Case Study – Heritage Church

Client Details
Burleigh Church
Newport

Type of Work

✔ Doff Cleaning
✔ Paint, varnish and other coatings
✔ Stone Cleaning
✔ Soda Blast Cleaning
✔ Wood Stripping

The Challenge

Stone Cleaning and Wood Stripping within a tight deadline.

APT’s Solution

The client had just bought the church and has a strict time scale for opening. The mobile soda blast cleaning teams were asked to carry out several aspects of the project including stone restoration and roof repairs. This required Soda blasting all the external surfaces to clean the sandstone and cut stone surfaces, soda blasting the internal timbers and varnished wooden ceilings and wall paneling to remove the aged paint and varnish coatings.

We endured the worst weather conditions for many years which caused huge changes to the works programme, with lots of the works being completed outside and up to almost 30 meters in height. There were many safety factors to take care of when lifting and working on the platforms. The internal works had to be carried out from manual towers, only after it was discovered that the floor could not support the use of any machined or powered access lifts. To add to the workload, there were roof tie bars spanning the main room where we needed to access the ceiling, which meant having to dismantle and erect the cleaning towers on a daily basis.

We liaised with the local authority’s conservation architect to approve the works programme.

We used the mobile soda blast cleaning method with fan type nozzles at pressures of 2 bars to remove the surface varnish and other coatings from the ceilings and wall to meet the client’s desired finish.

To remove graffiti from the stone and engineered face brick, we administered a pollutant using both hot box doff cleaning and wet soda blast cleaning using a Vortex II Blast Head and just 1.5 bar air pressure.

What Our Client Said:

I would like to thank all at APT for the hard work and flexibility in delivering this project on time and in overcoming some of the abnormalities suffered with recent weather and on site movements of contractors. I look forward to working with you in the future on similar projects.

Dave Nicolas

Testimonials

Andrew Williams – Private Client

“Thank your for your professionalism whilst carrying out a difficult task in bad weather. I would be happy to recommend APT soda blasting services”
Phil – Dental Surgery

“Thank you to APT for acting quickly to remove the latex compounds and the effervescence at the dental surgery, your help is much appreciated. I would be pleased to recommend your services.”
Colin Bowen – Private Client

“Thank you for responding so quickly. It was such a relief that not only could you do the job which another company failed to do, but your professionalism and suggestions has really made a huge difference. I am happy to recommend your services.”
Loosely Ice Creams

“Regular maintenance clean in the factory, we have previously used other methods but none that got the finish of Soda blasting. H & S are happy.”
Neil Muir – Haberdashers Schools

“Time is crucial in our business, as is a professional finish. APT Soda Blasting delivered both; they finished before time and left an immaculate finish. Good to work with them.”
Mr Richard Watkins – Classic car and boat owner

“The gel coat and my boat was unscathed, I was delighted. It usually costs me weeks of hard work, preparation time, not to mention all the mess that usually made, I had none of this. I was so happy I got them to soda blast my old vintage car, lovely job, thanks chaps! And I recommend them to all my fellow men.”
Matthew Perry. Head of Environmental Services – Blaenau Gwent Council

“We’ve used APT for years on many, many jobs from graffiti removal, to stone cleaning to mass scale historical building renovations. They are very practical in their approach and always look for methodical and professional ways to approach the task in hand. In essence they are thinkers. I cannot recommend them highly enough.”
Derek Thomas – Property Surveyor Carillion Contracts

“Dear Andrew. I would like to personally thank you and your team at APT for the great work you carried out on the Sardis house refurbishment project. Both Senior Surveyors Edwin Hanly and Alun Roberts, have both asked me to pass on their thanks and appreciation in managing and carrying through this difficult project and your endeavors in overcoming the logistical and safety issues in order to meet the budget cost.”
Dirk Shelling

“Andrew, I would like to express my thanks to Steve and Jordan for the hard work and service on my old sally. They had to work extremely hard on the deck but they got it done to my liking and I will certainly be passing on your details to others.”
St. Johns Hospital

“Thank you for the works carried out at St Johns. The property outlook is very much improved and we will be in touch to arrange to have further works when we receive future funding. Many thanks”.
Richard Turner – Cadw Senior Conservation Officer

“Richard turner and his team were so impressed at the capabilities of the machine, he granted us authority to be used on the Cadw site throughout Wales as and when required. Opus international consultants, who were the Cadw consultants, sent a memorandum to all its offices to confirm inclusion on any job specification drawn on behalf of their client Cadw, where surface cleaning was recommended or required.”
Maggie – Classic Car Owner

“The guys did a great job of blast stripping my TR4 I am very pleased with the results & service. Nothing was too much trouble for these guys.”
Sid Petit – Health and Safety Officer

“We have been using APT for some time and I can say nothing better than outstanding yet again. They have been quick to respond, offered positive solutions and taken the right action to deliver a safe working environment. They offer an all round competent package and we are glad to have them as our support for running our operation.”
Keith Davies – Fitzwilliam Estate Manager

He commented on the success of the trials and recommended the soda blast method be forwarded to the future contract for renovation.
Veronica – Structures and Highways Caerphilly Borough Council

“Hi Andrew, a big thank you to you and the APT team for carrying out a great job on the bridges at White Rose Way. The bridge structures look as good as new and I hope to use APT’s services again on other highways structures.”
Tim O’Donovan – Managing Director Horan Construction Ltd

APT were very instrumental in helping us solve a major problem. We really couldn’t see a way out of our situation without spending thousands and using a lot of resources, until Andrew came onto site and offered some very practical advice not only about Soda Blasting but other aspects of the job.

We saved time, money and got the finish we wanted with the added benefit of it being enviro friendly, so we kept the planners happy too! Really happy to work with a professional team and thank you.”
Peter Sutton – Monmouthshire Housing Association

We initially used a main contractor who tried to remove the efflorescence from one of our buildings using a wet blasting system, it simply didn’t work. We called in APT who offered their expertise and use different t a to graffiti also removed the efference. Huge improvement to the whole area.”
Terry – Newport City Homes

“I would like to again thank APT for carrying out the recent graffiti removal programme to meet our keep Wales tidy audit. We received good feedback from some of the residents and the area looks much improved (www.keepwalestidy.cymru).”
Graham Lowe – Project Manager for Overbury

“I would like to thank APT for their excellent work and assistance on the Barclays project. They delivered the project and additional works on time and without issue. Thanks to Andrew and his team for all your extra effort. I look forward to using them on future renovations.”
Neil Daniels – Cadw

“Dear Nicola, Andrew and the staff at APT, I would like to thank you for carrying out the stone cleaning programme and surface cleaning testing. Both myself and Richard Turner, were very impressed and have no doubt in calling upon APT for future work on Cadw projects.”
Kevin Hiller – Property Surveyor Neath Port Talbot Council

“I would like to express my sincere thanks to APT for the excellent job they carried out at Tai Bach. The project was a much needed one and now that it has been completed, it has really helped to improve the town. We have received many good comments from the public, which is always a good sign.”
Andrew Evans – Royal Mint

“I called APT in due to the very nature of our site here at the Royal Mint and the need for a professional, accredited company. APT successfully cleaned the building façade, safely and easily with a high level of competence.”
Gee construction – Tim Luke

“We employed the services of APT to renovate a grade 2 listed building. Under the directive of Cadw we were not allowed to use any wet process or chemicals within the interior of the building. APT blasted sandstone, brick, ceramic glazed tiles, metal work, paintwork on ceilings, coving, woodwork and ornate fixtures. It was a great achievement to have one system for all the surfaces that needed cleaning and restoring and one that also ticked all the boxes of the environmental and conservation officers. The process saved us both time & money in being able to have just one company on site. We are very grateful to APT for their hard work on this project.”
Dave Nicoll – Burleigh Church – Site Manager

“The superior finish left by Soda blasting saved us days of skilled labour and costs too. We tested two areas of paint and varnish removal on wood, (which was tongue & grooved) one using sodablast and the other using traditional methods of chemical paint remover. Soda blast by far outweighed the chemicals in terms of time, finish and its environmental properties; there was absolutely no comparison at all. We also used the soda blasting on the whole exterior stone work, incredible clean finish. I highly recommend them and will definitely be using Sodablast again for any architectural buildings I work on.”

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