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News Release from: Marley Eternit | Subject: Marley Eternit Weatherboard
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 October 2006
Marley Eternit Weatherboard beside the
seaside
A+ Construction have used the fire-resistant cladding boards on the complete elevations of a large private house just 25 feet from the beach in Selsey near Chichester in Sussex.
Fibre cement Weatherboard from Marley Eternit is giving a contemporary but practical lift to the face of a beach road in a historic fishing town on the south coast Prestige developers A+ Construction have used the fire-resistant cladding boards on the complete elevations of a large private house just 25 feet from the beach in Selsey near Chichester in Sussex
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 24 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Fibre cement Weatherboard from Marley Eternit has played an 'integral' part in getting planning approval for a landmark three-storey development.
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The 3,000ft upside down house, which has balconied living rooms and master bedroom on the first floor and three other bedrooms plus granny annexe on the ground floor, has been clad with a blue grey Weatherboard to reflect the maritime environment.
Designed by the owners and local surveyor Richard Watkins, ceilings upstairs are vaulted and the rooms oak floored and bathed in light from full-height windows while downstairs all the floors are tiled so that sand from the beach can easily be swept up.
Underfloor heating is complemented by solar panels.
The property on a three-quarter-acre plot replaces post-war railway carriages still used by many locals as beach huts, and took six months to build.
Its concrete block frame is reinforced by a breathable membrane on the outside, over which a battened grid was fixed to support the planks of Weatherboard.
A+ Construction had not used Marley Eternit's Weatherboard before but soon got to grips with the installation.
"We got through 150 saw blades but it was easy enough to fix and the end result looks stunning, the perfect blend of stand-out and sympathetic," said Alan.
"All the other houses on the road are pebble dashed or rendered in some way but our clients wanted an exterior that wouldn't need maintenance for 15 years or so and traditional finishes suffer from the wind and salt spray.
"Weatherboard was ideal, not just in meeting the practical necessities but also in its appearance and colour which reflects the area's maritime heritage.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it again".
A+ Construction has specialised in the south-east for some 35 years in large, private homes and small, exclusive developments but has recently also completed a GBP500,000 nursing home extension. Request a free brochure from Marley Eternit ...
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