Henry Boot Construction

Work Sectors - Social Housing

BISF House Refurbishments, Barnsley

Refurbished BISF properties
Street view showing BISF properties under scaffold
Side elevation of a BISF house before modernisation

Berneslai Homes

Key Features

  • Non-Traditional Housing
  • Insulated render system
  • Occupied properties

External structural repairs, insulated render and Decent Homes modernisation programme to 27 British Iron and Steel Federation (BISF) houses in Thurnscoe.

Works included external insulation upgrades to the existing steel cladding, finished with a reinforcing mesh and spar render coat. Internal works include new electrics, central heating, kitchen and bathroom upgrades.

BISF properties are prefabricated structures erected after the Second World War to provide temporary accommodation during the housing shortages.

Originally designed to last 10-15 years, many of the properties are still inhabited over 60 years later, meaning modernisation works are essential to allow residents to continue living in their homes.