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Award winning access to the roof terrace by LAMILUX


gardens are rare, a rooftop terrace or patio is becoming a popular design choice. For such rooftop projects, a new dimension of roof access is offered by the LAMILUX Flat Roof Access Hatch Comfort range, designed to give a generous daylight intake in attic apartments alongside convenient access to the roof terrace creating an air of grace and beauty both internally and externally. Featuring unrestricted use as a natural ventilation device and convenient access to the roof terrace, the indoor climate also benefits from the high energy efficiency of the range thanks to the thermally broken frame and excellent air tightness values. The fourth, and newest addition to


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the Access Hatch Comfort repertoire the Square, makes it possible, for the first time, to also use spiral and platform staircases underneath. Until now, access to the roof was


n densely populated urban areas of the cities, where the number of floors in housing is sometimes limited and private


limited to straight stairways due to the elongated rectangular shape of the roof access hatch range. The Square only takes 45 seconds for the concealed hydraulic drives to silently open the 4 m² glass element of the skylight by 70°. The new Flat Roof Access Hatch Comfort Square is the latest LAMILUX product to


become an impressive recipient of the Red Dot Design Award in 2021, where the international jury only award the coveted seal of quality to products that exhibit outstanding design.


01284 749051 sales@lamilux.co.uk


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Affordable housing given superior vapour barrier and airtightness solution


A series of 10 newly built affordable Council houses in Montrose, Scotland has been fitted with a high-performing variable-permeability vapour control layer from the A. Proctor Group. Procheck® Adapt is designed to protect the building fabric from the potential risks of condensation and act as an effective airtight barrier. Contractor, Andrew Shepherd Construction proposed the use of the Procheck Adapt available from the A. Proctor Group, who has been serving the construction industry for 50 years with an extensive portfolio of technically advanced thermal, acoustic and membrane products. Thanks to its unique design, the Procheck Adapt membrane offers variable permeability which adapts to changes in humidity levels and allows the structure to dry out in the summer and in sunny days during spring and autumn while protecting it from moisture overload in the winter. This is possible because the membrane adapts its vapour resistance to the environment i.e., vapour tight in the winter and more vapour open in the summer. This ensures that the building fabric is protected from damaging moisture levels during cold, wet winter months, and allows the fabric to dry out effectively in warmer, drier months. The introduction of Procheck Adapt will ensure that it provides a high level of protection throughout the lifespan of the properties.


01250 872261 www.proctorgroup.com LISTEN HERE


Curved Marmox Multiboards facilitate cylindrical facade for Kent property


The developer building a private property in the town of Westerham, has made full use of the flexible version from the Marmox Multiboard range in creating a two storey, drum-shaped elevation that is being finished using a proprietary render system. THS Homes Ltd. is building the £1.4 million three-bedroom, timber-framed home on a site where a previous dwelling has been demolished. Parker Building Supplies – a major stockist of Marmox products for wet rooms and other applications – supplied 50 of the 20 mm thick, 1250 x 600 mm boards to THS, whose own workforce fixed them over timber uprights at 300 mm centres, with a Tyvek membrane covering the main structural frame. The Site Manager for THS Homes, Tom Ellison, commented: “For the front elevation where we needed to create the quite tightly curved, rendered wall, we approached Parker Building Supplies as our main merchant. They basically advised us that Multiboard Curved was the only insulation board available which would bend to this sort of radius and offer a suitable substrate for the application of a Weber render system. The boards were easy to cut and fit and have proved ideal for the application.”


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