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Holly Hill Mansion - Listed Building Conversion
Our experienced team of decorators were called to this site at Holly Hill Mansion in Fareham. This Edwardian Mansion built in 1911 was initially a single grand residence. The building was divided into 15 individual apartments in the 1950 and was owned and managed by Fareham Borough Council until being sold to a developer after falling into disrepair.
The developer MCH Southern renovated and reconfigured this large building into 10 luxury apartments. Our team have worked with MCH Southern on a number of residential conversions, developing a good rapport with Mark and the team.
Our business was the ideal contractor to undertake this project due to the unique multidisciplinary nature of our business. The specialist cleaning team were called to site before decoration works commenced to clear builders’ waste and thoroughly clean all areas ready for decoration. Our capability to use our own cleaning teams means that we can manage the timescales more effectively and price more competitively than other companies who will need to instruct additional cleaning contractors.
The ability to bring in our own carefully trained staff pays dividends to our clients, with carefully trained cleaners from our window cleaning team being able to assist our painting and decorating team by carefully cleaning the period windows – ready for restoration, after filling and sanding and finally as a finished piece. This collaboration enables us to bring the best of the skills from both teams together across the whole project to achieve unrivalled results.
Our client had specified Teak wood stain for the balustrade and windows. This stain was hard wearing, making it practical for use in the communal grand stairway. The warm wood colour and soft sheen complemented and enhanced the natural beauty of the wood and intricate carved details. The selection of Teak wood stain was a choice that all team members felt did the building justice and was a pleasure to use, seeing the neglected woodwork restored to its former glory.
The stain was applied after careful and painstaking preparing of all surfaces – again we were able to draw upon the specialist skills of the cleaning team to remove years of built-up grime - before gently sanding.
After applying filler and preparing new plaster board walls all walls throughout the communal areas were painted with Dulux Matt Emulsion tinted to White Mist. This crisp cool white shade was chosen to create the modern, sophisticated look that is compatible with the high-quality finish of the apartments. The warm undertone of the Teak woodwork is complemented by the White Mist walls giving a cohesive feel to the scheme across these large, open, light filled areas. Additional wooden pannelling was prepared and painted in Teak wood stain drawing reference from the communal stairway, creating harmony across the spaces.
The painting and decorating team were also responsible for painting exterior surfaces of the windows, guttering and downpipes. Unfortunately, due to years of neglect the wooden window frames had fallen into a poor state – this could have presented a problem as the window frames were split and fragile, just painting them was not an option for the team who wanted to produce work of the very highest quality. The team carefully worked in stages with products from the Dulux Repair Care range. This left a long lasting, seamless repair which was then painted in striking Dulux Weathershield Black Gloss for a high impact result with the original stained glass.
A genuinely stunning result both inside and outside. Mark Harvey of MCH Southern, our client was thrilled with the high-end finish produced by the T&H Contract Services team. Once carefully cleaned the site was handed over ready for the new apartments to be inhabited.
The developer MCH Southern renovated and reconfigured this large building into 10 luxury apartments. Our team have worked with MCH Southern on a number of residential conversions, developing a good rapport with Mark and the team.
Our business was the ideal contractor to undertake this project due to the unique multidisciplinary nature of our business. The specialist cleaning team were called to site before decoration works commenced to clear builders’ waste and thoroughly clean all areas ready for decoration. Our capability to use our own cleaning teams means that we can manage the timescales more effectively and price more competitively than other companies who will need to instruct additional cleaning contractors.
The ability to bring in our own carefully trained staff pays dividends to our clients, with carefully trained cleaners from our window cleaning team being able to assist our painting and decorating team by carefully cleaning the period windows – ready for restoration, after filling and sanding and finally as a finished piece. This collaboration enables us to bring the best of the skills from both teams together across the whole project to achieve unrivalled results.
Our client had specified Teak wood stain for the balustrade and windows. This stain was hard wearing, making it practical for use in the communal grand stairway. The warm wood colour and soft sheen complemented and enhanced the natural beauty of the wood and intricate carved details. The selection of Teak wood stain was a choice that all team members felt did the building justice and was a pleasure to use, seeing the neglected woodwork restored to its former glory.
The stain was applied after careful and painstaking preparing of all surfaces – again we were able to draw upon the specialist skills of the cleaning team to remove years of built-up grime - before gently sanding.
After applying filler and preparing new plaster board walls all walls throughout the communal areas were painted with Dulux Matt Emulsion tinted to White Mist. This crisp cool white shade was chosen to create the modern, sophisticated look that is compatible with the high-quality finish of the apartments. The warm undertone of the Teak woodwork is complemented by the White Mist walls giving a cohesive feel to the scheme across these large, open, light filled areas. Additional wooden pannelling was prepared and painted in Teak wood stain drawing reference from the communal stairway, creating harmony across the spaces.
The painting and decorating team were also responsible for painting exterior surfaces of the windows, guttering and downpipes. Unfortunately, due to years of neglect the wooden window frames had fallen into a poor state – this could have presented a problem as the window frames were split and fragile, just painting them was not an option for the team who wanted to produce work of the very highest quality. The team carefully worked in stages with products from the Dulux Repair Care range. This left a long lasting, seamless repair which was then painted in striking Dulux Weathershield Black Gloss for a high impact result with the original stained glass.
A genuinely stunning result both inside and outside. Mark Harvey of MCH Southern, our client was thrilled with the high-end finish produced by the T&H Contract Services team. Once carefully cleaned the site was handed over ready for the new apartments to be inhabited.