From School Grounds to Senior Living

POND MEADOW – CFIELD

The former Pond Meadow School site inGuildford is being transformed into a modern extra care residential facilitydesigned to support independent living for older residents. The developmentintroduces a purpose-built building with private apartments and shared spacesthat encourage community, comfort, and accessibility.

Working alongside CField Construction, ourteam delivered dry lining, painting, and builders cleaning, supporting theinternal construction and finishing stages of the project.

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Project OVERVIEW

A New Chapter for the Site

Previously home to Pond Meadow School, the site is being redeveloped into a three-storey extra care residential building providing modern homes for residents who want to live independently while having support available when needed.

Our Job?
Dry Lining, Painting & Builders Cleaning.
Main Contractor?
CField Construction.
59 Extra Care Apartments.
Total Units?
59 Extra Care Apartments.

This project also marked an important milestone for our team, becoming the first development where we delivered three trades together on the same site. Alongside the apartments, the building includes communal areas and landscaped surroundings designed to create a comfortable and social living environment.

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OUR APPROACH

Three Trades, One Smooth Finish

When dry lining, painting, and cleaning all land on the same project, the order matters. Each stage sets the next one up. Done right, the transition from structure to finished space should feel seamless.

Where the Layout Takes Shape
Dry lining helped establish the internal layout across apartments, corridors, and shared areas, defining how the building would function once complete.
Walls That Look the Part
Painting works brought the interiors to life, giving apartments and communal areas a consistent, clean finish.
The Final Reset
Builders cleaning removed the dust and residue that comes with the final construction push, leaving spaces ready for inspection.

Three trades, delivered in sequence, turning an active build into finished homes.

RESULT

A New Community in Guildford

At Pond Meadow, our dry lining, painting, and builders cleaning works helped prepare 59 extra care apartments and shared spaces as the development progressed toward completion. The former school site is now becoming a residential community designed to support independent living in Guildford.

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