Oakgrove School in Milton Keynes is an ‘all-through’ school for 3 to 18 year-olds. It supports 2,100 pupils. Since forming in 2005, the school has gone from strength-to-strength and has been supported by the Milton Keynes ‘Expanding the Best’ programme.
Various parts of the school buildings were experiencing persistent leaks despite many of these areas only being between 12 and 15 years old. The leaks were causing serious disruption to the school and its daily running. On occasion, areas of the school had to close. The site team were keen to rectify these ongoing issues to ensure learning environments did not continue to be disrupted.
Through our thorough site assessments, ECP surveyed the building and found inherent defects in the single ply roof coverings. Unfortunately, no valid warranties were in existence to cover the original roof work.
The project planning was complex due to the type of construction of the buildings. The structure was made of a steel frame with timber cladding, and the three-storey height made access and logistics challenging. A decision was made to phase the refurbishment project to minimise disruption to learning environments.
Over two consecutive years, our dedicated team helped the school to successfully obtain funding via the CIF bidding process. The second phase of works has recently been completed.
The refurbished roof areas now provide leak free accommodation and are covered by long-term insurance backed warranties. The school site team can now focus on other areas of building management with the leak issue resolved.
£970,000
March 2022
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