Case Studies - Basement Conversions
Wallis House
This is a stunning deco fronted listed building built between 1936 and 1942 and has been empty for years. It was owned by Glaxo Smith Kline, having formerly been an aircraft parts factory and then taken over by Beechams and then Barratt Homes. Read more
Rivermead House
Rivermead House basement flooded most years. Petra Developments needed to dig the basement out by a further 800mm to increase the head room for accommodation. Read more
Axemans Cottage
The cellar had been constructed and waterproofed 2-3 years before MACLENNAN-LSE were called in by the building contractor because there were problems with water ingress. Read more
Upton Lovell
Any form of tanking would have caused stresses on the walls of the cellar when the hydrostatic pressure came to bare and this would have lead to the failure of any such system. Read more
Barley Moe
The Barley Moe Public House was being converted into two private houses. The cellar has a sump and appears to have flooded in the past. Read more
Winchester Basement
MACLENNAN-LSE Waterproofing Contractors worked with the engineer for Millgate Builders and Developers to design the waterproofing for three new build basements in Winchester. Read more
