To help understand the condition of the flat roof on top of the Great Cliff building, a roof survey was conducted on 9 April by Langley Waterproofing Systems Ltd, assisted by local contractors, TJ Smith, who provided a cherry-picker. During the survey, it was evident that the rubber based roofing membrane (EPDM Ethylene Propylene Diene […]
With access regained to the rear car park following the tunnel infill works, the gutters, gullies and drains were cleared out by local contractor, TJ Smith Contracting Ltd. This work included removal of a small amount of foliage from the dormer roof areas. The contractor reported that whilst many of gutters were clean, a few […]
Work on filling in the main tunnel with concrete has now been completed, the contractor having first removed the best part of 20 tonnes of rocks and soil which had fallen from the tunnel roof, having been loosened up by tree roots. The final concrete pour took place on Thursday, 17 April 2025. The scaffolding […]
During March 2025, Openreach installed full fibre to the property (FTTP) at Great Cliff. Which is great news if you want speeds up to 10 times faster, and a more reliable broadband connection without buffering and dropouts. The system should be available around the end March 2025 once everything has been fully tested. More information […]
Please note that the AGM will be held on Wednesday, 30th October 2024 at 10.30am at the Marine Tavern, 2 Marine Parade, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9DJ. The Agenda and Accounts will be issued to the Leasholdersby Crown at the end of September 2024. The Minutes of the Previous AGM held on 30th November 2023, can […]
The wooden posts with ropes have been refurbished at the front of reat Cliff, some of which were well on the way to rotting away! Indeed, the corner post had to be completely replaced. The work was carried out by local handyman, Steve Toney, who has carried out numerous projects at Great Cliff over the […]
On Thursday, 11 July, 2024, the Directors of Great Cliff (Dawlish) Ltd held a site meeting with Richard Rainbow, Drainage & Coastal Manager from Teignbridge District Council. The purpose of the meeting was to clarify TDC's position and action plans, following the recent Cliff Inspection Report from FSL Ltd. Richard confirmed that Planning Permission would […]
Following a cliff fall in early December 2023, a Geotechnical Inspection was carried out on behalf of Teignbridge District Council (TDC) on the 19 March 2024, with the Surveyors Report submitted on 4 June 2024. It appears that the rockfall was caused by an unprecedented period of stormy weather and heavy rain and it is […]
Following two weeks of hard graft, the internal communal areas at Great Cliff have been completely repainted! The ground floor was repainted about 5 years ago but the last time the rest of the internal areas were painted was back in 2006, when the building was new! The works was carried out by Emin Coban […]
Please note that Teignbridge District Council (TDC) have arranged for our cliff face to be surveyed on Tuesday, 19th March, where a cherry picker will be used. The contractor will be Hi-Line who will be on-site any time after 8.15am. Whilst we will try and be as flexible as possible it's likely that access to […]
A serious sinkhole had occured on the west entrance to the car park, which needed investigation and remedial work. The contractor used was Sippy Construction, who reported: "The neighbouring gully and pipework has been replaced with new. The existing gully was completely blocked, once jetted out, a camera survey was carried out on the surrounding pipes and […]
Following some substantial work carried out by local contractor TJ Smith & Son, the works have finally been completed! The works involved the re-waterprrofing of several parapets on the East and West parts of the building where the joints had broken down, which were subequently covered with lead, which should provide a long term solution. […]