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The British Street Estate, south of Mile End Road in Tower Hamlets, East London, is being regenerated by Telford Homes. The site, which in addition to the refurbishment of existing high and low rise buildings, includes the introduction of 185 new residential units, a new community centre and 6 retail units.
Part of the transformation is a new community hall in which JG Speedfit’s Underfloor Heating System is being installed. The job involved laying 3,800 metres of pipe in 36 circuits across the 546m2 area. The circuit lengths varied from 37m to 100m, depending on how close the circuit was to the manifold. The large number of circuits required a total of four manifolds (two 12 port, one 10 port, and one 6 port) positioned in strategic parts of the building to allow for the most efficient use of pipe while making sure they are out of sight to minimise tampering post installation.
The design, layout, specification sheet and cutting list were all supplied by the JG Speedfit Underfloor CAD Design Team, to make sure the installation went smoothly Speedfit’s Eastern Technical Support Engineer, Toby Howard-Willis spent time on site giving advice and tips to the installers of the plumbing contractor R G Taylor Engineering Ltd.
As well as the underfloor heating Speedfit pipe and fittings were used in the drops behind the wall to radiators within the 185 new units on the estate. By using the JG Speedfit Radiator Plates, the pipe came through the wall behind the radiator, giving a much quicker and neater installation.
If you have any questions or would like more information on any of the JG Speedfit systems please call the Technical Help Desk on 01895 425333