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News Release from: Hodgson Sealants | Subject: Failed materials warranty claims
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 January 2008
Is your roof warranty airtight?
Noel Burke of Hodgson Sealants discusses reduced ROI through failure in airtightness and the impact of failed materials' warranty claims.
Warranted life expectancy and the reduced carbon emissions performance of new metal clad buildings are key specification criteria within the roofing industry As Gordon Brown commits the UK to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60% before 2050, the importance of airtightness and building sealants couldn't be more crucial to the construction industry
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 12 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The return on capital investment in a building through sales or rental income depends heavily on its continuing to pass thermal imaging and the smoke/pressure test for the Energy Label over the building's design life," comments Noel Burke of Hodgson Sealants.
"Reduced ROI through a failure in airtightness will mean the investor will seek rectification by the contractor".
"The contractor then depends on the failed materials' warranty claims to recover the costs".
"Rectification costs can be more than 100 times the cost of doing it right in the first place; basically, it is more or less impossible to retroseal a building properly without reroofing and recladding".
"Too often the warranties for materials that are finally purchased are not worth the paper they are printed on.
You shouldn't demand warranties at tender stage, then forget about them at the contract stage as the building materials are purchased and delivered to site".
"The only safeguard is to use materials backed by reputable manufacturers, which are properly warranted and accredited to well-established industry test standards".
The 20 strong Hodgson Sealant Class A Sealant product range for metal roofing and cladding is an excellent example.
The GCA butyl sealant is designed to meet all the requirements of the NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) Technical Bulletin No.
36, and the MCRMA (Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association), Technical Paper No 16.
Third Party UKAS Laboratory Accreditation confirms that the GCA butyl strip sealant meets the NFRC Class A standard and ISO 9001:2000 certification ensures the consistent quality of our products.
The comprehensive roofing and cladding applications covered by the Class A Range includes sealing metal sheeting, end and side laps, rooflights, gutters and flashings, composite panel ridge sealing, roof and cladding penetrations and roof and wall membrane sealing.
As well as butyl sealants, the range includes fire resistant construction foams.
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