Reds Joinery awarded Little Lights Liverpool contract

Reds Joinery has been awarded the joinery contract by Krol Corlett for the new Little Lights Liverpool Baby Hospice, formerly known as Liverpool Zoe’s Place.

The project at Hayman’s Green in West Derby will create a new home for the charity, which provides specialist care for babies and young children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, alongside support for their families.

The new hospice will include eight bedrooms, a hydrotherapy pool, a sensory room and overnight accommodation for families. These spaces have been designed around the needs of the children, families and staff who will use them.

Our joinery package spans the internal fit-out, external timber cladding and structural carpentry, together with specialist work to the existing villa. It brings several different types of joinery into one contract, from the floor structure through to the doors and visible timber finishes.

Timber doorsets. We will supply and install internal timber doorsets, including the associated frames, architraves and ironmongery. The package covers a range of single and paired door arrangements, with fire-rated and non-fire-rated doorsets to suit the different openings and requirements across the building.

Fully encapsulated doorsets. Fully encapsulated glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) doors form a specialist part of the package for the hydrotherapy, changing, shower and plant areas. These include both swing-door and pocket-sliding arrangements, with the doors, applicable frames and associated fittings coordinated to the requirements of each location.

Timber cladding. Externally, our work includes vertical larch timber cladding, with black plywood backing, supporting battens and a breather membrane. The scope also includes setting out and fitting the cladding around the building’s circular window openings and at junctions with the surrounding construction.

Joists and structural carpentry. The structural carpentry element includes timber joists and work to existing floor structures. This covers new and replacement joists, strengthening to retained floor areas and replacement of floor boarding, bringing first-fix carpentry into the package alongside the finished joinery.

Villa skylight. The villa works include a new hardwood roof lantern to match the existing feature. Our package covers its supply and installation, with the glazing fitted on site after the lantern is in position. This connects the refurbishment of the existing villa with the wider joinery works for the new hospice.

Thank you to Krol Corlett for continuing to place their trust in Reds Joinery. We look forward to working with the project team on this important development for Liverpool.