Case Studies

The Cloth Hall, Smarden

Winner of The Heritage Award at the National Roofing Awards 2016

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We were delighted to be engaged to re-roof this beautiful 15th Century Grade 2 *house in Smarden. Our brief was to ensure that the work was carried out to exacting standards with the minimum disruption and mess.  

Before commencing we had to take a full photographic survey to ensure all detailing was replicated or improved.  

• We had to work around nesting barn owls and leave the end canopy un tiled until the young had flown
• Scaffold was erected and all boarded lifts covered in polythene to stop any debris falling on ground.
• Roofs all stripped of existing tiles and lathes
• Rafters all de-nailed and treated with odourless wood preservative: Wykamol
• New TLX Gold Insulation installed
• New oak tilt filets fitted
• New brash 25 x 38 battens fitted with 65mm galvanised nails.
• New oak lathes installed at sprocketed eaves and canopy, and peg tiles hung on wooden pegs to retain original appearance
• All tiles re-hung with 40mm alloy peg drops. . We had to source 10000 top quality reclaimed old Kent peg tiles which were mixed with existing prior to laying
• All chimneys were re-flashed with traditional lime mortar flaunches and soakers. 
• Verges were set on lime mortar without undercloak as per original detail
• Ridge tiles were back bedded on lime mortar as per original detail.
• All chimneys were re-pointed with lime mortar.
• Open lead valleys were replaced with valley tiles.
• Swept valley was carefully replicated

My team and I are very proud of this project and the icing on the cake was picking up The Heritage Award  at the National Roofing Awards in London 2016