The Royal Borough of Greenwich Council hired Alfred Bagnall & Sons (Restoration) Ltd. to complete concrete repairs, balcony refurbishment, and external redecoration works on the Armstrong Estate in South East London, which consists of four 10-storey tower blocks. Bagnalls staggered the scaffolding works between towers to minimize disruption to residents and reduce overall costs. Repair works included use of Sika concrete repair products and anti-slip balcony coatings, along with decorative painting of handrails, cladding, and balcony frames. The project manager from Greenwich Council praised Bagnalls' workmanship, assistance provided to the client, and how the site manager responded promptly to any resident complaints.

1. Customer: Royal Borough of Greenwich Council
Project: Concrete Repairs, Balcony Refurbishment & External Redecoration
Address: Armstrong Estate, SE18
Armstrong Estate comprises of four 10 storey tower blocks situated next to
Woolwich Arsenal Station in South East London.
The Royal Borough of Greenwich Council appointed Alfred Bagnall & Sons
(Restoration) Ltd. to undertake restoration of various external elements and
decoration works to concrete beams and columns.
Bagnalls staggered the scaffolding to begin works for just 2 of the towers
initially, and then as one block was completed scaffold was erected on the
remainder, one block at a time. Not only did this lower overall costs for the
customer, but minimised any disturbance to the residents in those blocks to as
short a time as possible.
The repair elements comprised of a Sika system of Monotop 610 bonding
bridge, Monotop 615 repair mortar and Monotop 620 fairing coat.
The external concrete was painted in a Sika Elastocolor 550W & 675W
designed to reduce cracking and improve the durability of the finish.
The floor coatings to the private balconies required localised repairs to the
asphalt followed by a Watco 2-part anti-slip coating.
A Crown paints undercoat and gloss specification was used to decorate timber
handrails and cladding panels and also on the metal frames of the balcony
glazing.
Roger Marriott, Greenwich Council’s Project Manager for the works
praised various elements of Bagnalls’ service particularly, our “very good
standard of workmanship”, that we were “always prepared to help and
advise the client when needed” and Site Manager “Alan Marsh had a
good rapport with all the residents and met any complaints promptly”
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Tel: 020 8311 3910
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Alfred Bagnall & Sons (Restoration) Ltd, is a
subsidiary of Alfred Bagnall & Sons Ltd.
Registered Office: 6 Manor Lane, Shipley, West
Yorkshire BD18 3RD
Registered No. 967557 England.
Directors: S.J. Bagnall; P.J. Curry