Rocks Lane Sports Centre is one of numerous Sports Centres in West London under the Rocks Lane brand. We were originally retained by the Client to work on the complex foundation designs, less than 2m from the wall retaining the…
The Bishops Avenue, N2
A high quality block of flats in a prestigious area of north London. An additional storey onto a 4-storey block of flats, incorporating a new cinema and glazed sauna area. Croft Structural Engineers carried out a design check of the…
Hertfordshire University, Hertfordshire AL10
Hertfordshire University required a new village consisting of student residence, a refectory, student welfare, swimming pool, sports hall and Gym. The project required the design to be completed by end of summer 2003 to allow for an increased intake of…
Renovation of 1960’s Office Complex, Croydon CR9
A full renovation of the building was undertaken to bring a new vibrant feel to an old 1960’s building. The front of the building was extended to increase the amount of floor space available for letting and provide a modern…
Dunsten Road, Southwark SE22
The client was having particular problems with their insurer undertaking and admitting that works were required. 20mm cracking was evident even after the insurer had completed minor works. Croft Structural Engineers were initially employed to complete a survey to provide…
Tudor Road, Hackney E9
The site had undergone a recent misfortune, resulting in the collapse of the original warehouse due to a fire. The owner wished to rebuild the warehouse on the site with the funds received from the insurance. Croft Structural Engineers Ltd…
Victorian Conversion, Brixton Road, London SW7
This building was suffering from significant neglect over a number of years. The building fabric was in a poor condition and numerous repairs were required. The design required a new storey to be added to the building. To the rear…
Commercial Survey, Notting Hill W11
New buildings can suffer from defects. The corroded section to the swimming pool stairs was found on Christmas Eve, and due to the severity Croft sent a Chartered Engineer out the same day. The hole through the primary steel support…
Regent Street Syndrome
This syndrome has been coined for masonry clad steel framed buildings built around 1920’s. The wrought iron columns and beams were constructed with little or no corrosion protection. Those built into the external façade have been affected by damp and…
BISF Homes
During the house building boom of the 1960’s contractors considered numerous types of techniques. Due to the speed and haste many of these techniques have been found flawed. The BSIF homes were constructed of walls made of steel frames with…
Industrial Survey Hunter Plastics
Croft Structural Engineers Ltd has a close working relationship with Hunter Plastics who produce drainage pipe work in South East London. On this occasion a moulding machine was required repositioning. Its new location was over a service pit. The plant…
Sidney Rd, Beckenham BR3
During routine maintenance the new decorator highlighted to the property owner the poor quality of the steelwork balcony. Croft Structural Engineers Ltd were contacted, and one of the Chartered Structural Engineers completed an initial survey. After this, further opening up…