Challenge:
Provide a cost-effective tile for affordable housing
Solution
Grampian in Slate Grey
Location
Leicester, East Midlands
Developer
Robert Woodhead Construction
Background
Russell Roof Tiles supplied social new build contractor Robert Woodhead Ltd with Grampian tiles in Slate Grey for a ground-breaking project by Leicester City Council to build hundreds of affordable homes for families across the city.
Solution
Russells’ supplied the Grampian tile – a standard flat interlocking roof tile laid half broken bonded. It provides the traditional appearance of slate tiles with the security of an interlocking design and forms part of the Russell Commercial Range.
Russell Commercial Range tiles are traditional sized interlocking tiles in a variety of profiles which provide a cost effective roofing solution.
The development also benefited from the Russell Commercial Range Dry Verge System is a high quality, purpose designed and mechanically fixed mortarless verge system which requires no maintenance.
