PRC Repair Wates Construction House Refurbishment
About 30,000 Wates construction houses were built after the second world war. They were factory made as a prefabricated reinforced concrete (PRC) large panel type concrete house.
There are 3 types of PRC repair which are commonly used to repair a Wates construction house. Each scheme comes with a different PRC Certificate.
Wates House PRC Homes Licence Repair Scheme
Often referred to as the full scheme. This repair involves removal of the concrete exterior wall and replacing with a traditional brick and block wall. There are 2 concrete beams which sit on either side of the fireplace and these are removed and replaced with steel RSJ's. The party wall/walls will also need a new load bearing wall this could be either in blockwork or timber frame. There are different variations on Wates houses and each house will need to be accessed before work is completed to the party wall.
Most major high street lenders will offer mortgages if they have been repaired using this licence at normal interest rates.
Wates House Mid Scheme
The exterior concrete walls are removed and replaced with a traditional brick and block wall. The internal concrete beam is not removed and no work is carried out on the party wall.
It would be possible to upgrade this scheme to a full PRC Homes licence at a later date.
Wates House Wrap Repair
The exterior Wates panels are left in place and a new brick outer skin is built around the house, hence the term wrap. This type of repair comes with a structural engineers PRC Certificate and is acceptable to the Halifax for mortgages. A wrap scheme repair can be a cost effective way of repairing Wates houses.
Wates Houses before and after repair.