Clearview National April 2016 - Issue 173 | Page 138

SPRINGSPECIAL

TIMBER TRENDS
Classic timber finishes can work just as
well in an ultra-modern environment
as in a more traditional home.
»»TWO SETS OF FRENCH
doors with fixed side panels were
installed in a designer’s two-storey
Victorian house in Westbury Park,
north Bristol.
To create a light and airy
kitchen diner within a stylish
family home, it was necessary
to demolish several walls, insert
various new beams and remove a
low quality lean to extension.
Dittrich Hudson Vasetti (DHV)
Architects, Bristol, designed the
new contemporary rear extension
with sleek sliding doors, which
allows the garden to form part of
the living space.
The extension was remodelled
by DHV Architects to provide a
new third storey and a new single

storey rear extension, creating a
generous new kitchen and dining
area. The rear facade is clad with
western red cedar, which matches
the bespoke patio doors provided
by Apple Joinery in Keynesham
from Idigbo Hardwood.
West African Idigbo timber
is a yellow-brown coloured
hardwood used mainly for paintfinished interior shop-fitting and
joinery including windows and
doors. Idigbo timber is a light and
moderately durable hardwood,
commonly used as an inexpensive
alternative to oak due to its
likeness when stained the same
colour.
www.dhva.co.uk

REAL TIME VIDEO INSTALLATION GUIDE
»»SYNSEAL HAS LAUNCHED A NEW
‘Celsius Solid Roof installation guide’ video on
the company’s YouTube channel.
The ten-minute video features two
experienced specialist roofing engineers, Matt
Williams and Gary Woods, from the Synseal
Technical Services department, working as
a team to fit the Celsius Solid Roof above
existing PVCu window frames to mimic
a typical UK conservatory retrofit-style
installation.
Fully approved and registered by both
the LABC and LABSS for installations in
England, Wales and Scotland, the Celsius
Solid Roof features an all-timber construction
with Kingspan TEK structural insulated
panels (SIPs) to deliver a truly warm roofing
solution. The video uses real time and time
lapse footage, supported by graphic details
where required, to demonstrate how swiftly
and easily the solid roof can be assembled.
Celsius Solid Roofs are manufactured in
kits with components precisely dimensioned
to meet specific site requirements. Starting
with the eaves beam and wall starter timbers,

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Matt and Gary construct the timber and
SIPs sub-structure in sequence on the video,
before fitting the eaves tray sections, breather
membrane, wall starter soaker, tile bar
sections, rows of interlocking Envirotiles, dryfitting hip caps and ridge caps, soffit and fascia
boards and finally the gutter brackets and
guttering assembly to complete the roof.
Synseal’s Head of Marketing, Mark
Schlotel said: “Installers who attended our

recent Triple Bill training workshops will have
seen this practical demo, but not everyone
can afford time off the road to join us at
Synseal’s head office in Nottinghamshire.
Our new video condenses the straightforward
installation sequence into a compact tenminute format, highlighting best practice top
tips.”
www.synseal.com