The Wates team and our sub-contractors would like to thank you for your continued patience whilst we have been on site at Belle Vue Crescent. Our site will close for the Christmas period on Tuesday 24 December, and will re-open in the New Year on Thursday 2 January.

Can we also take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

External Finishes have now commenced with flagged paths and block paved drives

Please accept our apologies for the increased amount of mud on the roads near site, this is due to heavy rainfall. We are having regular visits from the road sweeper to ensure the surrounding roads are kept clean.

Ivor Goodsite

This week the Considerate Constructors mascot visited the Our Lady of Lourdes school where he entertained 45 children. The children were given the opportunity to dress up in PPE and were given Ivor Goodsite goodies.

Bat Boxes

Five bat boxes were installed on site this week as part of Code 3 in the Sustainable Homes scheme.

The first of the 13 kitchens has been installed this week marking the start of the internal finishes to the project.

The first scaffold has been dismantled from Block one facing Belle Vue Crescent. This is now revealing the finished look of the new dwellings.

This week see another milestone in the Kirklees PFI scheme with the last crane lift operation of the general needs units taking place at the Belle Vue Crescent site. The last lift was the installation of a disabled bungalow roof as seen in the pictures.

The new sewer connection in to Brackenhall Rd is now complete and the 3 way traffic light system has been replaced with a priority system just outside the site entrance. This will be for a 1 week period.  May I take this opportunity to thank all the residents for the patients during these essential works in the highways.

 

 

The Considerate Constructors mascot Ivor Goodsite will be visiting Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School on the 10th of September.

New Sewerage Connections

As part of the scheme, it is necessary for us to install a temporary priority system for traffic on Belle Vue Crescent.  This commenced on Monday 8 July, and it is anticipated this work will take approximately 3 weeks.  We need to do this to make the new sewerage connection into the existing mains. 

We do apologise in advance for the partial road closure, but it is not possible for this work to be carried out whilst the road is being fully used.  We will endeavour to complete the works as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience and co-operation during these essential works.

 

Fire Protection

Internal plasterboard works have commenced to give the timber frame building

a 1 hour fire protection by the application of 2 layer's of plasterboard to all external walls and ceilings.

 

 

This week the Facing Brickwork has commenced with the use of Wellford Buff bricks.

 

The first 4 plots are now complete with timber frame and roof coverings. The brickwork face will shortly commence.

 

If there is a local spokesperson for the Sheepridge area, could they please contact Gary Wilson, the Site Manager on 01484 517391. He would like to keep all the local residents informed of future works and upcoming events. There will also be regular letter drops with information regards the project.

The first timber frame plots have commenced with the use of a 50ton crane. Can we please remind parents to inform their children not to gain access to site and that site is CCTV monitored.

With the foundation and private drainage works complete to 3 of the 4 blocks, the substructure brickwork is underway with Block 1 virtually complete. Once the substructure brickwork is in place, the beam and block floor can then be installed.

Site has made good progress this week, although only a short week, the foundations to 3 of the 4 blocks have progressed well. The sub-structure block work is still due to start next week whilst the foundations will continue. Drainage and ducting to the underside of the blocks will also be available for the ground worker to start over the coming days.

A slow week at on site this week due to the recent heavy snow.

Unfortunately, due to the depth of the snow the ground workers were unable to get to site for the first couple of days, and then they were unable to carry out any productive work for the last couple of days before the Easter break.

With improved weather due after Easter, progress should be made with the continuation of the foundations ahead of the bricklayers starting with the work to the underside of the foundations.

A frustrating week, for the first one of Spring…..!

With trenches now excavated, concrete is being poured to form the strip footing foundations.

With the abnormal amount of snow we've seen recently, work on site has suffered delays. Hopefully we'll be back on track after the Easter break

This week has seen the start of the ground-works on site. Excavations to 3 of the blocks has started with some of the foundations having already been concreted. Whilst the works progress at Belle Vue there is another contractor carrying out works to an adjacent property which means that Wates have a shared access onto site so additional coordination is required.

The Wates site team will be meeting regularly with the other contractors to try to ensure that all deliveries, vehicle and pedestrian movements are closely monitored and coordinated to ensure a safe working environment at all times. The excavation works for the block foundations will continue with drainage installation closely following over the next few weeks.

Here we can see the site as it currently stands, completely remediated to the relevant formation levels, areas stoned up where required, fencing to the whole perimeter, now ready for foundation works to commence.

The site compound, waiting to receive power and water which is due early next week.

A panoramic view of the whole site, with welfare cabin being utilised for the moment until temporary water and power is available.

Ground works are due to start w/c 18^th March with excavating the Block foundations.

Hoarding and site set-up is almost complete so site activity should soon increase.

This week has seen the delivery of the site accommodation and the installation of the water and electric service ducting onto site.

At first appearance, it seems that little progress has been made... however the canteen and welfare facilities are an important part of the site set-up process...!

The large trees at the front of the site have gone and the land has now been cleared and stoned-up ready for excavating the foundations. The site cabins are due on site this week with temporary power and electricity to them to follow. Over the next couple of weeks the ground-workers will be starting digging out for the foundations and the drainage to the plots. The outline of the blocks will soon become evident as the foundations are concreted.

Work has finally started on the latest Kirklees site. The excavators have moved onto site to begin the general site strip of the existing trees, bushes and ground to form the shape of the blocks, access roads and parking areas. Temporary site cabins will be arriving on site over the coming weeks to provide the set-up for the duration of the work.

Welcome...

We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves as Wates Living Space. We are a Building Contractor working in conjunction with Kirklees Council, and have been appointed to build 13 new homes on the vacant piece of land at Belle Vue Crescent, Sheepridge, Huddersfield.

This development is part of the Kirklees Excellent Homes for Life project, which will build 466 new homes for rent across Kirklees.  If you would like more information about the project, please visit www.kirklees.gov.uk/excellenthomes, or telephone 01484 225210 to talk to the council.

At Wates Living Space we take great pride in what we do and how we work with the local community whilst we are constructing our projects.  We will be in regular contact with you while we are building the homes, keeping you up to date with site activities which may affect you.

Construction works will commence on Monday 28 January 2013, starting with making the site secure.

The site is due for completion in September 2013.  Please feel free to get in touch at any point during this period if you have any concerns about our activities, and we will be more than willing to discuss these further.  The site office shall be manned from 7.30 am until 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.

You can contact us directly on our free phone number, 0800 121 4840, which is available Monday to Friday between the hours of 9.00 am until 5.00 pm.  However, if you need to contact us outside of these hours, please call us on the same number and leave a brief message with your name and contact details, and your call will be returned at our earliest opportunity. 

May we take this opportunity to thank you in advance for your co-operation and we look forward to working with you.