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STEPPING STONES NURSERY & COMMUNITY FACILITY

The works comprise the construction of a new nursery and community facility at St. Mark’s Road, Chaddesden, Derby.

Construction of a four storey New Nursery and Community Facility for Derwent Stepping
Stones – The work comprised trenchfill and pad foundations, re-inforced concrete slab,
structural steel frame, insulated  timber I stud external walls with brick, render and timber
cladding.

Stainless steel roof coverings to a timber roof structure with single ply roofing
membrane with paving slabs to concrete plank flat roofs, with pre-cast concrete upper
floors and stairs.

Internal plastered walls were a mixture of solid blockwork and timber stud
partitions, and windows and external door were timber with a limited area of aluminium
framed glazing. Internal doors were timber solid core with stainless steel ironmongery. All
necessary internal finishes to floors, walls and ceilings, along with sanitary ware and fittings
were installed to suit the proposed usage.

Mechanical and electrical services incorporated two full height ventilation stacks to minimise the requirement for mechanical ventilation, with the majority of the heating installation comprising an under-floor system.

Externally hard and soft landscaping including macadam, mixed paving types, turfed and planted areas
divided by low level fencing along with high level perimeter fencing to the play area.

The gross internal floor area of the development is 1400m2.