Glidevale Protect supports roofing refurbishment and installation at Bristol development

Building products manufacturer Glidevale Protect has supplied a range of roofing and ventilation solutions as part of the refurbishment of a mixed-use residential scheme in Bristol where it also successfully trialled a new initiative - fixing instructions printed directly onto the roofing underlay to provide a guide for easy installation.

The Charlton Hayes development is a large four and five storey mixed-use building with an arcade of shops and businesses at ground level as well as residential dwellings on the upper storeys. Designed in a dogleg shape, its roof is situated at three different levels and has a shallow roof pitch of 17.5°. This unusual roof design, combined with the risk of wind uplift pressure from the nearby Severn Estuary, posed a challenge for the refurbishment works which were carried out by roofing contractor McDonnell Price for Henlie Group.

Figure 1- Protect VP300 roofing membrane with fixing instructions 

Glidevale Protect products including its Protect VP300 vapour permeable pitched roofing underlay were used across all three different levels of the roof at Charlton Hayes. The Protect VP300 supplied to the project was co-branded for McDonnell Price and concise step-by-step fixing instructions were printed directly onto the surface of the membrane and repeated at regular intervals. The aim of this initiative was to ensure that installation was carried out properly and in accordance with both the manufacturer and roofing contractor’s instructions to deliver the expected performance.

Brandon McDonnell, Director at McDonnell Price commented: “We felt it would be extremely useful to print the fixing instructions on the membrane in order to prompt the operatives when on site. Providing an open and honest reflection of how the product should be fitted helps to drive a high quality of installation. I’m delighted with the end result and the work undertaken with Glidevale Protect on this important initiative is helping make our team’s lives that bit easier. Following the success of this project, we’ll be rolling this co-branded membrane with fixing instructions out on all our roofing schemes with Glidevale Protect going forward.” 

In addition to the Protect VP300 underlay, Glidevale Protect also provided a range of roofing ventilation solutions for the project including its FV250 FV Fascia ventilators which can be affixed over the fascia, RV900 RV Rafter ventilators, Protect OFV Eaves skirt support trays and Dry Fix Valley troughs.

Figure 2- Roof at Charlton Hayes development 

Completing the project is Glidevale’s Protect Fulmetal UniRoll ventilated roll for dry ridge and hips, a mortar free, dry fixed system which complies with BS 5250 to create a natural ventilation path without raising the ridge and requires no ongoing maintenance. It is suitable for unrestricted use across the UK and Ireland in wind zones 1-5, and is compliant with BS 8612 and BS 5534, making it the ideal solution for the Charlton Hayes development’s exposed location near the Severn Estuary.

John Curley, Product Manager at Glidevale Protect commented: “As the roof at Charlton Hayes needed remedial work by the specialist team at McDonnell Price, our new collaboration where fixing instructions are printed directly onto the pitched roofing underlay, is a simple but effective solution to make things easier for roofing contractors working on site. It’s important that underlays are installed as per the relevant guidance if they’re to provide the maximum benefits and comply with appropriate standards. It’s great to see the genuine impact this new initiative will have on our installer customers to improve on‑site efficiency and deliver reliable outcomes more widely.”

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