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Fascia Board's and Soffits
When
putting up new fascias, soffits and
bargeboards or replacing them, the best
option is to fit UPVC. Available in popular
white, black and two shades of brown. UPVC
fascia and soffit material will save
maintenance and looks great - there will be
no need for repainting every other year,
just wiping down with a damp cloth.
Bargeboard
Provides a finish to the gable end
of your home sealing the verge. Bargeboards
and fascias are manufactured from 19mm heavy
duty board to provide long life and
durability. Finished with a highly polished
surface to reflect heat to reduce expansion
and contraction problems which may occur
with thinner boards. A foamed core makes it
lightweight and resistant to water ingress.
& 5 meter lengths are used to produce fewer
joints
Current building regulations require
ventilation in the soffit for new buildings
(equivalent to a one inch gap along the
whole perimeter), although not absolutely
necessary, when fitting replacement soffit,
it is worth considering
fitting pre-ventilated soffit to improve
ventilation of the roof void (picture above
right).
There are many reasons why, when replacing
your homes bargeboards and fascias, to use
uPVC and just some of its qualities are
listed below
Excellent
weatherability
Weather has no effect on PVC-U building
materials. Problems like rotting, rust, etc.
just don't apply. Even in special conditions
like coast areas (salt, storm, sun,) PVC-U
is more applicable.
Self
extinguishing
PVC-U burns when subjected to flame, but
does not burn by itself: The product
extinguishes immediately when the external
flame source is removed.
Resistance
to most chemical products
The list of chemical products that PVC-U is
able to resist is very long indeed and can
be obtained on request.
Anti fungi
properties
No bacteriological development on PVC-U =>
hospitals, food industry, ?
Easy to
clean = low maintenance
Its closed, smooth surface means that PVC-U
is extremely easy to clean using a gentle
household detergent dissolved in water. This
also means that the product is virtually
dirt resistant because there are no pores
that can be filled with dirt?
Thermal
insulator
Like wood, PVC-U is a good insulator. Its
coefficient of heat conductivity is actually
slightly lower than wood at 0.17 W/mC?,
compared with 0.23 W/mC?. The equivalent
coefficient for aluminum is approximately
210 W/mC?.
Bondable
Additional plastic components, such as end
cap can easily be bonded to PVC-U.
Good Value for your money.


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