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Sliding doors and bifold doors bring the outside in


hen Martin Shaw began building his dream home in the Bedfordshire countryside, he wanted the best quality for every element of the build. The picturesque spot, situated on what was a 2.5-acre paddock, is less than 100m from the River Great Ouse. To make the most of the beautiful views, Martin worked with Spectrum Architectural Glazing and Solarlux to create a highly glazed home that brought the outside indoors, while also ensuring adequate thermal performance and wind resistance for the exposed location. Having used Solarlux products


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before, Martin knew about the high level of quality, performance and service he could expect. A combination of Cero III sliding patio doors, Highline bifold doors, and a bespoke glazed panel was used to create fl oor-to-


ceiling glazing across two storeys, providing clear views from the inside while delivering adequate thermal performance in the winter months. “It’s pure indoor-outdoor living,” says Martin. “Even in winter, we can enjoy


the landscape in complete comfort without going out onto the balconies. The Solarlux sliding doors bring the outside in, and every window feels like a picture frame.” Solarlux’s precision-engineered aluminium-frame systems offered the ideal combination of strength, weather resistance and elegance. The Cero III profi le incorporates a multi-chamber frame design, with internal brush seals and gaskets to manage air and water infi ltration. As a result, the sliding doors can achieve watertightness up to Class 9A, as tested to EN 12208, equating to resistance against driving rain at pressures above 600 Pa, or wind speeds exceeding 100 km/h.


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membrane helps to deliver building performance that will be everybody’s cup of tea


Wraptite® M ore than 12,000 m2 of a former


tea factory is being transformed into a state-of-the-art broadcasting facility for the BBC – and Proctor Group’s Wraptite®


membrane is playing a part in


bringing “a 100-year-old industrial building back to life for the next 100 years.” The former Typhoo factory presented a host of challenges that would not be encountered on a new-build project. Arguably one of the most important of those challenges to get right was fi nding a solution that could deliver a good standard of airtightness while protecting the traditional brickwork superstructure. Wraptite


provides a consistent airtight seal that contributes to meeting a project’s airtightness target.


Alongside that, it is


also highly vapour permeable and allows the passage of moisture vapour out of the structure.


This is essential for avoiding any increase in condensation risk in buildings of all


of the masonry.


The job of installing Wraptite in this relatively uncommon way fell to specialist contractors CG Reynolds, whose work package included the steel frame system, partitions and ceilings as part of the Category A fi t out.


As a self-adhered membrane, a key feature


types. It is also critical in existing buildings where the moisture transport properties of traditional masonry have to be preserved so the brick work can ‘breathe’ and properly dry out when wet. A vapour closed construction prevents masonry from drying to the inside and increases the risk of mould and eventual decay.


A typical new-build project sees Wraptite installed to the external face of a sheathing board that is fi xed to the structural frame. Maintaining the outward appearance of the old tea factory and its existing brickwork meant applying Wraptite to the internal face


of Wraptite is that it can be installed without the substrate needing to be primed. “Proctor Group came to site a lot,” said Steve Upton, operations director at CG Reynold. “They were proactive and gave a lot of support.”


Broader support began in the earliest stages of the project and encompassed all aspects of the project team, starting with the architects. The Proctor Group technical team was involved with initial discussions about material choices.


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