 2020 – Dec 2020

Duration
7 Weeks

Value
£105K

Opportunity

RDT Build was appointed to complete the refurbishment of the existing food technology room. This was to enable more children to carry out practical exercises at the same time, whilst creating a new space that will provide a safer working environment for the children to learn.

Scope of works

The works consisted of:

• Isolation of existing services

• removal of the existing food technology furniture and removal of redundant services.

• Infill of existing holes and firestopping

• New partition including plastering

• Supply and installation of new furniture and appliances included Trespa worktops

• New vinyl flooring

• Whiterock to the walls / window cills

• Decoration

• New data, power and heating

All works apart from the mechanical and electrical works were carried out by RDT Build’s workforce.

Key challenges and outcome

RDT completed all works on time and to budget. The project was carried out in a live environment ensuring that key issues being noise, dust & segregation from children and teachers were dealt with safely whilst minimising disruption to the everyday running of the school.

Also working under Covid requirements meaning different drop off and pick-up times for children, providing the correct PPE / facilities and processes to maintain standards but also meeting the schools requirements for covid 19.

Unfortunately there was no way into the working area without crossing areas that the children populated outside of class times so we made sure that we only moved around during class times or once the children had left for the day.

Deliveries were only able to get about 40 metres from the building so again we had to time deliveries and make sure labour was available so that we could get the materials in and out of the building safely.

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