By Stella Rooflight

Conservation rooflights for historic barn conversion

Poldhurst Manor is a stunning country residence in Harbledown and Rough Common, Kent. Part of the main residence dates back to the early 16th Century.

The estate includes a number of grade 2 listed barns, which have all been converted for office and leisure space.

A new upstairs areas has been recently introduced into one of the barns, creating a useful space which the owner intends to use a gymnasium.

A stunning look inside and out

In order to create a light, airy and well ventilated space, the owner commissioned four Stella bespoke conservation rooflights, that now flood the large open upstairs space with natural daylight. The perfect environment for those morning spin sessions!

High performance rooflights

The rooflights were manufactured using Marine Grade 316 stainless steel and finished with a C5 powder coating offering excellent protection against the elements with minimum maintenance. “The rooflights were manufactured using Marine Grade 316 stainless steel and finished with a C5 powder coating offering excellent protection against the elements with minimum maintenance. ”

The glazing consisted a 4mm toughened Bio-Clean Natural self-clean and solar control outer pane with a 16mm black warm edge spacer filled with Argon gas and a 4mm toughened Planitherm Low E inner pane.

The 4 opening rooflights are manually operated using high quality solid brass winders.

Stella designed and manufactured the opening rooflights to fit an internal rafter size 550mmx850mm, each with a single glazing bar. Internally the rooflights were finished with a stylish American Ash liner to achieve a high quality finish and excellent thermal performance.

A satisfied customer

Paul Cowham, the homeowner, said: “We spent a long time researching the various conservation rooflight products available and we really liked the look and the high specification offered with the Stella Rooflight option.

We were able to design the rooflights exactly how we wanted them and Paul and the team were extremely helpful throughout the entire process.

The fact that the rooflights are designed and manufactured in the UK also appealed and you can really see the quality in the finish and design. We have been very impressed with the Stella team and we love the appearance of our new rooflights. We will be back for more!”

www.stellarooflight.co.uk

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Safety is at the front and centre of our product policy:

Our technical expertise has contributed directly to UK rooflight non-fragility classification over decades, with Filon personnel playing key safety roles in influential trade associations including NARM (National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers) and ACR (Advisory Committee for Roofsafety). Our unique, patented Fixsafe system is the only solution that allows profiled rooflights to be safely installed from within the building envelope, without the need to access fragile roof areas. We offer a range of fire grades to provide compliance with Building Regulations. Our Supasafe triple reinforced rooflights provide high impact resistance, spanning and load-bearing capabilities. We’re the UK’s longest established manufacturer of profiled rooflights by continuous process, with a successful track record of excellence in design, product performance and customer support. As you’d expect, we’re also currently employing Covid-secure working practices throughout our operations. Filon: truly a ‘safe pair of hands’ for specifiers.

daylight diary

Shared goals for Europe & the UK

OCT 2021

Elisa Setién, Director General of Eurolux, the European trade association for roofights, natural ventilation and smoke/heat exhaust systems, was a guest presenter at the recent NARM (National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers) General Meeting.

Eurolux and NARM are working together to minimise trade barriers between the EU and devolved nations of the UK in the postBrexit era and into the future.

Topics covered included harmonising the relative EU and UK standards applied to light transmission, safety and other aspects of rooflighting; CE and CA Marking of products; product testing; regulation and best practice among specifiers and installers. The meeting was chaired by NARM Director Tom Ogilvie, who said: “We are delighted that Elisa was able to join us for what was a very informative and productive meeting. We look forward to working closely with her and the Eurolux team, to achieve mutual aims.”

Other presenters included NARM Technical Committee Chairman, Stuart Middle; Safety and ACR Advisory Committee for Roofsafety Representative Mark Wilcox; and External Communications Committee Chairman, Ian Weakford. NARM represents manufacturers and suppliers of all types of rooflights into the UK market. Its purpose is to identify and promote best practice in rooflight specification, installation, maintenance and safety – as well as informing standards and legislative bodies on all aspects of rooflighting.

Elisa Setién, Director General of Eurolux, was guest presenter at the recent NARM (National Association of Rooflight Manufacturers) General Meeting

For further information about NARM and Eurolux activities, please visit

www.narm.org.uk

and www.eurolux-eu.com

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