When Enfield Council Housing decided to modernise and re-roof a series of properties on Church Street, North London, Redland’s SpecMaster service was used to give the houses a high quality roofing solution, backed with a 15-year design liability guarantee.
SpecMaster is Redland’s free-of-charge roof specification service. For Enfield Council, which regularly improves its council housing around the borough, SpecMaster is particularly attractive as it provides specification details for all of the tiles and ancillaries required to complete the entire roofing job.
The recent redevelopments were part of a £2.5 billion regeneration programme taking place throughout the borough in 2015. The use of the SpecMaster service is a result of the positive, long-standing relationship between the council and Redland, as well as a need to guarantee the roofs’ durability for the long term.
Martin Keenan, Project Manager at Enfield Council Housing, has been involved in several refurbishment projects where SpecMaster was utilised and remains full of praise for the unique specification service. This included frequent site inspections until the works had been completed.
“Enfield has developed a good working relationship with Redland and has been very satisfied with the products and services provided,” Martin said.
To ensure that the project stayed consistent to the original specification throughout the building process, Redland sent out a Project Support Manager to inspect each stage of the roofing construction.
Charged with carrying out the roofing project, Richard Lowe of Southern Counties Roofing Contractors believes that the SpecMaster service, with its guarantee, was the vital selling point for Enfield Council. All roofs designed and built in accordance with SpecMaster are covered by its 15-year design liability guarantee.
“The request for the service came from Enfield Council Housing themselves. They love Redland tiles and the package that comes with them,” Richard explains.
“This was never going to be a straightforward job. It certainly isn’t just a standard block of housing. The council was very keen to keep to the original style and spirit of the buildings. Redland tiles fit the brief.”
The specification called for Redland’s Cambrian Slate in Slate Grey to be used. Manufactured from 60% recycled Welsh slate, Cambrian gives the traditional look of a natural slate while providing the performance benefits, light weight profile and cost effectiveness of a composite alternative.
Specified to match the neighbouring Victorian-era properties, Cambrian is designed to mimic the traditional look of a Welsh slate, a common historic roofing material and a key feature in the regions’ aesthetic vernacular.
The Church Street Regeneration project was completed successfully, another example of the reciprocal partnership between Enfield Council and Redland.
“Every single tile used in our jobs for the last three years has been Redland. We love using them,” Richard adds.