Case Studies:
Grade II Listed Ballroom

The Ballroom of this Grade II Listed former hotel featured a vented ceiling rose to help manage air circulation.

Now a converted modern office space, two factors (from previous contractors) contributed to the partial collapse of the ceiling and rose:

• A heavy electric light fitting had been unsuitably fixed to a timber beam running above the ceiling rose. The beam had failed and had been braced, though the ceiling rose was left unseated.
• Following a re-roof, a now redundant metal flue vent had been left with its full weight resting on the ceiling rose.

Our corrective works involved:

1. Securing and protecting the rose
2. Clearance of debris from previous damage
3. Removing the redundant metal flue
4. Refastening the ceiling rose in its boxing
5. Repinning lath and plaster with stainless steel screws and washers (as requested)
6. Lime plaster patching
7. Decoration of the Ballroom ceiling

Further to the internal works, we also identified water ingress caused by unsealed lead guttering. Our in-house lead specialist stripped back the slates, reboarded and replaced timbers, installed new lead flashings and new Code 6 leadwork. Properly installed leadwork can last over 65 years, making a professional fitting cost effective.

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