Clearview National February 2016 - Issue 171 | Page 86

conservatories

Self adhered
roofing
membrane
benefits
installers
»»Roof Assured by Sarnafil
installers can now benefit from the new, self
adhered, single ply roofing membrane that has
been added to Sika Sarnafil’s portfolio.
The self adhered hot air weldable roof
membrane combines all the high performance,
traditional features of the Sarnafil membrane with
fast and easy installation.
Installation times can be cut by up to 50%,
saving time and money for installers and home
owners, and the peel and stick application
provides instant wind uplift resistance through the
self adhesive backing.
The membrane is rolled out and aligned,
the release liner peeled off and using a brush or
squeegee, to prevent blisters, the membrane is
adhered to the substrate. During pre-launch trials

registered contractors noted the advantage of not
having to open, stir and apply adhesives on site.
Roof Assured installer Kevin Hodge, managing
director of County Flat Roofing, Weston Super
Mare, used Sarnafil Self Adhered for the first
time on a recent, complex roofing installation
in Hereford. He said: “This is one of our first
installations using the new membrane, developed
by Sika Sarnafil in Switzerland. Its ease of
application, flexibility and accessibility allowed
us scope to meet the complexities of this unusual
roof design.”

The Sarnafil roofing systems has been used on
many high profile projects around the country,
including Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium, Arndale
Centre, Bluewater Retail Centre, Heathrow,
Gatwick, Stansted and Bristol airport passenger
terminals, and the exciting award winning St
Pancras Railway Station. Sika-Sarnafil introduced
Roof Assured as a way to offer home owners,
roofing solutions, using the same pedigree of high
performing product as these impressive projects.
www.roofassured.co.uk

Coming to the Rescue
»»When
Northamptonshire based installers
Wollaston Windows was faced
with an especially challenging
conservatory project in Little
Houghton, it knew it could rely
on its trade supplier Astraseal for
help.

Working closely with
Astraseal, Wollaston Windows
installed an aluminium
conservatory, with frame
and guttering, all sprayed in a
tasteful grey green (RAL 7009)
fitted with a top-specification
Pilkington Active blue glass

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roof then equipped with three
sets of Smart Aluminium in line
bi-folds.
“This had the potential to
be quite tricky but thanks
to Astraseal’s support, the
installation ran like clockwork,”
said Wollaston Windows MD
Brian Henson. “For instance,
there was a bit of a mix up
between the client and the
architect which resulted in
Astraseal being asked to rework a three way bi-fold and
turn it into a two and one.
When we discovered a mistake
had been made, Astraseal simply
collected the door from site
and reworked/preassembled the
door the same day and didn’t
charge, even though they weren’t
at fault. “One of the benefits
of working with Astraseal is
how they pre-assemble the

conservatory in their factory
beforehand, meaning we know
it will fit together perfectly
when out onsite. The fact they
can spray everything in-house
was perfect for this job and
meant we could go back to our
customer with really competitive
lead times.
“We were delighted to work
with Wollaston Windows and as
always, we went the extra mile to
ensure the project was a complete
success,” commented Zac
Nedimovic, Astraseal marketing
manager. “Wollaston Windows did
a fantastic job of the installation,
and we’re really looking forward
to working with them on other
projects in the future.”
Call Astraseal on
01933 227233 or visit
www.astraseal.co.uk