The project was the deconstruction of a Georgian-style hotel constructed in fine Bath 'Ashlar' limestone with wide early Victorian pine floorboards throughout.
Conventional mechanical reduction would have taken six weeks at an estimated cost to the developer of £29,000. However, having identified a buyer, the developer was paid £16,000 for the building which was carefully deconstructed, transported to a new site and reconstructed. The 12 week deconstruction programme was carried out on schedule and saved over 800 tonnes being sent to landfill, together with significant embodied energy and carbon savings.
Case study provided by Minchinhampton Architectural Salvage Company (MASCo) with the help of BioRegional Reclaimed