Winston Way Primary School

Introduction / Scope:

We were successfully appointed by Winston Way Primary School to undertake the upgrade of the existing fire compartmentation, new fire door installation and upgrade of existing doors. The project was in a very busy part of East London and was undertaken in the constricted duration of the six weeks annual summer holiday break. Our site team worked with both our specialist door suppliers, contractors and the school incumbent contractors for fire alarm and access control to ensure that the project was planned and completed on time. Prior to starting on site, a full survey of structural opening of existing doors was undertaken to allow for the procurement of new 60 minute fire rated doors. A full survey of the existing doors that were due to be upgraded was also done. This scope was to take an existing door and introduce new lipping, smoke seals, and door closers.

Challenges:

To ensure the timely procurement of the doors as well as also surveying the actual fire stopping requirement outside the tender sum scope.

Solution:

Our solution was to undertake site surveys of the doors and intrusive investigations to areas requiring fire stopping. We populated a full due diligence survey on the areas within the tender docs and areas needing works outside of the contract works. All variations were undertaken within the six weeks allotted time.

Materials and components:

1. Aluminium roof terrace double doors and frames x 2 for new fire route
2. Door Closers
3. Door lippings and seals to existing doors
4. Fire stopping works to circulation areas
5. Fire stopping works to circulation areas
6. Form new partitions to new fire strategy layout and compartmentation requirements
7. Paint finishes throughout all existing doors and architraves
8. Paint finishes to new doors and architraves
9. Overhaul existing steel external doors with new suited cylinders and door furniture

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