Howard Tenens Swindon: Commercial Painting and Decorating Works in Swindon

Introduction

CPI completed commercial painting and decorating works across warehouse, office, corridor, stairwell and welfare areas at Howard Tenens Swindon. The project demonstrates CPI’s capability in large-scale blockwork decoration, high-level structural steelwork, clean commercial interiors and detailed finishing around doors, trims and fixed services.

Scope of Works

Areas Included

• Warehouse and industrial areas, including extensive blockwork walls, columns and high-level structural steelwork.
• Office and commercial interior areas, including open-plan spaces, smaller rooms and circulation areas.
• Corridors, landings and communal areas.
• Blockwork stairwells, stair enclosures, cappings and associated trims.
• Welfare and washroom areas where painted walls, ceilings, columns and exposed services were included.
• Doorways, frames, skirtings, window reveals and other visible painted trims shown within the completed areas.

Surface Preparation

• Protection of adjacent finished surfaces, fixtures, glazing, floor finishes and equipment before decorating works commenced.
• Cleaning down surfaces to remove dust, loose material and contaminants that could affect adhesion.
• Scraping back and removal of loose or defective existing coatings where required.
• Filling minor holes, cracks and local surface imperfections suitable for decoration.
• Spot priming of bare, repaired or exposed substrates where required.
• Light abrasion between coats where necessary to achieve a sound, even finish.
• Masking and careful preparation around fixed services, conduit, pipework, heaters, doors and other retained items.

Painting and Decorating Works

Walls and Blockwork

• Application of appropriate paint systems to smooth walls and textured blockwork, including large warehouse wall areas, corridors, stairwells, offices and welfare spaces.

Ceilings and Soffits

• Decoration of visible ceilings, soffits, beams and associated high-level surfaces within the photographed areas.

Structural Steelwork

• Preparation and painting of visible structural columns, beams, roof steelwork and associated high-level metalwork where included in the agreed works.

Joinery and Trims

• Decoration of skirtings, door frames, window reveals, cappings, trims and other paint-grade joinery shown in the completed areas.

Doors and Access Panels

• Decoration of paint-grade doors, frames, hatches and access panels where included in the agreed schedule.

Exposed Services

• Careful decoration around, and where specified to, exposed pipes, service boxing, conduit and other fixed installations.

Contrasting Details

• Application of contrasting dark perimeter bands, plinth finishes and other colour-defined details visible within the warehouse and circulation areas.

Access and Working Arrangements

• Use of suitable access equipment for high-level walls, ceilings and structural steelwork.
• Phased working to maintain safe access and coordinate with other trades and site activities.
• Daily housekeeping and removal of decorating waste from work areas.
• Compliance with site induction requirements, risk assessments, method statements and relevant health and safety controls.

Completion

• Inspection of completed areas and local touching-up of minor defects attributable to the decorating works.
• Removal of masking and protective coverings installed by CPI.
• Cleaning down of affected work areas and removal of CPI-generated waste.
• Presentation of completed areas for review and snagging.

Exclusions and Clarifications

• Floor coatings and floor-finishing works are excluded from this scope.
• Flooring, carpets, tiling, glazing, sanitaryware, fitted furniture and specialist joinery are excluded unless separately instructed.
• Mechanical, electrical and fire-alarm installations are excluded, other than careful decoration around fixed services and any specifically instructed paint finish.
• Major substrate repairs, structural repairs, damp remediation and replacement of defective materials are excluded unless separately agreed.
• Colour schemes, paint manufacturers, product specifications, sheen levels and number of coats are to follow the agreed project specification or approved instructions.
• Any work outside the agreed areas, additional preparation caused by unforeseen substrate conditions, or return visits caused by damage from others are to be treated as variations where applicable.

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