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Client: Wavensmere Homes
System: i-Roof
Project overview
Belgrave Village will offer 238 one and two-bedroom apartments, and 174 two, three, and four-bedroom houses. The pre-prepared roof structures from Roofspace Solutions save significant time and money and are fitted onto the traditionally built apartment structures by crane.
By choosing to work with Roofspace Solutions, Wavensmere Homes was introduced to the wealth of benefits that off-site construction brings. The i-Roof room-in-roof solution significantly speeds up a build programme, as a pair of roofs can be installed by an expert team in just one day. The roof arrives to site in panels that are craned into place, which also reduces the need for working at height and the safety implications that can bring.
One of the biggest benefits of off-site manufacturing is that the quality of build is consistently high. As i-Roof is manufactured in a controlled factory environment, stringent quality checks are carried out at each step. This reduces the likelihood of errors, which when using traditional building methods are often only spotted once the build commences. This saves time on-site.
By selecting i-Roof, Wavensmere Homes also benefited from reduced on-site waste. The design team creates the plans in their design software, ensuring that material is utilised efficiently. Once the designs reach the factory, the materials required are cut exactly to the sizes set out in the designs, ensuring no off-cuts go to waste. On average, i-Roof provides a 25% reduction in waste.
“The i-Roof products that the client chose to use saved time and money without compromising on the quality of the build. This not only reduced the environmental
impact but also satisfied our customer’s needs and delivered an exceptional housing development.”
Kacper Stangierski, Senior Designer, Roofspace Solutions