Clearview National April 2016 - Issue 173 | Page 25

INDUSTRYNEWS

KEEPING UK’S HERITAGE HOMES
»»WITHOUT DOUBT PRESERVING THE
An alternative solution, often acceptable to
integrity of historical buildings is important to
local authorities, is to replace traditional metal
our national identity and our respect for old
roofing with a modern material that provides a
buildings should extend from a simple detached traditional look.
early century home in the suburbs to a stately
Roof Assured by Sarnafil installers are often
home once inhabited by kings and queens.
asked to replace traditional lead roofs with
For repairs to Victorian, Edwardian and
the Sarnafil single ply membrane. Available
older properties, it is important to retain the
in heritage colours, with aesthetic profiles to
character and elegance of the original which
imitate standing seam or lead batten roofs,
can often include a lead, copper or zinc roof.
this new styling can re-create the appearance
Lead is the most common sheet metal used
of traditional heritage roofs and so retain the
for flat roofs but repairing a lead flat roof can be building’s integrity.
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that defines our heritage. The development

of new materials means we can now blend
old with new to keep the character of an
old building, while benefitting from higher
performance to promote a sustainable
heritage.
This proves an excellent selling proposition
for home improvement companies looking
to widen their core offer to include work
on heritage buildings. By becoming a Roof
Assured by Sarnafil installer they can quite
literally fill a ‘gap in the market’.

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