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Homes&Gar dens Spect r um t akeonanot her r endercl eani ngpr oj ectwi t h out st andi ngr esul t s Kenwor t hyRoad–RenderCl eani ngi nLondon Thepr oj ect Spect r um wasappr oachedbyaLondonhousi ngassoci at i ont hatneededhel pwi t h cl eani ngt her enderonei ghtbl ocksoff l at sundert hei rcar e.Aswel lasr est or i ngt he Kr endf açade,wewer et askedwi t hcl eani ngt heext er nalgut t er sandwi ndows. Li kemanyhousi ngassoci at i onsi nt heUK,t hecl i enthadt omaket hei rbudgetgoasf ar aspossi bl ewheni tcamet ot heupkeepoft hei rbui l di ngs.Fi r esaf et yi s,ofcour se,apr i or i t yf orourcl i ent s,butt hankst oouri nnovat i veandsophi st i cat edr endercl eani ng syst em,t hecl i entdi dn’ thavet ochoosebet weencompl i anceandcl eanl i ness.Theywer e abl et obenef i tf r om bot ht hepeaceofmi ndf r om compl i antf i r esaf ef acadesandt he aest het i cbenef i t sofcl ean,wel l mai nt ai nedr ender i ng,wi t houti ncur r i ngaddi t i onalcost s. Ourwor kont heKenwor t hysi t ehadt obecompl et edatweekendsandoutofhour si n or dert oaccommodat et heot hercont r act or swor ki ngont hesi t e. Thesi t e TheKenwor t hyRoadsi t ewasmadeupofei ghtbl ocksoff l at s.Thesef l at swer emanagedbyahousi ngassoci at i onandwer eadj acentt oachi l dr en’ snur ser y ,aheal t hcent r e andahospi t al . Aswel lasr endercl eani ng,Spect r um wasal sor equi r edt ocl eant heext er nalwi ndowsof t hebui l di ngandr emovedi r tanddebr i sf r om t hegut t er s. Dur i ngt hepr oj ect ,Spect r um hadt owor kar oundanumberofot hercont r act or sand ensur eourwor kdi dn’ tdi sr uptt heheal t hcent r eornur ser y .Thi sl edt oal otofourwor k bei ngcar r i edoutatweekendsandaf t erhour s. Chal l enges TheKenwor t hyRoadsi t epr esent eduswi t hanumberofchal l enges.Par toft hesi t e f acesont oar ai l wayl i ne,maki ngi tdi f f i cul tt oaccessusi ngt r adi t i onalmet hods.Oursol ut i onwast ouseI RATAr opeaccessoper at i ves.However ,ast her ewer enoanchorpoi nt s conf or mi ngt oEN795ont her oofar eaf ort hesmal labsei l i ngsect i onst hatwer er equi r ed,t hi spr esent edi t sowndi f f i cul t i es. I nor dert oover comet hi si ssue,Spect r um br oughti nourownpor t abl eanchor age.Thi s wassetupont her ooft ocr eat esaf er i ggi ngf orabsei l i ng.Byusi ngabsei l i ngandr ope accessi nst eadofscaf f ol di ngandcher r ypi cker s,wewer eabl et okeepcost st oami ni mum andpr ovi deahi ghqual i t yser vi cet oourcl i entwhi l est i cki ngt ot hei rbudget . Dur i ngt her endercl eani ngpr ocess,weal sohadt ot akei nt oaccountt heopeni ngt i mes oft headj acentnur ser yandt her equi r ement soft henear byhospi t alandheal t hcent r e. Thi sf ur t herl i mi t edt hehour swecoul dspendont hepr oj ect ,maki ngi tevenmor ei mpor t antt hatwemadegooduseoft het i meavai l abl et ous. Pat ent edst eam cl eani ng TheKenwor t hyRoadpr oj ectwasmadepossi bl e t hankst oourpat ent edst eam cl eani ng t echnol ogy .Ouruni queP. A. S. Tpr ocessuses abi oci det r eat mentandasuper heat edst eam del i ver ysyst em t or emovedi r tandal gaet o l eaver enderl ooki ngl i kenew. Thi sr endercl eani ngpr ocessal l owsust o r ej uvenat et hef acadesofpr oper t i esqui ckl y andeasi l y ,wi t houtt heneedf orscaf f ol di ngand heavymachi ner y .Fol l owi ngt het r eat ment ,t he r enderwi l ll ookasgoodasnew,wi t hal lsi gnsofweat her i ng,agei ngandal gaer emoved. Bef or ewet ackl epr oj ect sl i keKenwor t hyRoad,wecar r youtaf ul lsi t esur veyi nor dert o assesst hecondi t i onofabui l di ng’ sr ender .Thi sgi vesusanoppor t uni t yt ot akeacl oser l ookatt her endert oseei fi t ’ sal gae,ageorweat her i ngt hat ’ st akeni t st ol lont hesur f ace. Dur i ngt her endercl eani ngpr ocess,bi oci dei sappl i edt ot hesur f ace,ki l l i nganyal gae t hatmaybel i vi ngont hebui l di ng.Thesuper heat edst eam t hengent l ycl eansawayany r esi dualmar kst ol eavet her enderl ooki ngl i kenew. Spect r um al waysusest hemostappr opr i at eandr el evantst eam cl eaner sf ort hej ob. Thi shel psust oachi evet hebestpossi bl er esul t swhencl eani ngt her enderonabui l di ng.Fol l owi ngt hecl ean,Spect r um wi l lappl yat hi nl ayerofbi oci det ot her ender .Thi s wi l lhel pt opr eventf ut ur eal gaegr owt h,hel pi ngt hebui l di ngt ost ayl ooki ngf r eshf or l onger .
Resul t s Ourappr oachsavedt hehousi ngassoci at i onmoneyondecor at i ngcost s,scaf f ol di ng,and accessal l owi ngt hem t or est or eandr ej uvenat et hebl ockwi t hi nbudget .Ourpat ent edpr ocessmadei tpossi bl et ocl eant her enderandr evi t al i set hef l at swhi l ekeepi ngt oat i ght budget .Thi sal l owedt hehousi ngassoci at i ont omeett hei rmai nt enanceobl i gat i onswi t houtput t i ngast r ai nont hei rf i nances. Thepr oj ectr epr esent sagr eatexampl eofhowSpect r um ar eabl et oputt oget hert he mostcost ef f ect i ve,andl eastdi sr upt i ve,sol ut i onf ort hecl i ent .Byusi ngourpat ent edpr ocess,15% r opeaccessandnoheavymachi ner yorscaf f ol di ng,wemetourcl i ent ’ sr equi r ement sandkeptcost sanddi sr upt i ont oami ni mum. Rendercl eani ngcandr amat i cal l yi mpr ovet hel ookofabui l di ngandt her esul t soft he Kenwor t hyRoadr endercl eanwer eout st andi ng.Ourcl i entwasi mpr essedbot hwi t ht he f i ni shedl ookoft hei rpr oper t i esandwi t hourf l exi bi l i t y ,af f or dabi l i t yandexper t i se. Byt heendoft hecl ean,t hef l at shadbeengi venanewl easeofl i f e,wi t hal lsi gnsofal gae andagei ngr emovedf r om t hesur f aceoft her ender . Thepr oj ectwascompl et edwi t hi nsi xweeksand,asagoodwi l lgest ur e,Spect r um al so cl eaneddecki ngar easofsomeoft hebal coni esandt er r aces.Dur i ngt hepr oj ect ,wepr ovi dedourcl i entwi t hadai l yr epor tt hati ncl udedphot osofourpr ogr ess. Wi t houtSpect r um’ spat ent edr endercl eani ngpr ocess,andourexper t i se,i twoul dhave beeni mpossi bl et obr i ngt hi spr oj ecti nont i meandonbudget .Ouruni queappr oach hel pedourcl i entmai nt ai nt hei rpr oper t i esandi mpr ovet hel ookoft hebui l di ngsatt he samet i me. Jose,t heSpect r um super vi soront hepr oj ectsai d,“ I twasgr eatt oseesomanypeopl e hi ghl yi mpr essedwi t ht hecl eani ngpr ocessandourequi pment ,t hathavenotseenhow wewor kbef or e,t her esul t swer el i kebl ackandwhi t e. ” Spect r um Speci al i stSuppor tar eaLondonbasedspeci al i stbui l di ngcont r act orof f er i ng speci al i stexper t i sei n accessandext er nalbui l di ngmai nt enanceandconst r uct i on. Ourr opeaccessbackgr ound( absei l i ng)al l owsust ohel pourcl i ent sf i ndcost ef f ect i ve andsaf esol ut i onsandsuppor ti nt hemostchal l engi ngofenvi r onment s.Wi t havast amountofexper i enceandpr oj ect sunderourbel t ,weof f eraf ul lspect r um ofbui l di ng mai nt enanceser vi cest hatr equi r et heexper tknowhowt ocompl et e.Forf ur t heri nf or mat i ononcar r yi ngoutr enderf açader est or at i on/ cl eani ng,vi si tht t ps: / / spect r umspeci al i st suppor t . co. uk/ Rel easef r om Spect r um Speci al i stSuppor tLt d
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