Construction

Supported by our specialist teams, our engineers deliver unrivalled building-service solutions. Our reputation for innovative design, delivered on budget and backed by strong, punctual delivery, underpins our ability to create long-standing relationships with our clients.

K10 will add the finishing touches to every project. Our skilled plasterers and painters work on all interior and exterior features of your property quickly, but without compromising quality.

Working closely with interior designers, we understand each client's brief, implementing the desired style with well-balanced colours, fabrics and fittings to bring the property to life. K10 also excel in restoration, integrating a property's original features into new design so it maintains its period charm.

Our concrete work uses two types of machine that transfer liquid concrete by pumping it: trailer-mounted boom pumps and line pumps. Our boom pumps use a remote-controlled articulating arm that places concrete with pinpoint accuracy, ideal for larger projects where high volumes save on labour. Line pumps handle smaller volumes, such as swimming pools, walkways and single-home slabs.

K10 provide plastering, rendering and dry-lining services for both commercial and residential projects. Our plastering techniques include:

• Float and set
• Skimming
• Tape and jointing
• Tacking and sticking
• Screeding
• Parge coating

For rendering, we employ techniques such as:

• Monocouche
• K-rend
• Acrylic finish
• External wall insulation (EWI)
• Sand and cement
• Pebble dash

Underpinning strengthens and stabilises an existing building or structure's foundation. It may be necessary when the original foundation is not strong or stable enough, when the soil supporting it has changed, or when the construction of nearby structures requires the excavation of supporting soil.

K10 are proud to be brick- and block-work specialists. Using our own mixers, block cutters, grinders, drills and forklifts, our workmanship and reputation have been acknowledged by a multitude of heritage organisations and conservation officers. Our services include:

• Specialist brickwork
• Lime pointing
• Restoration
• Brick repairs and conservation
• Arch specialists
• Gauged brickwork

Roof tiles are traditionally made from locally available materials such as clay or slate, although concrete can also be used. For loft space, roof windows fit into the line of the roof to bring in substantial daylight without restructuring, while dormers, a window-featured extension of the roof, add both space and headroom (subject to planning permission from the local authority).

K10 cater to the majority of piling and retaining-wall needs. With our technical, logistical and operational strengths, our team provides clients with flexible and reliable solutions to their foundation needs.

A suitable site investigation lets contractors foresee problems, often leading to cost savings in the long term. Our engineers advise on the right methods for each project, combining geotechnical and environmental work. The majority of our projects use:

• Trial pitting
• Window sampling and dynamic probe testing
• Cable percussive boreholes
• Rotary drilled boreholes
• Laboratory testing

Structural steelwork involves two principal operations: fabrication, the processing of raw materials into the finished members of the structure; and erection, the rigging, hoisting and connecting of those members in place. A wide variety of structures are built this way, from buildings to bridges and towers.

Before commencing work, we conduct a site survey and provide an accurate report using the latest technology:

• Topographical surveys
• Volume calculations
• Visualisations
• Survey reports
• Elevations and floor plans
• Site engineering services