Completing the
exceptional Arts and Crafts style at a large, private family home in Scotland’s
Gleneagles, CUPA PIZARRAS’ thick Heavy 3 natural slate roofing has been
specified and installed to provide a durable and lasting high quality finish
across this impressive 680m2 roof.
Designed to accentuate
the traditional appearance of this stunning three-storey new build house, the
diminishing course natural slate roof features a 50-degree pitch with each
course getting progressively shorter in length towards the roof’s ridge.
Expanding on the
specification detail, Fiona Robinson design architect and founding director at
Thomas Robinson Architects, explains: “After discussion with the client, it was
agreed that an attractive Arts and Crafts-inspired house would suit the plot best.
“Although, natural
slate isn’t a typical roofing choice for this architectural period, a loose
code was set by the Gleneagles Estate to maintain quality and harmony in the
area. This naturally made slate our first choice with it being familiar
locally.
“Working alongside
CUPA PIZARRAS’ Specification Manager, Allan Liddell, we specified the Heavy 3
natural slate as we knew it would provide the refined, traditional look we
wanted to achieve and, more importantly, would deliver the hard wearing finish
our clients were looking for. We’ve used it on multiple projects in the past so
were 100% confident in its performance – the weather can be pretty unforgiving
here in Scotland.”
The blue black Heavy 3
is supplied as a 300 x 200mm slate and, unlike the artificial products, the
colour and the properties stay unalterable through time with no maintenance
required. Split to an average thickness of 7mm to 9mm and featuring non-rusting
metallic particles and thin laminations, which form a riven surface, the finish
suits this traditional architectural style.
The roof also includes
mini-dormer windows to break-up the expansive roof space, giving a fine
detailed edge to the appearance of the house externally as well as creating a
pleasing effect from the inside.
With a combination of
warm and cold roof construction dependent upon internal arrangements, the
specification of the warm roof generally comprises 245mm-deep timber rafters
built-up with a 190mm thickness of insulation, a 50mm air gap, traditional
sarking boards and overlaid with a layer of Proctor Roofshield breather
membrane.
The Heavy 3 slates are
securely fixed with copper nails combined with complex leadwork detailing,
which included lead soakers and wood roll verge detail. This approach resulted
in a robust cohesive system to provide excellent weather protection, which fully
complies with Scottish building regulations.
Installed by expert
roofing contractor John Carey, the installation was completed in a seven-week
timeframe. John explains: “The CUPA PIZARRAS team provided exactly the support
we needed for this impressive residential project. We worked closely with the
design team and the CUPA PIZARRAS specification manager to ensure the correct
product was used, with additional support throughout the installation as and
when it was needed. This really helped to keep the installation process on
track.
“I’ve been fixing CUPA
PIZARRAS slates for the last twenty years and use them on every job I do. The
quality is always reliable and the products are consistent.”
This prestigious
project earned Thomas Robinson Architects the accolade of Winner in The Herald
Property Awards for Scotland in the ‘Individual New Build’ category.
