Roof slates from Redland were used during the development of a new £6.2m dementia care home in Wallsend, Newcastle.
Saxon 10 Slates provide a blue aesthetic, working well with the red facing bricks.
They were specified by architect, Steve Howmans, of Coachhouse 8.
“They’ve attracted a lot of favourable comments from everyone, including the roofers, who remarked on how easy they were to install,” he said.
Built for charity, Eothen Homes, the 60-bed facility is recognised as the first of its kind in the North East as it has been designed using the very latest dementia research around a theme of ‘freedom, security and space’.
It contains four households, each providing accommodation for 13 people, and every household has its own kitchen, dining and lounge areas. There are also eight apartments ideal for spouses whose partners are being cared for, plus a guest room.
Manufactured with a riven surface, cut back interlock, thin leading edge, and chamfered side edges; Saxon 10 Slates mimic quarried slate, but have features that only machine-made tiles can deliver, such as single nail fixing and no requirement for eaves or top slates.
The 1,275sq m roof is at a pitch of 30º, though the slates can be laid at a minimum pitch as low as 17.5º, which extends the possibilities for designing distinctive roofscapes.
The project also employed Redland ridge and verge components.
