Glidevale Protect Proves the Ideal Choice for Housing Refurbishment Project

GLIDEVALE Protect has delivered a combination of roofing underlay and accessory products, including its air and vapour permeable roofing membrane Protect Viking Air, as part of a major re-roofing refurbishment programme for Choice Housing in Lisburn City, Northern Ireland.

Re-Roofing Project

The contract saw the leading building materials manufacturer work closely with one of the country’s largest independent housing associations to re-roof 116 existing homes at its established Pond Park development.

Working with Choice Housing’s Assets Department and the appointed roofing contractors, Glidevale Protect provided a complete solution. Protect Viking Air was specified and installed to improve roof ventilation, minimise the risk of condensation and offer reduced labour time during installation too.

Glidevale Protect’s OFV eaves skirt was also supplied on the project, installed to avoid sagging and ponding of the underlay and ensure correct water discharge into the gutter.

Protect Viking Air

Matthew McLaughlin, Building Surveyor for Choice Housing Ireland Ltd, said: “We chose Protect Viking Air over other products as we required a premium roofing underlay offering a robust solution to dealing with condensation within its problem roof voids.

“Viking Air was chosen for its superior air and vapour permeability qualities which exceed BS 5250 requirements. Glidevale Protect’s technical team were excellent in the development of a suitable specification for the job.”

The Protect Viking Air roofing underlay specified not only boasts superior air and vapour permeability in both warm and cold pitch roofing applications, but can be easily wrapped over ridges rather than cut short of the roof apex. It has also been designed to be exceptionally easy to handle on site, requiring no additional ventilation in cold roofs as permitted by NHBC.

Fully third party certified, Viking Air helps avoid the risk of harmful condensation in accordance with BS 5250 and NHBC requirements.

For more information visit the Glidevale Protect website, email info@glidevaleprotect.com or call +44 (0)161 905 5700. Additionally, keep up to date with the latest news by following Glidevale Protect on LinkedIn.

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