Kane Property Services was engaged by the University of Southern Queensland’s (UniSQ) to complete the Q Block Chimney Remediation project at the UniSQ Ipswich Campus.
The project involved the structural stabilisation, masonry repair and long-term conservation of the 24-metre-high detached brick chimney associated with the former Boiler House at the State heritage-listed Challinor Centre.
Works included extensive internal and external masonry repointing, selective brick removal and reinstatement, structural steel strengthening, core-drilled tie rods, repairs to the chimney crown and treatment of existing steelwork. Approximately 70 per cent of the structure was repointed, with original heritage bricks cleaned and reinstated wherever possible to retain the character of the chimney.
The completed works have preserved the chimney’s distinctive heritage character and historic significance while providing a safer and more durable structure for the future.
