rainwater products
Maintaining aluminium guttering
Martyn Reed, the technical director of ARP Ltd in Leicester is keen to discuss the benefits that aluminium can offer as a rainwater and roofline solution
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ith the government looking to deliver a strategy of building affordable housing, improving the quality of
rented housing, helping more people to buy a home, and providing housing support for vulnerable people through local authorities and developers, there has been a huge increase in the number of manufacturers working with green sustainable materials. When it comes to maintaining or refurbishing
homes, builders are often challenged to use good quality sustainable building products that can
improve cost, save time and achieve targets as set by government. In a typical installation, uPVC rainwater gets fitted by default against other material systems, and while not disputing any environmental credentials of uPVC systems, they will not deliver the design life of 40-60 years, as offered by aluminium. Aluminium is a very versatile and abundant
material. It has many uses in and is visible in a multitude of everyday items. Furthermore, it is 100 per cent recyclable, with no loss of property and so presenting itself as a leader with the modern ‘green’ thinking generation. Considering that aluminium rainwater has between 33 per cent and 40 per cent recycled content (90+ per cent with seamless systems) the environmental impact is significantly reduced. Where aluminium comes into its own, is in its
ability to help deliver an enhanced aesthetic design. We can see when viewing many of the ‘homebuilder’ programmes on TV, the ambitious way in which both architects and clients are looking to deliver a modern and bespoke style,
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“When it comes to maintaining or refurbishing homes, builders are often challenged to use good quality sustainable building products that can improve cost, save time and achieve targets as set by government”
which is unique from the norm. There is often a requirement for homes which
are being maintained in Green Belt or Conservation areas to use eco-friendly building material, therefore aluminium rainwater systems provide the ideal choice, due to their eco-friendly credentials and longer lifecycle. Further, with the extensive use of RAL colours in external building products e.g. window frames
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