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Renovations to Voltaire

The following major renovations and improvements have been undertaken in recent times. Interiors vary, some retaining the original layout and others repurposed to suit individual tastes.

2014/15: refurbishment of all balconies including the installation of new glass throughout

2017: original roof was covered with new synthetic material, with some insulation

2018: replacement of all external doors and the Entryphone system

2021: installation of electric security gates

2021: garage block refurbishment.

2022 (?): replacement of exterior lighting

2024: exterior paving replaced front and rear

2025: electrical certification obtained along with internal fuse box repair and replacement of external single socket outlet in the South garden

2025: re-flaunching and repointing of rear north and south steps

2025: installation of 3 rainwater pipes for the entry doors to the rear south and front/rear north entrances  

2026: fire exit signage installed throughout the building

2026: tree surgery front and rear and patching of south front beech hedge  

Renovations to Voltaire

These images below, of an unmodernised flat taken before it was refurbished, show how it looked when first built. Note the unusual square parquet.

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