Contract Administration in Telegraph Hill

Documented building context

Lewisham's Telegraph Hill appraisal describes the core Haberdashers' estate houses as predominantly two storeys with basements and raised front entrances. On printed page 21, Waller Road is terraced but paired in design, while Erlanger, Pepys and Jerningham Roads are predominantly semi-detached. The shared design includes paired central entrances, full-height canted bays and hipped slate roofs.

Existing-building records for the tender

For a reported water or drainage issue, attach the investigation and subsequent work record with the location it considered. Keep observations, suggested measures and documented completed work separate. Questions about a lower room or garden wall should remain tied to the actual Telegraph Hill levels and evidence; neither the hillside setting nor an absence of visible marks can establish the cause of a concern or the performance of an unseen drainage arrangement.

Telegraph Hill tender and contract decisions

A Telegraph Hill tender should distinguish a Waller Road terrace paired in design from a semi-detached building on Erlanger, Pepys or Jerningham Road. The architectural relationship does not establish one employer or one repair obligation across both halves. Mark the actual property boundary and show the entrance, bay and roof components the contract includes. Obtain any separate arrangements needed where work or access affects adjoining fabric.

Raised front entrances and basement accommodation need a measured level and occupation plan. Ask contractors to identify the route for materials, protection of retained steps and the entrance that residents will continue to use. Price temporary arrangements and reinstatement explicitly rather than rely on a general access allowance. If the method depends on space controlled by another owner or occupier, record the dependency before accepting the programme assumption.

For a full-height canted bay or hipped slate roof, identify the actual repair quantity and the designer's detail. Where the connection behind a finish is uncertain, define the investigation and the evidence needed for the subsequent decision. Separate its price from the permanent repair, retain dated findings and obtain a coordinated response before issuing a changed treatment. The estate's shared design is not a diagnosis of an individual bay or roof.

HCS cannot act as independent contract administrator where HCS is the contractor.

Contract scope

• Lewisham Council: Telegraph Hill Conservation Area Character Appraisal — PDF 23 / printed 21, Character Area 1(a): Waller Road paired terrace design, semi-detached houses in Erlanger, Pepys and Jerningham Roads, raised entrances, basements, canted bays and hipped slate roofs.

• Major works
• Tendering
• Clerk of Works
• Employer's Agent
• Insurance reinstatement

• Lewisham area guide
• Brockley
• Peckham
• Forest Hill
• Lewisham
• Nunhead

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