Roofs
Firestone UltraPly TPO Walking Tall
most difficult of challenges”. Furthermore, each morning
it was necessary to carefully prepare the roof substrate
for the day’s work ahead as the hostel nestles in the
shadow of Great Gable with its own unusual micro-climate.
The roof was peppered with penetrations to accommodate solar panels, solar heating, solatubes and then
finished off with a green roof. A robust yet flexible roofing
system was therefore essential in order to cope with all
the detailing and green roof system requirements, thus
making Firestone UltraPly TPO the ideal solution.
Firestone UltraPly TPO is a reinforced membrane of
flexible polyolefin, containing no plasticizers, nor halogens and is considered a material of low environmental
impact. The high performance membrane is complemented by a comprehensive range of accessories which
enable challenging detailing to be achieved quickly and
effectively.
Black Sail Youth Hostel, one of the oldest and most remote youth hostels
in England, has undergone major refurbishment utilizing a Firestone UltraPly TPO single ply roof system and designed to blend with the idyllic
landscape of the Ennerdale Valley in Cumbria.
Now completed, the hostel provides dry, warm shelter to enjoy for many
years to come which is teeming with High Tech Self-Sufficiency for the
weary walkers making their trek up the valley to the iconic Haystacks,
resting place of the most famous of walkers, Alfred Wainwright.
The hostel can be accessed along a steep unmade 10km forest track.
Jeff Goodwin of Firestone Licensed Contractor, Goodwin Roofing Ltd,
commented that “the remote, unspoilt beauty is what attracts people
from all over the world to the area and the isolated location proved the
Further evidence that when it comes to roofing ‘Nobody Covers You
Better” than Firestone
Tel: 01606 552026
Web: www.firestonebpe.co.uk
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New liquid waterproofing system The No.1 ‘FIX-R’ for flat roofs
CE Marking is still not the norm on NSHEVs,
says Bilco
When it comes to flat roofs, FIX-R
- the new liquid waterproofing
system from SIG Roofing, the
largest supplier of roofing materials
in the UK - is fast becoming the
number one choice amongst
roofing contractors for its ease of
application and cost-effectiveness.
Suitable for new build, repair and
refurbishment projects - and even
appropriate for balconies, terraces
and walkways - FIX-R is a single
liquid hybrid polymer system
that is Isocyanurate free and
contains no solvents. Unlike other
waterproofing systems, it has very
low volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) which makes it virtually
odour-free and it is not classed as
a hazardous product.
Ready to use, FIX-R is a weton-wet system that becomes
water repellent upon application.
Reinforced with a polyester
membrane, it provides strong
adhesion to most conventional
substrates, thereby providing
excellent elasticity and tensile
strength. FIX-R can be applied
all year round and any unused
Despite a promising start after the
1st July 2013 deadline, non CE
marked smoke vents are still being
installed, warns Bilco, one of the
UK’s leading manufacturers of
Natural Smoke and Heat Exhaust
Ventilators (NSHEVs). “Initial
enquiries from customers after the
deadline showed us that much
of the market had embraced the
need to specify and install only CE
marked smoke vents,” says James
Fisher, General Manager of Bilco.
“However, nine months on we are
still seeing an alarming number of
non CE marked NSHEV products
being installed on current projects.
Although there is some discretion
allowed if products meet the
requirements of Building Control,
the legislation was clearly designed
to introduce a legally imposed
standard that would safeguard lives
in the event of a fire. By now we
should be specifying and installing
only CE marked products as the
norm, not as an option.”
product can be stored and reused if sealed and stored between 4°C 32°C - offering minimum wastage.
Also ideal for use on heritage
properties and lead replacement,
together with waterproofing gutters,
FIX-R can also encapsulate
asbestos or fibre cement, and even
be used to waterproof profiled
metal roofs. It is also a popular
choice when recoating failed single
ply roofs.
Tel: 01480 466777
This is not just a question
of ensuring the use of high
quality products, Bilco explains.
Harmonised European standards
Web: www.sigroofing.co.uk
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are applied to products which
have a profound effect on the
overall safety of a building for its
end users. For this reason, there
shouldn’t be any more non CE
marked NSHEVs anywhere in the
supply chain. The grace period,
which applied only to products
which had already been purchased
on 1st July 2013 has well and truly
passed, the company argues.
Tel: 01284 701696
Web: www.bilcouk.com
Reader Enquiry: 28
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