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DECEMBER 06 - HISTORY MEETS STATE-OF-ART BUILDING IN NORWICH

A stylish development in Norwich is combining the history of its setting with modern living through the use of innovative building materials.

St James Meadow, a development of 14 houses, six apartments and two penthouses selling for between £185,000 and £400,000, within minutes of the city centre, has been built by John Youngs for Alcor Developments, to designs by CMC Architects. Local planners required that the development reflected its historic setting opposite the city’s oldest surviving brick building, the 14th Century Cow Tower, but met current Building Regulations. Part of the solution to achieve that demand was the use of Glidevale’s new Fulmetal Rediroll dry fixed ventilated ridge and hip system.

Developer Charles Dowding of Alcor Developments observed, “The planners required the development to clearly mark the end of the commercial area and the transition to residential. We added our own requirements that the homes were high quality in all detail and reflected the historic setting: we chose Roman profiled tiles for the roof, for example. Glidevale’s Rediroll gave us the assurance that the roofspace was properly ventilated, but maintaining as clean a line as possible to the roof. Most of the homes are already sold as a result of their quality of finish and fixings.”

Claimed to be truly universal, Glidevale Fulmetal Rediroll is a continuous aluminium roll with integrated fixing that is simply laid across the ridge to provide integral ventilation and resistance to rain penetration, providing a constant, gentle throughflow of air into the roofspace, avoiding potential damp and condensation issues in the roof void.

Properly installed with ridge tiles fitted over, the Fulmetal Rediroll system is virtually invisible, enhancing the roofline architecture and aesthetics.

Its metal construction means it is rot proof and corrosion resistant, ensuring a longer lifespan against conventional fabric-based systems. It eliminates the need for ridge fillers and unions, and fits all tile profiles, and requires no special tools, meaning one product can be used for all appropriate jobs, and regardless of weather, increasing the roofers’ productivity and profitability.

Glidevale is part of Building Product Design Group, which specialises in supplying ventilation and building products to the industry. Registered to BSEN ISO 9901, Glidevale invests in continuous research and development to bring innovative yet practical products to the marketplace in line with changing requirements.

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