ROOFING , CLADDING & FACADES
Heritage Valley with Bradstone Tiles
Heritage Valley with Riverstone
THE GROUND-BREAKING NEW HERITAGE VALLEY TROUGH
BRITISH INNOVATION IS ALIVE AND WELL
GRP manufacturing specialist Filon Products has a long-held reputation as an innovator in the roofing sector , having pioneered the original GRP ( Glass Reinforced Polyester ) profiled sheets manufactured by continuous pultrusion process in the 1950s . Filon also manufactured the first continuously produced GRP valley troughs as an alternative to costly lead products in the 1980s .
More recently , the company has introduced a ground-breaking new addition to its range of GRP valley gutters . Designed for use with plain tile and slate roofs , the Heritage Valley combines the proven benefits of GRP construction with the classic , heritage aesthetic of a close mitred valley – previously only attainable with lead soakers beneath the roof tiles . This design provides an elegant seamless transition from one roof slope to the next with a completely hidden valley gutter . The only things visible are the tiles .
NOT JUST FOR HERITAGE PROJECTS
The simplicity of the installation of the Heritage Valley has meant it ’ s also finding favour in a wide range of ‘ non-heritage ’ applications – in fact , wherever aesthetics is a key consideration . A recent project using plain tiles was a Sainsbury ’ s convenience store , but it is also perfectly suited to most other flat format tiles including concrete and clay interlocking varieties along with man-made and artificial slates .
Another recent project replaced a failed swept valley that used reconstituted stone tiles and gave a beautiful trouble free solution and appearance to the roof .
OUTSTANDING AESTHETICS , LOWER COSTS , PRACTICAL ADVANTAGES
It ’ s widely known that GRP is much lighter than lead and is completely non-toxic . Also , with no scrap value , it ’ s not subject to the risk of theft . In addition to these advantages , the Heritage Valley also brings significant cost savings when compared to lead . The material cost of GRP is lower and with no specialist lead working skills required on-site , labour costs are reduced too .
A TRULY INNOVATIVE BRITISH DESIGN THAT DELIVERS FURTHER SAVINGS , TOO
Steve Makin , one of the experienced British design team members behind the Heritage Valley , explains : “ The unique , dry-fix ’ S ’ design of the Heritage Valley maintains a wide drainage channel but has a much narrower span between the tile support ledges . This design eliminates the need for costly valley roof tiles on plain tile roofs . With the short span between support ledges , there are no unsupported small cut tiles or slates , so no additional tile support pieces are required and the quantity of slate / tile and a half going into the valley
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