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MARCH 2016 PRO INSTALLER
SPRING SPECIAL
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TIMBER TRENDS
Classic timber finishes
can work just as well in
an ultra-modern environment as in a more
traditional home.
These 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 this 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.
The latest
home and
renovation
trends for
2016
Bi-folding doors and glass
walls will feature strongly
this year as householders
look for ways to create a
harmonious connection between internal living spaces
and the outdoors, according
to Goldstone Homes which
specialises in renovation
and new build homes for the
residential sector.
The company’s Jon Over says that
bifolds and glass walls achieve the
illusion of extra space and let in
light, and the combination of glass
with brick or wood adds a stylish
touch to any property.
With construction output anticipated to grow by 3.6% in 2016
there will be an increase in people
looking to update existing properties on a grand scale and build
homes to exacting specifications.
However, buyers are becoming
more discerning and are demanding higher quality workmanship.
Jon has provided a forecast for
what will be popular in the world
of home updates and new builds
during 2016.
Wood: there is going to be much
more use of quality wood in
internal spaces for both structural
and decorative purposes. Luxury
materials such as oak provide the
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 paint-finished
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.
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New Celsius Solid Roof
installation video
Synseal has launched a
new ‘Celsius Solid Roof
installation guide’ video
on the company’s YouTube
channel.
simultaneous benefits of being
hard wearing and aesthetically
pleasing and work equally as well
in traditional and modern settings.
Decorative wooden beams, sash
style windows and ornamental
staircases will all be popular.
Open plan: how we live continues to influence our choice
in floorplan design. Providing
spacious and airy living spaces
will remain high on the agenda of
many renovation and restoration
projects. There will be a lean towards opening up bedroom suites,
for example with frosted glass,
to provide more fluidity between
the sleeping area and bathroom
as well as larger storage areas that
fit discreetly into and become one
with the overall design.
Balconies: adding outdoor space
is moving upwards as balconies
become increasingly popular as
part of a trend towards updating
the fascias of existing properties
and increasing the value and
appeal of new builds. The addition of a balcony to uninspiring
or bland box shaped properties
creates interest and delivers curb
appeal to what was previously a
flat and dull exterior.
Building techniques: Eco-friendly building techniques, such as
Passivhaus, will continue to rise in
popularity. Reducing the ecological footprint of a building, increasing energy efficiency and sustainability, and cutting household
overheads will all play a pivotal
role in the design, style and building methods used on new build
and retrofit projects and the desire
of occupants to live in ‘healthier’
homes.
For more information about
Goldstone Homes, please visit
www.goldstonehomes.co.uk
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 Soli d Roofs are manufactured in kits with components
precisely dimensioned to meet
specific site requirements. Starting with the eaves beam and wall
starter timbers, 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,
dry-fitting 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 ten-minute format,
highlighting best practice top tips.”
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