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PRO INSTALLER MAY 2015
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Eco-Friendly
Roofing System
In true traditional style, Synseal has launched another fresh and new innovation with the
introduction of Celsius solid roof - a new roofing system that employs a structural framework
of timber components with environmentally-friendly Envirotile external roof tiles and cappings
to create a truly warm solid roof construction, with no possibility of cold bridging.
“We have been monitoring competitor solid
roofing products for
a while and reviewing their systems, we
believe there was a
real gap for our Celsius solid roof,” says
Steve Brown, Synseal’s
Products & Customer
Service Director. “The
roofing system now
sits neatly alongside
our exclusive Celsius
performance glass, and
can be summed up in
just two words: thermal
excellence.”
At the heart of the system
is thermally-efficient structural insulated panels (SIPs),
enabling Celsius solid roof
to achieve a pitched roof
U-value of 0.18 W/m2K for
compliance in England and
Wales. The U-value of 0.15
W/m2K for compliance in
Scotland is achieved by fitting insulated plasterboard
to line and finish the solid
roof interior.
“Selecting the right supply
partners to complement
the system was key to the
success of Celsius solid roof
and with structural insulated
panels (SIPs) from Kingspan TEK Building Systems,
fixings from Rapierstar and
optional roof windows from
VELUX we have sourced
the very best products on
the market to construct a
well-engineered system.”
comments Synseal’s Head of
R&D, Phil Parry.
Synseal Envirotile external roofing components
are injection moulded to
Synseal’s exact specifications from 100% recycled
polypropylene. Precision manufactured and
lightweight, each single
Envirotile has a low profile
chamfered front-leading
edge with an aesthetically pleasing riven finish,
is 12mm in thickness,
weighs just 610 grams and
is extremely simple to fix
yet performs exceptionally,
securely locking into adja-
cent tiles without any need
for battening to form a
quick-fitting and fully integrated roof covering. A single mechanical fixing point
at the head in addition to
the innovative interlocking
design ensures that Synseal
Envirotiles fit securely and
easily, ready to withstand
wind and weather.
Envirotiles are 80% lighter than standard concrete
tiles, weighing 8.4kg per
square metre in contrast
with cement or natural
slate roof tile products that
typically weigh 50 kg per
square metre.
Available in a choice of
3 popular colours: Black,
Brown or Terracotta, the
interlocking Envirotiles are
self-draining, self-ventilating and branded with the
Synseal logo. The single
or double Envirotiles are
easy to handle and cut on
site for a precision finish
at concealed hip or valley
roof edge intersections.
In addition to single
and double roof tiles, the
Synseal Envirotile range
includes an elevated and
interlocking ventilated
ridge cap, radius end/apex
cover, hip, hip end cap, gable end cap, dry verge, tile
starter trim and push-fit
screw cap cover to ensure
a high quality aesthetic
finish for each Celsius
solid roof.
Fully approved and
registered by the Local
Authority Building Control
(LABC), Celsius solid roof
is available for existing
glazed conservatory roof
replacements or new build
applications in Lean-To,
Georgian, Gable and Victorianbuilding extension
styles.
Synseal’s Roofing Technical Manager, Neville Gleed,
the driving force behind
the product development,
comments: “Our aim has
been to create the best-looking, most thermally-efficient
and easiest-to-fit solid roof
on the market today