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Timber Demountable Partitioning in Swindon

Timber Demountable Partitioning in Swindon
Frames being installed
Client: Prospect Hospice
Value: £4.5k

Demountable Partitioning.

This project included the installation of a new Timber Demountable Partitioning System in order to create private meeting space while giving a clean professional look to the existing corridor. The project was fairly unusual in that the partition system although demountable; is actually made from Timber. the basic framework is still metal stud and plasterboard and the timber trims are fitted around the walls, as well as full timber door frames used to match in with the rest of the product.

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Suspended Ceiling at Height in a Squash Court

Suspended Ceiling at Height in a Squash Court
DJ Kelly Homes ceiling

Client: DJ Kelly Homes
Value: £3k

Suspended Ceiling

The difficulty with this suspended ceiling project was that all of the work had to be carried out off two mobile towers as the ceiling was for a squash court. The tiles had to be plasterboard tiles for robustness, and the tiles had to be clipped into the grid so that they did not move. The grid was also suspended from rigid hangers rather than wire to make the ceiling as rigid as possible. Many people think that anyone can put up a suspended ceiling but there are only a few that can do it properly, we see many suspended ceiling projects which have sagged and you can see dips in the ceiling.

We fit all our suspended ceilings in with a laser, so the surface is completely flat. We also give advice on certain types of tiles as you can fit a cheap ceiling but the actual tile may not be correct application. In this case a standard mineral fiber tile would not have lasted, and as the squash court was in an outbuilding, there was a chance of moisture getting into the tiles. As soon as moisture gets into the fibers the tile will sag and you will see shadows on the corners of the tiles.

The other problem was that it was a bit dark initially as we were waiting for some temporary lights to be delivered.

Suspended Ceiling Construction Photos

Suspended Ceiling Projects

There are many different types of suspended ceilings and the range of tiles now can be quite baffling. The current trend is to focus on sound performance within the office and this can be dealt with by using a special tile.

Suspended ceilings are used for a number of reasons, they are quick to install and mean that all the services required for offices such as pipework for plumbing and air conditioning, as well as power and data can be hidden out of sight. Access to the services is also much easier than using a traditional plasterboard or MF type ceiling as the ceiling tiles just need to be lifted from the grid.

There are many offices with old fissured tiles, with sagging tiles and a mottled grey look they make the office look very dated. We like to fit nice white clean tiles to give a fresh look.

If you want to improve sound performance for a space, or want to hide some services, or have any questions about suspended ceiling types please give us a call on 01380 73 88 44

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Take Down and Rebuild Partitions in Bracknell

Take Down and Rebuild Partitions in Bracknell

Client: EB Mind Bracknell
Value: £1.8k

Take down and rebuild is a common activity with demountable partitioning. The existing office space was very small and as well as re-positioning a door, we had to build a new office in the opposite corner to match the existing design and colour scheme. The first task was to draw what they had, so measure everything, take lots of photographs, look at what the wanted to do, and then work out how many bits we create by talking the walls down, and then work out how many new parts we need in order to create the new. The system used in this project is a 50mm wide demountable partition system, offering a good value product which visually can still look good. In this case the partitions had to match the existing, but all of the frames and solid panels can be made from a wide range of colours and finishes.

This project is exactly a take down and rebuild project, but with a bit more added. Although this sounds complicated, it is exactly what demountable partitioning is designed to be, you do need not destroy the partition when you take it down, as you can re-use most of the parts. The only provision is that the re-built demountable partition needs to be in the same area with the same ceiling height.

Completed Photographs

Why Demountable Partitions?

  1. Demountable partitions are tax efficient in that they are seen as movable items and so can be treated differently in writing down allowances in the accounts. Please click this link for a bit more information we have written in a blog.
  2. We can also lease Demountable Partitions as they are movable, this spreads the costs of having the work done as Demountable Partitions always cost more than customers think.
  3. Leasing of demountable partitions is very tax efficient and Cre8tive can provide illustrations, please contact us for further information.
  4. Most landlords insist on demountable partitions being used for offices as it is much easier to take them out should the tenant renting the space leave for any reason. The benefit is that is saves making a huge amount of mess and destruction that would be need with a conventional stud and plasterboard constructed wall.
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Office and Factory Refurbishment in Chippenham

Office and Factory Refurbishment in Chippenham

Client: Image Factory
Value: £350k

Office and Factory Refurbishment project

This customer wanted a Factory Refurbishment having taken on the old Royal Mail building in Chippenham.

The first photograph below shows a £1m printing machine and Image Factory invested in two of them, along with taking over the old NHS distribution building on Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate. The complete building had to be refurbished, so the main factory along with the offices along the front of the building.

Factory Refurbishment

A large part of this project was electrical. The main factory had no power infra struture at all to power all of the print machines that the Image Factory owned as well as the new ones; so we had to install a heavy power buzz bar system into the factory and prepare the base and ground works for a new substation to be fitted.

In the main factory the floor had to be scrabbled to remove old oils in the concrete floor and then a high quality epoxy paint applied to the floor. All of the beams, walls and other surfaces also had to be painted.

Factory Refurbishment Photographs

Office Refurbishment

As well as the factory itself, the offices at the front of the building had to be completely stripped out and refurbished.

The mezzanine floor had to be turned around and a new jumbo stud fire wall constructed. Below the mezzanine floor we created a new reception area with fire rated ceiling, decorations and flooring. Upstairs included new ceilings, carpets, plastering and decorations as well as a new kitchen. Also fitted upstairs was a new office constructed from Komfort Kameo 75mm demountable partition.

If you need any advice or are thinking of an office refurbishment project please give us a call, we would love to talk to you, on 01380 738844

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50mm wide Glazed Partitioning in Swindon

50mm wide Glazed Partitioning in Swindon

Client: Scots of Stow
Value: £3.9k

50mm wide Demountable Partitioning

50mm wide glazed office partitioning was the obvious solution to the customers requirements. The customer wanted some demountable partitioning to turn and unused office space into an open plan office space and a directors office. The system we recommended  was a 50mm wide glazed demountable system from Komfort that included a lot of glazed walls to allow light through and keep the area open and bright.

Privacy was a factor; the customer wanted each office and the meeting rooms to be private as possible. we used a wider 75mm system on the adjoining walls, and integral blinds in the glazed partitions so each office and meeting room could be enclosed when they needed. The walls were finished in a pale gray vinyl and the doors in a nice beech veneer to add some colour.

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Existing open space

Drawing and planning work

Always important to measure what we have, by laying out where the partitions were needed, straight away we could see that the lights needed to be moved.

Construction and final photographs

Need any office partitioning?

Offices require demountable partitioning. As well as looking better than traditional stud and plasterboard there is a financial advantage as well. Please refer to our post Why use demountable partitioning?

Please give us a call on 01380 738844 or email us at [email protected]

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Building Regulation Performing Fire rated Partitions

Building Regulation Performing Fire rated Partitions
Finished work!

Client: Webbs Motor Caravans
Value: 28k

Fire Rated Partitions

The difficulty with this project was that the client required offices above a mezzanine floor which means that the partitions below have to be fire rated, normally this means the glass has to be georgian wired. In this case we were able to use pyrocet clear glass to still give the 30 minute fire rating and yet not spoil the overall look of the offices.

The fire rated partitions system chosen was Komfort 75mm demountable partition system which allowed us to provide insulation inside the walls to give some degree of protection from the cold when the double doors to the showroom were opened to move caravans in and out. We could have used a cheap general 25mm thick partition roll which 99% of companies use as it is cheap, but in this case we used a Rockwool rw45 slab material designed to be better for insulation.

Partition Construction photos

Not shown are the suspended ceilings ceilings that we had to fit inside the offices. The one in the lower offices had to be 1 hour fire rated to give protection to the mezzanine floor. You can also see from the photographs the pink looking plasterboard on the metal columns of the mezzanine floor, this is fire protection board.

Fire rating and Building Regulations, not sure what to do?

Just give us a call or email. We understand partitioning and Building Regulations so can solve most problems. When it comes to offices it is crucial to protect people from any potential fire, the key is to make sure that the partitions give enough protection to allow people to escape. It is not acceptable to cut corners, so we always give the correct advice.

01380 73 88 44 or email: [email protected]

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Be Spoke Reception Desk Manufactured and Installed in Bristol

Be Spoke Reception Desk Manufactured and Installed in Bristol
Final view looks impressive

Client: Bristol City Council
Value: £29k

Design and Drawing work

We had carried out several jobs in the past for Bristol City Council, and we were approached to re-fit the reception at their Customer Services Point at Waring House. The main feature of the area was to design, build and supply a new reception desk and to make the meeting rooms appear open with Demountable Partitions using glass.

Offsite and on site fabrication and assembly

The way to make this size of reception desk is to make it off site in the workshop and then assemble it on site.

Finished reception desk

The extent of our work finished at the final photo above. They were they going to carpet up the front face of the desk and top as they found that their customer wore this section of the desks out first. The carpet tiles could be replaced. They also finally decorated various parts of the desk as they wanted to do this, so that was reflected in the price. The overall effect was actually pretty impressive.

Special Projects

We can get pretty much anything made. This particular desk did have some design input from us as the Council took us to several other sites, in the end this was the Councils’ design and hey were very pleased with it.

If you need any reception desks or anything unusual made, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01380 73 88 44, or email us at [email protected]

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Demountable Partitions in Chippenham

Demountable Partitions in Chippenham
Finished meeting room and office

Client: Bank House Financial Management
Value: £6k

Privacy and confidentiality were a requirement for the demountable partitions for Bank House. The demountable partitions also had to match an existing demountable partition system already in the building which was no problem to achieve.

The system is 100mm wide with 4 layers of plasterboard for addded sound insulation. We also had to re-route the ventilation grills to suit the layout and provide the office furniture for the offices which was supplied by Sebastien furniture for business. As you can see from the photographs the design is quiet dated now, using Satin Anodised Aluminium frames and black laminate skirting. More modern designs move away from the black colour and the frames are available powdercoated white or grey, and are in stock. White or grey is the new Satin Anodised Aluminium look.

Drawing and design work

Initial space needed work

Demountable Partitioning with Sound Performance

The solid walls also had a neutral colour wall covering applied to the plasterboard panel, but there are a wide variety of colours and patterns to choose from. If in any doubt it is safest to chose a neutral colour, and then the colour for the office can be brought out in the fabrics of the chairs and screens of the furniture.

Why Demountable Partitioning?

  1. Demountable partitions are tax efficient in that they are seen as movable items and so can be treated differently in writing down allowances in the accounts.
  2. We can also lease Demountable Partitions as they are movable, this spreads the costs of having the work done as Demountable Partitions always cost more than customers think.
  3. Leasing of demountable partitioning is very tax efficient and Cre8tive can provide illustrations, please contact us for further information.
  4. Most landlords insist on demountable partitions being used for offices as it is much easier to take them out should the tenant renting the space leave for any reason. The benefit is that is saves making a huge amount of mess and destruction that would be need with a conventional stud and plasterboard constructed wall.
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New Suspended Ceiling Installed over Christmas in Calne

New Suspended Ceiling Installed over Christmas in Calne
New tiles being fitted

Client: Calne Leisure Center
Value: £6k

We were contacted just before Christmas by a surveyor who asked for our help in fitting a suspended ceiling throughout Calne Leisure Center, the only problem was that it had to be at cost and carried out over the Christmas Break ready for opening in January.

The idea was that the people of Calne purchased the Leisure Center and so the work was carried out by local people.

Construction Photographs

Suspended Ceiling Projects

There are many different types of suspended ceilings and the range of tiles now can be quite baffling. The current trend is to focus on sound performance within the office and this can be dealt with by using a special tile.

Suspended ceilings are used for a number of reasons, they are quick to install and mean that all the services required for offices such as pipework for plumbing and air conditioning, as well as power and data can be hidden out of sight. Access to the services is also much easier than using a traditional plasterboard or MF type ceiling as the ceiling tiles just need to be lifted from the grid.

There are many offices with old fissured tiles, with sagging tiles and a mottled grey look they make the office look very dated. We like to fit nice white clean tiles to give a fresh look.

 If you want to improve sound performance for a space, or want to hide some services, or have any questions about suspended ceiling types please give us a call on 01380 73 88 44

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Suspended Ceiling for Chippenham Motor Co

Suspended Ceiling for Chippenham Motor Co

Client: Chippenham Motor Co
Value: £41k

The suspended ceiling for Chippenham Motor Co. was very complicated to achieve, particularly the upstairs profile where the customer required a vaulted roof line in two directions. Downstairs consisted of a series of 8 ceiling pockets formed by many bulkheads joining each other

Downstairs

The pockets had to be lined square to each other so that each ceiling set inside it looked square to the one either side of it in both directions. As we were aware of this, we ended up cladding the beams with fireline board so that we could angle them so that the sides were straight and parallel. If someone else would have done them, they would not have worried about the ceiling, and each pocket would then have angled cuts along each of the sides. Although this may appear trivial to many people and most fitters probably would not have worried about it, just clad the beams as quickly as possible and fitted the grid, then the customer would have got a poorer job. As it is the pockets are all square and you do not see any unsightly angles as Cre8tive takes a pride in making sure that things are carried out properly.

Upstairs

The upstairs ceiling was actually very complicated to do as the customer wanted to maximise the head room upstairs but it was not possible to raise it completely due to the edges of the building. We therefore set another ceiling higher, beyond the outer edges. The difficulty with this is in lining up all of the grids so that it would look right. In the time allocated to do the upstairs ceiling, a good 25% of the time nothing was actually built, the time was spent setting out the dimensions and working out all of the angles. As you can see we left some of the tiles out so that other services could be fitted, but if you are ever in Chippenham, please visit the Chippenham Motor Company and you will see what we mean. (They also sell cars).

Suspended Ceiling Requirements?

We have been supplying and fitting suspended ceiling systems as part of our main refurbishment projects for a number of years, if you are not sure on what can be done please give us a call, the more unusual and difficult the better.

Please give us a call on 01380 73 88 44.