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Horrington Primary School Toilet Refurbishment Case Study
Horrington Primary School engaged Disabled Washrooms to transform and Refurbish Washrooms within this beautiful Victorian school building. The brief was to replace two Washrooms on site: a Boys' and Girls' toilet room. The school wanted a bright, modern feel to the Washrooms, which would be highly durable, easy to clean, and have some energy-saving measures to boot.
Four standard-height toilets and a Disabled Accessible Cubicle were installed in the Boy's Washroom. This accessible cubicle was on the former site of an old urinal trough that had not drained properly. This was removed and corrected before being made into the disabled wash space, fitted with a Full Doc-M Toilet Pack, delivering Disabled Grab Rails, a drop-down grab rail, a raised toilet pan, and a lever-operated tap and wash basin.
We drew up a toilet refurbishment specification and worked out options for the Washrooms with the school. Once the specification and order of works were agreed upon, we scheduled the works to begin at the start of the summer holidays, allowing us ample time to complete the Disabled Toilet Refurbishment without the need to cause any term time disruption.
The existing Accessible Washrooms were stripped out and disposed of, and remedial work was carried out to prepare the walls, ceilings, and floors. Next, we laid Altro Walkway Safety Flooring, an anti-slip vinyl that covers the floor area and coves up the edges of the walls. This creates a tray-like finish and prevents water from getting underneath the vinyl flooring. The walls were clad in Altro Whiterock, a powerfully hygienic panel system with a high fire safety rating.
Energy Efficient & Safe
New suspended ceilings and an energy-efficient PIR lighting system were installed. This system combined infrared sensors so that the lights were only activated when users were in the room, eliminating the need for lights to be left on. It was paired with low-energy LED lights and emergency power backup supplied by battery packs.
TMV3 Valves were also fitted to all the hot feeds to taps to prevent scalding. This is a required safety measure that blends both hot and cold water feeds to deliver warm water, as opposed to just hot water. This water blending ensures a safe temperature and removes the risk of children suffering hot water scalding.
Brushed stainless steel soap dispensers and energy-efficient hand dryers were also installed.
