Innovative Roof Underlay Helps Provide Healthier Homes

A SCHEME TO INSTALL a new roof underlay from Glidevale Protect is improving homes in a County Durham town for believe housing, one of the largest housing associations in the North East.

Nearly 80 homes in the Woodhouse Close area of Bishop Auckland have received new roofs as part of a programme to upgrade believe housing’s affordable homes in the area.

Roof Underlay

The properties were re-roofed with air and vapour permeable roofing membrane Protect Viking Air, with the aim of increasing ventilation and air circulation within the homes. Protect Viking Air can make an improvement in older homes, which were originally not designed with eaves ventilation.

Following a successful trial, the underlay is now being installed on approximately 200 homes in Central Durham.

Building Surveyor at believe housing, Daryl Reed, said: “We decided to modify our specification for re-roofing and use an air permeable membrane to give a good level of ventilation. A lot of our homes were originally constructed without ventilation in their eaves, so this material promotes increased natural ventilation and creates a healthier home.”

The installation of the air permeable roofing underlay at Woodhouse Close is part of a 10-year, £138m programme to improve existing affordable homes in the region by believe housing.

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