Amisfield House Refurbishment Works.

NU Construction was awarded the contract to refurbish Amisfield House, a detached traditional building compiling of a natural stone structure and slate roof.

The building dates to the late 1800s and was most recently used as offices which still contained a number of historic architectural features. It is situated on the crossroads of a busy high street comprising of shops and local amenities and residential accommodation.

The conversion of the 4-storey office into a 10-bedroom residential home comprised of the two upper floors being converted into individual fully fitted bedrooms each having an adjoining ensuite, the ground floor was turned into a more homely daily living space and the basement totally remodelled and structurally altered to create a standalone schooling area.

As part of the works, we also converted an existing car port and annex into a fully self-contained one-bedroom apartment with disabled access which also incorporated a staff room.

External works included enabling works to facilitate construction access, dismantling and reinstatement of a large ornate stone entrance stair structure, the taking down and rebuilding of areas to the existing stone retaining walls leading onto the highway, drainage alterations, metal railings and automated gates, disabled access and egress paths and ramps were incorporated with both hard and soft landscaping.

Working in this sector requires specialised knowledge and experience as part of the development process, such as understanding conservation and ecology. NU hold a long-standing comprehensive supply chain list of restoration craftsmen enabling careful consideration in selecting the best placed accredited trades people for the specific specialised works.