Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa November/December 2014 | Page 64

Scheltema Delivers Superior
Workmanship and Expertise
As SA’s leading provider of roofing, ceilings and partitioning since 1931, Scheltema
can be proud of their reputation for delivering superior workmanship and specialised
expertise across the industrial, commercial, and residential roofing sectors.

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cheltema believe that it is their ability
to innovate, to push boundaries, to
go beyond the parameters of their
core service offering and orientation, that
truly sets them apart.
According to MD, Michael van
Breda, Scheltema has been honing
and developing its ability to take on
specialised roofing and re-roofing projects
for several years now. These include
timber frame construction, asbestos
removal, re-roofing, eco-construction,
heritage work, and large scale, technically
demanding contracts, both locally
and abroad. This enterprising spirit
finds expression in two of Scheltema’s
current projects:

Tygervalley Shopping Centre
At this centre (pictured above), Scheltema
was commissioned to replace the entire
50,000m2 roof and skylights - with the
added stipulation that the centre remain
fully operational for the duration of
the project. Scheltema designed and
developed a bespoke spacer system or
sub-grid which allows for the new roof
to be laid on top of the old one, using
a series of galvanised steel up-stands.
Insulation is laid beneath the new skin
in an uncompressed manner so that its
thermal properties are maximised.
“A great deal of research went into
the development and refinement of this
product but the end result is a system
that is economical, practical, thermally
efficient and relatively simple to install.

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It can also be scaled for large and small
re-roofing projects” said David Payne,
Director of Scheltema’s Industrial Division.
L’Ormarins
Scheltema’s work at L’Ormarins (pictured
below) in Franschhoek demonstrates
both an ability and a willingness to deliver
creative, innovative and customised solutions to meet the needs and tastes of
individual property owners.
The L’Ormarins project commenced in
2006, and has slowly seen the replacement
of all old roofs and the installation of new
ones to a vast array of stables, homesteads
etc., using a steel thatch-like product that
has all the aesthetic appearance of thatch
but none of its disadvantages.
Keen to retain the rural style and
vernacular of the Cape winelands, the
estate owners tasked the professional
team with the sourcing of a roofing
product that would allow them to preserve
the aesthetic integrity of their estate while
circumventing the necessity for ongoing
and costly maintenance.

On discovering that the local product
was no longer being manufactured,
Scheltema once again set about
developing and manufacturing a prototype that would meet their client’s needs.
This process resulted in the development
of a customised thatch-like substrate
made from corrugated metal sheeting that
has the same appearance and variegated
colour of thatch but which requires no
maintenance whatsoever. Being steel, it is
also non-corrosive and non-combustible,
further augmenting the product’s durability, cost efficiency and safety.
For more information visit:
www.scheltema.co.za

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