McKeon Group were contracted by DCU to complete the full refurbishment of St Pats Water Tower, a structure that is more than 200 years old.
Project team
Main Contractor
McKeon Group
client
Dublin City University
Overview
The work was completed in August 2022 on the Water Tower in Block D on St Patrick’s College campus, and the results are truly stunning. We were honoured to work on this Dublin Landmark and to help restore it to its former glory.
The Challenge
This conservation project required McKeon Group to work closely with specialists Nolan Conservation Group to ensure that all work did not damage the structure.
Since it was built in 1890, this was the first full refurbishment carried out. While there had been some maintenance work, including repointing of brickwork, nothing as in-depth as our work had been completed. But our work didn’t end there, as the roof also required a major rework
The Delivery
The works involved raking and repointing brick and stonework on the tower, refurbishing the drainage pipework, guttering and tower windows, and cleaning and repainting the existing ironwork, including a spiral staircase, bell yoke, and weathervane.
The Outcome
We also completed the refurbishment and replacement of clay balusters, replaced the slate roof tiles on top of the tower, did a full in-depth clean of the inside and outside of the tower, installed lighting pendants, and then installed a new access platform to the tower.
This included the removal of existing redundant fire-escape steel stairs, refilling openings at window locations, installation of missing stone cills, and, finally, the completion of a new platform walkway over services.
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