Inverary Castle
Inveraray Castle in Argyllshire, home of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll is, without doubt, one of the great architectural achievements of eighteenth century Scotland. If you have not visited it you should. It is a magnificent landmark and the interior of the Castle is breathtakingly fine. Take a look at the Inveraray Castle website.
Our task, now complete, was to create convenient modern family and guest accommodation. In all nine bathrooms were refurbished or created, two kitchens, a laundry, boot room, two cloakrooms and a new staircase.
Central heating was introduced for the first time, based on two large Broag woodchip boilers in a remote boilerhouse linked to the castle by an underground heating main. This heating system is no mere domestic installation. However by using Rehau's PE-Xa flexible pipework, damage to the historic building fabric was minimised.
As the construction team discovered, Inveraray Castle was built to last. The immensely thick walls are built in very hard local granite. Creating holes for services was an incredibly challenging task.
One of many obstacles to the insertion of services was the beautiful painted ceilings of the Tapestry Drawing Room and the Formal Dining Room. [see more on this].
This was one of the most technically challenging refurbishment projects we have so far undertaken not least on account of its sheer scale. The biofuel heating and electrical installations were designed by Irons Foulner M&E Engineers and the installation and construction works were undertaken by Taylor and Fraser.
Our task, now complete, was to create convenient modern family and guest accommodation. In all nine bathrooms were refurbished or created, two kitchens, a laundry, boot room, two cloakrooms and a new staircase.
Central heating was introduced for the first time, based on two large Broag woodchip boilers in a remote boilerhouse linked to the castle by an underground heating main. This heating system is no mere domestic installation. However by using Rehau's PE-Xa flexible pipework, damage to the historic building fabric was minimised.
As the construction team discovered, Inveraray Castle was built to last. The immensely thick walls are built in very hard local granite. Creating holes for services was an incredibly challenging task.
One of many obstacles to the insertion of services was the beautiful painted ceilings of the Tapestry Drawing Room and the Formal Dining Room. [see more on this].
This was one of the most technically challenging refurbishment projects we have so far undertaken not least on account of its sheer scale. The biofuel heating and electrical installations were designed by Irons Foulner M&E Engineers and the installation and construction works were undertaken by Taylor and Fraser.