City Gate House

Szerelmey Restoration were contracted to deliver both external and internal packages for this imposing building on Finsbury Square. Externally the Restoration team cleaned and repaired the stone facade on the Finsbury Square elevation and cleaned and repaired the brick facade on the Lackington Street elevation. Roof works included incorporating lead replacement to the dormer windows and projecting stone features as well as replacement of defective Spanish tiles across the entire roof area.

The team cleaned all the glazed brickwork in four lightwells incorporating cleaning and treatment of structural steels, glazed brick repairs and replacements. Render repairs and decoration works were made to the window heads and cills and we installed new Portland stone steps to the main entrance. Internally the team installed screed and terrazzo floor tiling to the reception areas and lift lobbies and installed porcelain paving. In situ repairs and adaptations were made to the layout of the existing marble wall cladding and glazed brick slip walling installed in the reception areas.