Cumbrian
homeowners are already reaping the real-life benefits of the partnership
approach British Gypsum is taking with a number of regional property developers
throughout the UK, in a bid to raise the quality standards of new build homes.
Sarah
White, Residential Sector Manager at British Gypsum, explains: “We have been
working closely with a number of housebuilders, helping them to improve the
build quality of walls and floors by providing them with solutions that raise
the standard of the products specified and the homes built - with extremely
positive results.”
Now
complete, one such example is the Cumbrian Homes development at Carleton Manor
Park, Penrith. The company introduced a range of innovative solutions from
British Gypsum into its offer to enhance the customer experience and improve
the build quality of walls and floors, in line with its belief that a
developer’s role is to bring the latest products and technologies to home
buyers.
New
Carleton Manor Park homeowners Mr & Mrs King moved down to the development
after six years in Scotland. Previously, having lived in nine new build
properties across the UK, the couple knew exactly what a “great” home looked
like but also knew some of the drawbacks of buying a new build.
However,
having moved into their new four bedroom detached home, which contains a range
of innovative materials from British Gypsum including Gyproc Habito
plasterboard, Thistle Magnetic Plaster and Silent Floor, the couple are
delighted by the superior feel of their home.
Mrs King
said: “When we initially considered a Cumbrian Home we knew it would be high
quality, but we couldn’t really imagine how the materials from British Gypsum
would improve how we live in our home - but they really have, it’s quite
tremendous.”
In 2016
British Gypsum commissioned independent research amongst new build homeowners
to identify some of the highlights, and pitfalls, of owning a new build home.
26% of the respondents cited “flimsy walls” as an issue associated with new
build home ownership and a further 32% complained about noise travelling
between rooms as being an issue. Mrs King’s experience of their new home is in
complete contrast to these findings, partly to do with the product innovations
incorporated.
Bill said:
“In previous homes I’ve really had to be mindful of the volume of the TV so I
didn’t disturb Elizabeth in another room. In our home today, I can comfortably
watch TV in one room while Elizabeth watches another TV in a separate room,
neither of us have to compromise. When we talked to Cumbrian Homes about Silent
Floor, we knew it was an appealing innovation, but we didn’t know how it would
translate to our lives - well it certainly has in many positive ways.”
British
Gypsum’s research also highlighted that 15% of new build homeowners are put off
DIY tasks because of flimsy walls. By contrast Mr King was delighted to learn
that their Cumbrian Home features Gyproc Habito plasterboard throughout the
property, completely eliminating any tricky DIY jobs, allowing TVs, heavy
pictures and mirrors to be hung simply using a screwdriver and a screw.
Mr King
explains: “We chose our curtains and blinds and booked a date for the company
to come and hang them - they anticipated it would take several hours. The chap
turned up and getting his power tools out to start the job we told him that all
he needed was a simple screwdriver. He looked at us very sceptically. In less
than two hours he’d hung all the curtains and blinds. He was very impressed and
for us, the clean up took just a matter of minutes. There was virtually no mess
- nothing like what you’d get if you were using a drill and wall plugs.”
