Building modernisation
Modernising or improving your sports building will help your club or project succeed for three important reasons. It:
- Makes sport more fun – adequate lighting, proper flooring, hot showers and decent changing rooms in a properly decorated and maintained pavilion help to create a better sporting experience for existing members and users and a more welcoming environment for new ones.
- Reduces your running costs – -improvements such as insulation, draught-proofing, rainwater harvesting, wind turbines, photo-voltaic cells or simply a new boiler can you help you cut down your fuel costs and help your club to thrive.
- Opens up your club or facility to the whole community – ramps, wider doors, fully-accessible changing rooms and other improvements can make it easy for everyone in your community to take part in sport and activity.
Below you can find information about:
- Building modernisation costs
- Indoor sports and floor lighting costs
- What do if the building work you need isn't in the catalogue
If the work you need is on either list below, take a note of all the details, including the item code, and use it to fill in your online application.
If it is not on the list, then see page 36 for information on what to do next.
| Code | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
BM9 | Changing rooms – upgrade finishes, flooring, walls, ceiling, benches and lighting to shower areas and changing rooms to modern standards | £450 per m2 |
BM10 | Replacement showers and pipe work | £1,100 each |
BM11 | Floor tiles | £150 per m2 |
BM12 | Wall tiling | £100 per m2 |
BM13 | Suspended ceiling | £75 per m2 |
BM14 | Plaster ceiling | £60 per m2 |
BM15 | Lockers (2 locker unit 1800 high x 300mm wide) | £340 each |
BM16 | Benches (floor /wall mounted 1800 long unit) | £900 each
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BM17 | New high efficiency boiler for a 2 changing room pavilion |
£5,200 each |
BM18 | New high efficiency boiler for a 4 changing room pavilion | £5,400 each
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BM19 | New heating/hot water system with new high efficiency boiler for a 2 changing room pavilion | £14,400 each |
BM20 | New heating/hot water system with new high efficiency boiler for a 4 changing room pavilion | £24,000 each |
BM21 | Insulation to current standards – Dry line and insulate internal walls cost per | £150 per m2 |
BM22 | Rainwater harvesting – 14,000 litres installation of tanks and pipe work for irrigation above ground system | £13,500 |
BM23 | Rainwater harvesting – 14,000 litres installation of tanks and pipe work for irrigation below ground system | £21,000 |
BM24 | Rainwater harvesting –20,000 litres installation of tanks and pipe work for irrigation above ground system | £18, 800 |
BM25 | Rainwater harvesting –20,000 litres installation of tanks and pipe work for irrigation below ground system | £28,200 |
Choosing the right indoor sports floor and lighting
The choice of indoor sports surface and indoor sports lighting depends on the anticipated use and sports. Where there are conflicting needs the priority should be given to the floor and lighting that most closely match the requirements of the priority sport(s) and are suitable for any non-sporting use.
The table below summarises the type of floor and lighting levels needed for the most popular sports hall activities.
A lighting system that is good for badminton, with courts running across the hall, is adequate for most sports that are played along the length of the hall, such as five-a-side football
While a combined elastic type floor would allow it to be used for a range of sports and activities including badminton, football, aerobics and keep fit.
| Code | ITem | cost |
|---|---|---|
BM1 | New sports floor | £150m2
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BM2 | New sports floor for a village and community hall (18m x 10m = 180m2) | £27,000 |
BM3 | New sports floor for a 2 badminton court hall (17m x 18m = 306m2) | £45,900
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BM4 | New sports floor for a 4 badminton court hall (18m x 33m = 594m2) | £89,100
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BM5 | New sports lighting, switching and movement sensors | £81m2
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BM6 | New sports lighting, switching and movement sensors – installation for a village and community hall (18m x 10m = 180m2) | £14,580
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BM7 | New sports lighting, switching and movement sensors – installation for a 2 badminton court hall (17m x 18m = 306m2 ) | £24,786
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BM8 | New sports lighting, switching and movement sensors – installation for a 4 badminton court hall (18m x 33m = 594m2) | £48,114 |
If your building work isn't in the catalogue
You may still apply for funding even if the building work you need is not in the catalogue.
You will need to supply the details of the work and what it will cost and, you may also need a quote from a suitably qualified building or quantity surveyor or engineer.
This is definitely the case for the following work:
- Replace existing roof coverings
- Replace existing external wall cladding, stonework or render
- Improved security by installing external shutters/grilles as recommended by the Police liaison officer
- Install effective damp proof course or tanking
- Critical structural remedial works as identified in structural survey
- Critical structural remedial works as identified in structural survey
- Upgrading of existing services (gas,water, electricity, drainage) to appropriate modern standard
- Replace defective windows and doors to improve security and thermal insulation
- Upgrade and modernise electrical installations as identified in electrical engineer’s report
- Access ramps to provide access to changing rooms and playing areas
- Carry out critical health and safety works essential for continued use of the facility
- Create new accessible changing provision
