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A building in Byker Wall estate, showing roof completed with Bauder Total Roof System

Byker Wall

Bauder Total Roof System (BTRS)

Project Type:
Refurbishment
Sector:
Residential
Environmental Focus:
Solar PV
System:
Reinforced Bitumen Membrane, Photovoltaic
Location:
North East

Synopsis

As part of the £26 million refurbishment of this Grade II listed residential estate, which features a continuous block of over 600 properties, work was performed to not only repair the existing roof but to bring Byker Wall to the forefront of modern-day roofing technology with the installation of a state-of-the-art photovoltaic system.

  • Aerial view Byker Wall estate
  • A building in Byker Wall estate, showing roof completed with Bauder Total Roof System
  • A building in Byker Wall estate, showing roof completed with Bauder Total Roof System  and solar PV
  • A building in Byker Wall estate, showing roof completed with Bauder Total Roof System
  • A building in Byker Wall estate, showing roof completed with Bauder Total Roof System

Bauder Building Board

Project

Byker Wall

TypeRefurbishment
Location

Newcastle upon Tyne

Roof size

4,500 m²

Specifier

Your Homes Newcastle

Main contractorKeepmoat
Approved contractor

Hodgson Sayers

Products applied

Bauder Total Roof System:
An integrated bituminous system with a life expectancy in excess of 40 years as stated in BBA certificate.

BauderSOLAR:
Photovoltaic system was installed with 132 PV modules being fitted.

The result

Before replacing the existing waterproofing the team needed to convert the pitched metal roof back to its original flat roof status by removing the profiled metal sheets and timber framework. Subsequently, Hodgson Sayers then installed 4,500m² of Bauder’s top-quality reinforced bitumen system, which included a highly efficient 120 mm PIR insulation. Four of the ten housing blocks were fitted with 132 PV Modules, enabling Byker Wall to generate at least 39.6 Megawatt Hours of solar power each year. All work was completed on time and to budget in December 2015, much to the delight of all project stakeholders.

System Build Up

Bauder Total Roof System (BTRS)

Bauder Total Roof System (BTRS)

Bauder Total Roof System (BTRS)

BTRS is a fully bonded system suitable for new build and refurbishment projects within warm and inverted roof constructions with a choice of insulations; also used as a system to overlay an existing roof that is thermally reliable and still meets current standards. 

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Thickness (mm)5.2
Weight (kg/m2)0.25

Advocacy

Kevin Scott, Property Services Manager at Your Homes Newcastle:

“Byker Wall is an exceptional example of how modern roofing can revive a historical landmark. Bauder and Hodgson Sayers delivered a roofing solution of the highest quality giving us total confidence in the future performance of the roof.”