Whinfell External Refurbishment

The estate of Whinfell, which is located within Albany, Washington, is made up of 22 properties which are all of a non-traditional construction. The house type is commonly known as the "Calder" house type. The construction of a Calder comprises a timber framed structure, with studs at 600 centres, the property is overboarded with asbestos cement panels to form the shell. The property then has a timber cold flat roof covered with a bituminous felt. Because of the poor construction of the properties, the decision has...