Underwood House is a 19th century Grade B listed residential property in Ayrshire. The private property was purchased in 2017 and the current owners sought to undertake a full refurbishment to the four-storey building. The 500 m2 pitched roof features a half turret with six dormers and sweeping/curved valley details. It had been refurbished over time and the property was habitable.
However, as an extension had been built, the property was slated using Scotch and Welsh slate, which in turn, didn’t provide the desired uniform appearance of traditional Scottish Ballachulish slate, as is used in vernacular architecture of the area. DM Roofing proposed SIGA 120 for this project, this is a unique alternative to traditional Scottish slate. Sourced in Wales it is a true alternative to Ballachulish slate. SIGA 120 is supplied in random widths and diminishing courses, which gives a similar finish to scotch slating.
ClientUnderwood HouseServicesRe-RoofingYear2017
The turret with dormer presented the ultimate roof slating challenge. Each slate needed to be painstaking cut at an angle to create the perfect finish.
We saw this as a training opportunity for our younger slaters. A craftsman with many years of experience in roofing and slating led two less experienced roofers to pass on heritage knowledge, skill and experience inthis specialist field.
