Welcome to the new LSA blog! This is the first in an occasional series of blog items that will be a new feature, covering the range of activities that keep the LSA team busy.
The short week after a bank holiday are always a bit strange
as you try to work out which day it is, but plenty was going last week to keep
the LSA team fully occupied.
I spent Wednesday in Hereford with Taylor-Lane, our partner
developing the prefabricated rolled lead sheet covered dormer unit that we hope
will take the building market by storm.
After months of developing the concept, the first orders for
the dormer now appear close, with at least one major developer eager to install
the units on a site later this summer. As with any innovative product, others
are waiting to see the first examples in use before committing but the many expressions
of interest suggest strong sales are likely.
Looking at the mock-up in Taylor-Lane’s factory reminded me
just how solid and impressive a structure the finished dormer will be. The
benefits to the builder of a jig-built structure finished in factory conditions
by a skilled lead-worker must make this an attractive option. Prices are now
being worked up but given the likely life of the product – backed up by the
25-year LCA warranty on the lead work and the 50 year guarantee on the lead
sheet – it must be cost effective when compared with a man-made alternative.
Even for those who currently prefer a lead covered option this solution, simply
craning the finished unit into place, must be preferable to sending a
lead-worker onto the roof in all weather conditions to struggle with rolls of
lead sheet.
For more information about the dormer visit www.leadsheet.co.uk/dormer.
One of the most popular services LSA provides is the wide
range of downloadable CAD designs for the use of lead sheet in construction.
Last week there were over 1,000 downloads and monthly figures can be as high as
6,000. To try to understand how this works I met on Thursday with Terry Holding
of Fastrack CAD, who host this service on behalf of LSA. Fastrack CAD promotes
the LSA drawings alongside those for many other building products in everyday
use across the industry. They are also able to offer BIM drawings for some uses
of lead sheet. The latest service is an app for use on smart phones and
tablets so that drawing can be easily accessed on site. You can access our drawings by clicking here and searching for "Lead Sheet Association" within the FastrackCAD app once downloaded.
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