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Heritage roofing - maintaining our iconic buildings
The UK is home to some of the most iconic buildings in the world, from stunning churches and cathedrals to historic stately homes. Each and every one of these remarkable feats of architecture requires regular maintenance to ensure they remain in the very best condition, allowing them to be enjoyed for generations.
Traditional Lime
Lime: it’s better for buildings – and for the environment
It is now fairly well known that cement is not good for old buildings and that lime mortar should be used. But why? What are the advantages and what are the disadvantages? In order to begin to answer those questions it is necessary to understand the nature of traditional building, the process by which buildings used to be built, and how it differs from modern construction, the process by which we build today.
Audio Visual
Audio visual equipment in church buildings
This guidance is issued by the Church Buildings Council under section 55(1)(d) of the Dioceses, Mission and Pastoral Measure 2007. As it is statutory guidance, it must be considered with great care. The standards of good practice set out in the guidance should not be departed from unless the departure is justified by reasons that are spelled out clearly, logically and convincingly.
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CRE Events
Exhibitors enthuse over the CRE experience
By 4pm on the first day of CRE 24 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, exhibitors Chris and Kim Dunphy had already had so many helpful and detailed conversations with visitors that they were “completely talked out”.
Insurance
You need to ensure that reasonable precautions are in place at your church to keep it safe for those who use it. To do this, you need to think about what might cause harm to people.
You will then need to decide if the precautions already in place are adequate. If they are not, you may need to identify further action to prevent any danger. When done formally, this is known as a risk assessment.
Lead Roofing
Lead is one of the oldest materials in the roofing industry and is still commonly used throughout the world today.
Lead roofing is a traditional roofing method which has been used in the industry for hundreds of years, and is therefore proven to be extremely reliable. Lead roofing, and sand-cast lead, in particular is ideal for old buildings such as churches or historical renovations, whereas milled lead roofing is a mass-produced alternative, used for precision and accuracy in homes and commercial buildings alike.
Lightning Protection
When lightning strikes are you protected against this act of God?
The issue of lightning protection in churches is one that has exercised this publication for many years. In this four-part series of spotlights on the issue we will be revisiting various aspects of the subject, beginning with an overview of current thinking.
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Specialist Roofing - Fully Supported Metal
The Lead Contractors Association (LCA)
Supported at The Roofing Awards by ASSOCIATED LEAD MILLS (ALM) (Sponsors of the Murdoch Award)
Specialist Roofing - Fully Supported Metal
Company Name: Longworth
Project Name: St Michaels & All Angels Church, Kirkby
Project description: A new build church using VM Natural Zinc Plus and VM Pigmento Blue Zinc Plus
- The contractor was approached for their expertise in this local project, greatly important to the surrounding community
- The contractor undertook the complete build-up of the roof from the structural deck outwards and employed a variety of skills through both design & build stages to deliver a sound roofing system with a traditional zinc finish
Company Name: O’Brien Roofing & Leadworks Ltd
Project Name: Chideock Manor Church, Dorset
Project description: Lead works on lantern to library using Calder Lead
- This was an intricate and detailed project which required exceptional skills, knowledge and experience of how to work with lead
Company Name: Cladding Services (Eastern) Ltd
Project Name: Highrising Flyingthorpe, North Yorkshire
Project description: New detached house with separate annexe and double garage. Main roof covering, was installed using MetSeam MS Pro pre-weathered zinc standing seam
- The pre-weathered Zintec provided the requirement for a subtle blending of both local planning authority and the North Yorkshire Moors Parks department
- The roof system had to be able to withstand easterly winds driving directly from the North Sea up the hill, which can reach up to and exceed 80 mph
- The client wished to have a clean and crisp line on the verge edge. Therefore the contractor modified the details to utilize a full length roof panel
The Lead Contractors Association (LCA)
Supported at The Roofing Awards by ASSOCIATED LEAD MILLS (ALM) (Sponsors of the Murdoch Award)
Since 1996, the members of the Lead Contractors Association have vied for what quickly became regarded as the ultimate accolade in leadwork excellence – the Murdoch Award. Open to all members of the LCA using rolled sheet to BSEN12588 or traditional sand cast sheet, entries for the Murdoch Award competition demonstrate the very best design and workmanship examples of lead in roofing and cladding.
All entries are scrutinised by a judging panel, firstly looking in detail at photographs and site reports to establish a shortlist that require a further roof top examination by a member of the panel. Eventually three finalists are selected, from which an overall winner is chosen through a final assessment involving Dick Murdoch himself. The winner is first announced at the LCA Annual Conference.
Since 2004, the Murdoch Award has been sponsored by Associated Lead Mills, as a further demonstration of their support for the LCA’s promotion of quality standards. In 2006, ALM introduced the Murdoch Sponsors Award, to enable the judging panel to also recognise the smaller project (below 5 tonnes) which, whilst not perhaps containing the same wide variety and complexity of detailing as some of the larger entries, nevertheless had been carried out to an extraordinary standard. The LCA, again supported by Associated Lead Mills, are proud to be one of the sponsors for the Annual Congress Awards, where the Murdoch Award and Murdoch Sponsors Award will again be presented.
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