Rieke – Refurbishment of 1st Aid room & toilets


Smallman & Son have completed another refurbishment project in Leicester. The project involved a full refurbishment of the 1st Aid room and toilets. Initially we were to strip out the existing sanitaryware door sets, flooring and all existing fixtures and fittings.

The location of the project was within a “clean room environment” therefore great care had to be taken throughout the schedule of works to ensure dust was kept to a minimum. New works included over-boarding to the existing ceilings, dry line walls; and apply skim coat finish to all surfaces.

Other items included the supply and fit of new doors complete with ironmongery, also supply and fit softwood skirting boards and architraves throughout

6nr windows were removed and replaced including MDF window boards. The project required the fitting of new sanitary ware, radiators, and vanity units for the toilet areas. Other joinery items were to box in all internal pipe work within the 1st Aid and staff toilets.

The existing lighting and extraction was stripped out and renewed with an improved cost effective lighting layout. All floor areas were prepared ready for latex screed and new safety vinyl fitted. All rooms received new decoration throughout required

British Gypsum – Office & Toilet Refurbishment by Leicester Builders


British Gypsum Refurbishment Smallman and Son, the Leicester Builders have undertaken another project with British Gypsum.  The project involved re configuring and refurbishment of a main office to form a more open plan environment and full refurbishment of the gents & women’s toilets. The works comprised of stripping out of ceiling and installing new suspended ceiling and lighting. New door ways where formed, new doors, architraves, skirting and ironmongery were supplied and fitted. New stud work was formed and plastered to suit.

All areas were laxtex screeded to accept new vinyl flooring in the wet areas and new carpet tiles in the office and corridor areas.   For the toilets new sanitaryware and shower cubicles were supplied and installed along with new vanity units. All areas received new decorations as per the client’s specification.

Chesapeake – Alterations and Refurbishment to Engineer’s Workshop


ChesapeakeLeicester Builders, Smallman’s were awarded this project by a new Client Chesapeake to refurbish and alter the engineer’s workshop

The scope of building works included the installation of new steel beams on pad stones and allow for temporary propping. This allowed us to take down existing walls and demolish others to re configure areas of the building.

Excavation of the existing floor was necessary in order to construct and slab over piles with reinforcement, vapour barrier, insulation, DPM, and sub base.

New Stud partitions were formed in timber with MDF cladding. Re glazing was also required and a new slate roof to match existing. Small power, flooring and new decorations were also included within the project.

HMP Hewell


HMP Hewell - refurbishement of medical blockThis project included various refurbishments in the lower medical block. 

Phase one included a disabled bath with hoist being fitted and the requirement for phase two was to supply and install wash hand basins and furniture – including cabinets, shelving and cupboards which all complied with infection control and hygiene standards. 

We also refurbished the shower rooms in this specialist unit.

HMP Featherstone


HMP Featherstone - supply and fit Ultima PVC ceiling claddingTo supply and fit Ultima PVC ceiling cladding to fifteen shower rooms located in house units 1 to 4.  Each ceiling was approximately 15 square meters.  

We worked closely with the The Estates Department who ensured that all shower rooms were clear of shower cubicles and all loose paint to the ceilings was removed before work begins.

HMP Whitemoor


HMP Whitmoor - creation of additional car parkingThe works comprised of the creation of additional car parking spaces for staff working at HMP Whitemoor to an approximate area of 25 x 20 m adjacent to the Training Dept and RID Unit access road.

This consists of digging out soft ground, installing concrete kerbing and compacting with suitable crushed base layer, with a plastic grid type surface finished by filling with pea gravel.

This is a High Security establishment and security clearance is required for all site personal which can take up to two weeks for approval.