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Filon at London Gliding Club
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Filon was called upon to provide a refurbishment solution for the Grade 2 listed
London Gliding Club Building in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, at the foot of the
Dunstable Downs.
The Club is one of the largest and oldest of its kind in the UK, having been in
existence since 1930. In 1935 the original wooden hangars at the site were
replaced on the present building designed by the renowned architect and club
member Kit Nicholson.
In recent years, the building had deteriorated and the decision was taken to
carry out refurbishment to the roofing and cladding.
This presented an unusual challenge. The local planning department insisted
on replacement using a profile to match the existing asbestos cement cladding,
to comply with the requirements of the building’s listing.
However, during a previous refurbishment the cladding had
been replaced incorrectly, with the same profile used for walls
and roofing.
After being approached by the client's architect, the
Technical Department at Filon responded by modifying an
existing GRP roofing profile to provide a practical solution
which performed the dual roles of wall and roof sheeting,
whilst conforming to the aesthetic requirements of the
planners.
Industrial and commercial roofing specialist, Advanced
Roofing Services of Forest Row, East Sussex were appointed
as roofing contractor and carried out the very successful
removal of existing roof and wall sheets and the installation of
the new Filon sheeting.
Filon's triple reinforced GRP sheeting, Supasafe was used on
the roof and was complemented by matching translucent
rooflight sheets. For the walls, Filon's double reinforced DR-30
was used. These two outstandingly strong yet still relatively
thin and lightweight products were chosen to provide a very
strong and durable roof to provide long term non-fragility and
enable the roof and walls to cope with the possible high wind
loads on the exposed site.
Filon DR and Supasafe roofsheets and rooflights are are
available in three fire resistant grades to meet current
Building Regulations for Fire Safety.
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