CONCRETE & STONEWORK
MILLMOUNT VILLAGE
‘ Spine ’ retaining walls and on small changes in levels between driveways and adjacent house plots .
A key factor in using our Retaining Wall Systems was the speed and ease of design and construction . Our Retaining Wall System boasts a simple installation process as its ’ patented interlocking front lip creates a built-in setback and eliminates the need for pins , clips , or mortar . This appealed to Lagan Homes as regardless of weather conditions , this mortar-less dry stacking system means walls can be constructed in a straight- forward easy manner . The system also allows for walls of up to 1.2m in height to be built as Gravity ( unreinforced ) walls .
Colinwells Martello Stone Walling and Allan Block Retaining Wall System where major products used in the construction of Millmount Village . This brand-new development is a 400 unit plus residential housing project , situated in a semi-rural Co . Down location designed by Alan Patterson Design and developed and constructed by Lagan Homes .
From the outset it was established that a high quality , durable , maintenance free and cost- effective product was required that was also aesthetically pleasing to match the developments surroundings . For those reasons , Lagan Homes chose to use Colinwell ’ s Martello Stone Walling on facades and Colinwell ’ s Allan Block Retaining Wall System for house construction , earth retention and landscaping purposes .
Throughout the Millmount development , Colinwell Martello Stone Walling has been used for a variety of applications . Such as conventional construction purposes where it has been used as the outer leaf in traditionally built cavity wall construction and to create screen walls between housing units . Chosen not only for its looks , Martello Stone Walling is an innovative approach to stone walling . It combines 5 different sized units that allow the appearance of natural stone to
be achieved without the need for the expertise of a specialist stonemason .
“ We work with Colinwell , not only because they are a wellrespected and experienced manufacturer but because their product range helps us solve the problems that the modern housing market generates ... For example , using Allan Block as our Retaining Wall solution has allowed us to construct costeffective , durable , and long-lasting retaining walls , while delivering the kerb appeal that home buyers are looking for ”. Ciaran Magean , Site Supervisor
One of the major challenges that the development of Millmount Village posed to Lagan Homes was the significant changes of levels throughout the site . It was clear that this site , nestled in the Co . Down hills would require the construction of a significant number of Retaining Walls . Colinwell ’ s Allan Block Retaining Wall System provided the ideal solution to these issues and as such , it was utilised throughout the Millmount development . The versatility of this system allowed it to be used on a variety of applications throughout the site such as to construct large structural
While taller walls can also be easily designed and constructed by combining the blocks with Geogrid and back-fill filling with compacted aggregate or by simply using No- Fines Concrete .
The additional benefit of using both our Martello Stone Walling and Allan Block Retaining Wall System in conjunction with each other , is that they are available in complementary colour palettes that allowed Lagan Hones to achieve a continuity of finish throughout the entire Millmount development .
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