CONSERVATORIES&SOLIDROOFS
New Eurocell Equinox solid roof
set to eclipse the competition
Eurocell, the UK’s leading
manufacturer, distributor and
recycler of PVC-U building
products, has announced
a raft of updates to its
market-leading Equinox
solid conservatory roof.
» LAUNCHED IN 2013 AS AN
alternative to replacement and new
conservatory polycarbonate and glass
roofs, Equinox offers the excellent thermal
performance and ventilation that allows
conservatories to be used all year round. Its
accurate prefabrication and easy-to-make and
fit system design make it a firm favourite with
fabricators and installers.
Now Eurocell have made a series of updates
and improvements to ensure it continues
to meet the evolving needs of the trade and
homeowners.
To meet end users’ desire for natural light
as well as a comfortable living environment,
Eurocell engineers have designed full height
glazing panels to feature in the system.
Individual panels up to one metre wide and
three metres high of clear glass allow lighter,
sunlit conservatories and several panels can
be accommodated that give an impression
of even more space. The new glazed version
is known as Equinox Vega, named after
one of the brightest stars in the northern
hemisphere.
In terms of system design, the aluminium
rafters in the lightweight roof have been
separated from the deck, enlarging the air gap.
This means that Equinox is currently the only
fully ventilated solid roof solution available in
the UK. A new fixed pitch option increases
installer choice and helps make common pitch
angles even easier to fit, while the variable
pitch option remains for more complex
roofs.
Other changes include the use of battens
to create the air gap necessary for better
ventilation; a switch from Polyisocyanurate
(PIR) insulation to Styrene, which is 100%
recyclable and contains no harmful CFCs or
HCFCs; and upgraded 18mm OSB3 boarding
to increase structural strength in line with
regulations for flat roofs with a pitch of 10
degrees or less. OSB is also a more sustainable
choice than plywood because it is produced
from younger, faster growing trees.
The innovative SlateSkin sheet tile system
now features a mechanism that provides a
neater vertical joint between 6m strips of
tiles, resulting in a seamless finish for roofs
over 6m long. And a new method for fitting
the front row of tiles means all fixing screws
are completely hidden, providing a neater
look and better sightlines. Eurocell has
increased customer tile choice further with
the introduction of slate-effect envirotile
composite tiles as an option. Available in
Grey, Brown, Terracotta and Black and made
from 75% recycled materials, multiple tiles
can be fitted together, making envirotile
more attractive to installers than single-tile fit
composite products.
Commenting on the updates to Equinox,
Conservatory Roofs Manager Sean Bunyan
said: “The latest version of our Equinox
conservatory roof shows how committed we
are to continually improving and developing
our products. As styles change, new
regulations emerge and materials technology
evolves, installers know they can rely on
Eurocell to give them the products they need
to adapt and compete.”
What hasn’t changed, Eurocell are quick to
point out, are the quality assurance and service
support they have always provided. The
complete Equinox system is guaranteed for
10 years and carries Local Authority Building
Control (LABC) and LABSS certification.
Kit quotation requests are turned around
within an hour, roofs are delivered in six
working days, and a dedicated technical
support team means help is always at hand.
All components needed to install a complete
roof come as part of the Equinox ‘one-box’ kit
solution, including tile sheets, hip end caps,
ridge and hip top caps and all fixings.
www.eurocell.co.uk
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