Clitlieroe Advertiser and Times, Jidy 30th, 1981 5 Calderdales— a new Colroy housing estate RtfD.Chcirnberlciin Ltd


SCOT LANE, BLACKROD, BOLTON Tel. Wigan 832355


DOOR SPECIALISTS


Domestic Up and Over Garage Doors Roller Shutters, Folding Shutters, Radio Control Door Operators


Complete Industrial Maintenance and ■ Repair Service


tradition


THERE are two basic ways of build­ ing a house in this country. One is the traditional method used by Colroy Homes North Western Limited.


The other, is the I


rather new method, in which the inner load- | bearing structure is made of softwood frames. Completed houses made


by both methods look much the same. It all depends what a


EMANUEL WHITTAKER LIMITED


is pleased to be associated with Colroy Homes in the Wellfield Drive Development.


Quality manufactured joinery supplied to specification.


/ Rochdale Road, Oldham


When you're building to last... put Boulton & P au l first.


• AND BUILDING {SOCIETY


I lu Inviitminu by Trumi* lO S. HACKING


110. m:MM1 ' LDTWISTU


The finest and widest range of standard joinery in Europe


WINDOWS • DOORS • STAIRS FLOWLINE KITCHEN UNITS


EASES RY


RACK


Available throughout the country direct from the factory, our network of Boulton & Paul Joinery Centres or from Builders Merchants.


p i ■ » j INERY


Tel. 24550 BRIAN


c&uiB E R R V ltd TIMBER and BUILDERS’ MERCHANTS


GOLDEN HILL LANE LEYLAND


TEL. LEYLAND 31216 (5, lines)


We are pleased to supply TIMBER and


BUILDING MATERIALS to


COLROY HOMES and wish them every


success for the future REGULAR DELIVERIES II


XKMD THE AREA % LIVESEY l t d


‘Quarry Bank Yard Chorley Road , Walton-le-Dale


Yel. Preston 56317 PENWORTHAM


PAINTING AND DECORATING CONTRACTORS


are pleased to be associated with Colroy Homes


*Moving shortly to UNIT 172, Walton Summit,


Bamber Bridge, Preston


SALTNEY (Cheshire)


LEYLAND PRESTON i it


Boulton & Paul (Joinery Sales) Ltd. PRESTON JOINERY CENTRE


238 Walton Summit Employment Centre Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancs Tel: Preston 39731/2 (STD code 0772)


AN almost completed detached Colroy home


pf*>3


family is looking for. If they want the house to last a long time, the living conditions to be comfort­ able, the running costs to be low, and . the resale value to increase, the traditional method, say Colroy Homes, is the best one to look for and to


• building more than 350 , houses on the Calderdales Wellfield Drive estate, Burnley. They are close to tennis courts and bowl­ ing greens and the area is residential. They have an estate in


buy.' Colroy Homes are


the Barden Lane district, also Burnley, and will soon be starting another in Brierfield. They have an estate in Cambridge Drive, Padiham, and one in Plantation Street, Ac­ crington. On the Calderdales


estate about 45 houses are completed and1 inhabited. Some are in the process of, construction; others have yet to be started. Sizes vary from three-


bed roomed detach ed houses to middle-priced four-bedroomed detached houses. There are also ex­


Advertising feature by Winifred - Bose


ecutive-type four-bed- roomed houses. All have gas-fired central heating. Price for the three-bed-


by Colfoy, walls are of brickwork and blockwork, materials which have for a long time been the basis of sound and a solid con­ struction. For more than half a


SOME of the homes occupied by new owners


century in Britain, these materials have been used in the .form of cavity walls, and about 90 per cent of our homes are still built in this way. They are very durable. Brick and blockwork


roomed houses start at around £20,000 — not much by today’s stan-'- dards — and go up to £35,000 for the four-bed- roomed executive, de­ tached home. They are all based on the traditional building method.


Traditional


Joyce, director of Colroy Homes, “go, for the frame types,” referring to the new method..imported from Scandinavia and North America. • In a house built by the new method NOT used by Colroy Homes, the exter-' nal wall is a “veneer”, even if it is made of brick, stone or tile, according to the House Building Advis­ ory Bureau. The internal skin is


“We don’t,” said Mr Ian


made of plasterboard, and though this method may work all right in dry cli­ mates like those of North America or Sweden, Norway or Denmark, it is not likely to be successful in our permanently damp climate, says the bureau. Using the traditional building method employed


l i f t '" .


does not rot, it is not attacked by insects and it will not burn. These walls, if insulated, match all other forms of con­ struction when it comes to keeping a house warm. Brick and blockwork


stores internal heat to give a more even, and com for table in te rn a l temperature than soft­ wood frames, and at no extra cost. If a brick and block


house is insulated, it is as cheap to heat as a com­ parable softwood-framed house, though the claims of some builders might lead a buyer to believe o th e rw is e , say th e HBAB.


Investments


easy on the pocket when ■ it comes to maintenance, because the materials used are so strong there is little to go wrong. Families have for de­


A masonry home is


cades lived in brick and block homes, and consi­ dered them to be gilt- edged investments, • yet softwood framed houses are being built increasing­ ly today. They may be­ nefit a builder, but it is doubtful if they will be­ nefit the1 families who buy th em , a c co rd in g to HBAB. In medieval times we


A


tant. Consider having the property inspected by an independent surveyor, and consider the area in which the house is built.


Warranty How a house is con­


structed: and how to rec­ ognise the snags in con­ struction on the building site are important factors. Ask the builder, and ask the estate agents what you want to know,


vered by a 10-year war­ ranty by the National Housebuilders’ Council. The House Building Ad­ visory Bureau will give a would-be buyer a', free House Buyer’s Guide, or advice from its advisory bureau, 'so that snags can be spotted by the person or family who have to rely on others for expert infor­ mation. .


Colroy Homes are co­


visory' Bureau address is Ronson H ouse, 353 Strand,- London WC2R


The House Building Ad­


0HU. Damp is perhaps the


■ one thing uppermost in our minds when we think of buying a house in the North West, but this should not be a problem in a Colroy Home, except, for the initial condensa­ tion Qf a new building. Insulated walls, controlled, ventilation and adequate heating keep damp to the! minimum.


cashire, and the number of houses on es tates varies from area to area, but not the quality.


the ground in the mid­ sixties to become a na­ tional concern building from Carnforth to' Ches­ ter. There are Colroy Homes at Norwich, Cam­ bridge and Northampton­ shire and the firm is indeed a very substantial one. Most sites, including


The company got off


the one under construc­ tion at Calderdales, have show houses, and there is always someone in the Preston office to answer queries or give advice.


Buying a house means a


lot of work and money, from solicitor’s fees, con­ veyance fees and mort­ gages through to perhaps selling another house land registry fee, stamp duty perhaps and building society valuation fees. On top of these there can be VAT. If, in the end, a family


. its value, and that it will give them value for money. In other words, a Colroy Home is a good) traditional home, built to last. Go and look at the show house at Calder dales.


opts for a traditionally- built home, they, know they have bought a dwel­ ling of lasting beauty and value, that it will increase


more* cut.su


I i y i i h j Itomt’s - S i t


built houses of wood, but the softwood frames of today are very different to the strong, sturdy hardwood timbers once fashioned by highly-skilled craftsmen. When a family invest


easily build up within the thickness of softwoodi frames, but that cannot occur in a Colroy Home, where traditional building methods are exclusively used, says Colroy director


Mr Joyce. Quietness within the ,


in a home "they are buying the most expensive item they will ever purchase in their lives, so it pays to ask questions, and to take great care before invest­ ing thousands of pounds. The cost is important,


and how the money is raised is equally impor-


•brick or. block.. Noise, transmission within a house and bet.ween houses can be a major source of friction between family members and. neighbours.


home is another factor to think about and density of structure is the key to the problem of noise. It is de­ finitely minimised by solid


reputable company build­ ing throughout East Lan­


Colroy Homes are a ‘ SIMONSTONE Dampness, though, can! , ! LANCASTER GLEVELEYS PADIHAM BURNLEY Homes “CALDERDALES”


WELLFIELD DRIVE BURNLEY


MAGNIFICENT VALUE DETACHED HOMES


THE ALL INCLUSIVE HOME!


Extras are not required when you buy a Colroy Home.


Prices include— ★ 4 SPACIOUS BEDROOMS


GAS FIRED RADIATOR CENTRAL HEATING.


BRICK GARAGE WITH POWER AND LIGHT. CHOICE OF 5 EXCITING CONTEMPORARY COLOURS OF SANITARY WARE


FITTED KITCHENS


r TURFED FRONT GARDENS : 10 YEAR N.H.B.C WARRANTY


Prices from only £26,250 FREEHOLD


SHOWHOUSE A VAILABLE FOR VIEWING WEEKDAYS


(ACCRINGTON SHOWHOUSE OF SAME TYPE OPEN WEEKENDS)


Further local developments of our traditionally built homes at—


BARDEN LANE, BURNLEY


3 and 4 BEDROOM DETACHED HOMES to the same high specification


from


£20,950 FREEHOLD and


PLANTATION STREET, ACCRINGTON


CARNFORTH


SMITH AND


TURNER


PLASTERING, TILING AND FLOOR SCREENING


TURBURY COTTAGES


WHITESTAKE, LONGTON Telephone Preston 30791/312312


are pleased to be associated with Colroy Homes at ■ Wellfield Drive


HORWICH


3 and4 BEDROOMED DETACHED HOMES


from £23,500 FREEHOLD


We will arrange your mortgage through a leading Building Society if required


Colroy House


48/54 Fishwick Parade, Preston PR1 4XQ Telephone Preston 794517


Suppliers of TOP/nix Area Sates Office:


READY MIXED CONCRETE


extend their good wishes to Messrs Colroy Homes


Shay TOPMIX LTD


Lane, Longridge, Preston Tel. Longridge 3021


Plants at Preston, Thornton, Scorton, Altham, Southport, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Salford and Denfon.


P. Cassidu Decollations and Plant Hire Ltd


Canal House, Bonsall Street Blackburn. Tel. 676933


Roads, Sewers and Foundation Contractors to


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14