Grenfell Tower RegenerationNewsletter

The TMO and Rydon would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Thank you for your patience and co-operation over the last year; we look forward to working with you again next year.

Rydon’s Christmas opening hours: Rydon staff will be on site until 12pm on Tuesday 23 December. They will return on 5 January 2015.

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December 2014

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Come along to our consultation drop-in session at 10.30am-12pm or 5-7pm on 22 December. We’ll look at the proposed layout of the new pipes and radiators in flat 145. This layout is a little different from the one shown before; this is because the heat interface unit (the main point of control for the new heating system) will be in a different place. This should cause less disruption because it will not interfere with the existing layout in your kitchen. A drawing of the new windows will also be on display and you’ll be able to see a sample in the New Year.

Drop-in session on 22 December

New resident liaison officer: Rydon will be appointing a new resident liaison officer in the New Year to replace Maxine Igbinedion. Maxine will be working at another site, so we’re sorry to see her go. She was a friendly and familiar face around the tower. Christina Stephanou is still here, so if you have any concerns or questions do speak to her.

Health and wellbeing survey: the Council will be redoing the prize draw in the New Year because not enough surveys were completed.

What’s been happening?Main entrance: as you all know the door entry system to the tower has not been working for a while. The damaged cables have been replaced, so we’re pleased that it’s working again.

Demolition work: a scaffold has been erected on the staircase to the right of the main entrance; the lift and its shaft and top the two flights of stairs will be removed. Some internal walls on the lower ground floors are also being demolished to allow the new flats and boxing club to be created. The Council’s Building Control department is carrying out regular inspections to ensure the quality of work done. We’ve also appointed two clerk of works for this.

Lift lobby areas: the new vertical heating pipes have now been fitted. These pipes will be enclosed by a cupboard in the New Year. Work on the horizontal pipes which will connect the vertical pipes to flats is well underway.

New flats and boxing club: internal walls are being created in the new flats and boxing club on the lower ground floors.

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Walk way level, original floor level has been reduced down to slab level, ready for the sprung flooring.

Walk way level, block work wall finished. Heating flow and return and water mains being formed to each existing lift lobby.

Walk way level, block work is nearly completed.

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WORKS IN PROGRESS:

See programme implications

Three elevations the mast climbers have been installed, with the other elevation awaiting low level demolition, with the setting out rods have been done.M&E works have started pipework from the 1st floor up to the 20th floor, and the lobby pipework has been installed up to each flat, and all the associated core holes are in progress, cold water pipework has also been installed up to the 17th floor. No work has progressed in any properties, or plant rooms, except one pilot flat 145, which is being shown to all parties to be agreed.

PROGRAMME IMPLICATIONS:

Rydon has issued a new contract programme, to Artelia with the details of the implications of the change of design of the windows, yet to be agreed? (Site manage on site was not sure on this issue).With the change of design in the exterior cladding and size of the windows, again the site manager was not sure if another planningapplication has been submitted. Also the property sizes of the flats has changed from 4 bedroom to 3 bedroom.With all these changes and delays Rydon have estimated that the contract delay is between 8 to 12 weeks, which will be confirmed by them. So far Rydon have also confirmed that the manufacturing of the windows and cladding (Harleys), has not commenced yet, which has also been delayed. (On the contract programme site installation start on the 3rd November).Rydon will submit a new contract programme when all the outstanding information is known.

REVIEW SITE INSPECTION LOG: BUILDING CONTROL

Last building control site visit was 26th November.

RISK ITEMS (E.G. HEALTH & SAFETY, ETC.):

QUERIES / INFORMATION REQUIRED (DATE):

Rydon has reported that no reportable accidents has happened this month.

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The new heating pipes

Changing room walls in the new boxing club

Partitions inside new flats on the lower ground floors

Numbering for new flats and boxing club: we’re applying to the Council for the new flats, nursery and boxing club to have a Grenfell Tower address. We’re proposing to number them 1-10, to fit in with the existing numbering system.

So what’s next? Home visits: Rydon needs access to all flats in the New Year to install the new heating pipes and radiators, door entry handsets and double glazed windows. They will write to you about this closer to the time.

New heating system: installation of the cold water main will start in January 2015. The manifolds which will connect the cold water main to individual flats have been fitted.

New flats and boxing club: installation of heating and electrical wiring in the new flats and boxing club will start in the New Year. Steelwork will be installed at the mezzanine floor in order to create a new lift lobby area. There will be four new flats on this floor.

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Manifolds have been fitted to each lift lobby area

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External south Elevation

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Ground floor and Mezzanine floors works being demolition ready for steel floor

Ground floor and Mezzanine floors showing new lift lobby access formed

External east elevation

Walkway plus 1, rubbish hopper has also been cut out ready for permanent use.

Ground floor site compound set up with containers and site huts

Walkway plus 1, partition all up one side ready for M&E 1st fix Walk way plus 1, lift lobby, three concrete walls access has been cut out for permanent use.

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The mezzanine floor as it looks now

Rydon

Christina StephanouResident Liaison Officer0800112323907725960754yourcommunity@rydon.co.uk

KCTMO

Claire WilliamsProject Manager02089646064clwilliams@kctmo.org.uk

Siobhan RumbleLancaster West Area Manager02089682735srumble@kctmo.org.uk

Peter MaddisonDirector ofAssets and Regeneration pmaddison@kctmo.org.uk

Emergency numbers0800 137 111020 3617 7080

Contact details

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Kensington Aldridge Academy and Grenfell Tower at 12.49pm on 18 December. To access the live webcam visit

http://rbkc.regenology.co.uk/#linkLive