Hi I have recently moved into a BISF house and have a leaky off-shot roof. Has anyone had any work done for a similar problem and if so can anyone recommend any companies Thanks Len Martin Number of Views :331

Metrotile Lightweight Roofing Solutions For Your BISF House The UK’s Leading steel roofing manufacturer Metrotile, is constantly undertaking a wide range of commercial & domestic projects Nationwide to replace and refurbish hundreds BISF roofs that have stood up to the UK’s harsh weather conditions since being installed & built shortly after the Second World War. Metrotile is currently undertaking major refurbishment programmes with a number of local authorities, including Bristol, [...]

Saint-Gobain Weber external wall insulation system cuts BISF U-value by an Impressive 70% for Cambridge BISF homes The BISF house is a steel framed house, designed and produced by the British Iron & Steel Federation and erected around the country from 1946. In Cambridgeshire these homes, constructed in 1950, are still lack adequate insulation. This is being remedied with the application of the BBA certified weber.therm XM External Wall Insulation [...]

Regent offer specialist refurbishment services for BISF Houses nationwide and takes great pride in offering customers the very best products and services which can be tailored to suit a range of budgets. Regent Maintenance Ltd are a family run property maintenance company that has been established since 1994.Based in Darlington, County Durham Regent offer a nationwide property repair and refurbishment service. Director Paul Leer has 30 years experience in the [...]

Alumasc And Kingspan Insulation Working Together To Improve BISF Houses At Moss Bank. Industry giants Alumasc and Kingspan Insulation have joined forces in a major social housing refurbishment project that is already changing the lives of tenants. Managed by Merseyside based housing association Helena Partnerships, the scheme, in the Moss Bank area of St Helens, comprises 107 British Iron and Steel Federation (BISF) homes, well known for their poor thermal [...]

BISF HOUSE.com recently contacted Septaluk to discuss the services they offer to BISF owners. Indeed we contact many companies on your behalf and in general some are helpful and some sadly are not. The reception that we received from Terry, the owner of Septaluk was nothing short of amazing, proving that a family based company can indeed provide a personal service that many larger companies simply cannot. Terry took time [...]

Gunite Eastern Ltd deliver a wide range of specialist contracting services to commercial and social housing clients. Providing a variety of  Solid Wall and External Wall Insulation systems and solutions from leading manufacturers that have been designed to meet exacting performance and environmental needs. The products offered are especially suited to BISF and PRC housing applications and have been created with efficiency and speed of installation in mind, together with [...]

Kennet Construction Limited are approved installers for a number of external wall insulation cladding systems. These are lightweight low cement or cement free systems, involving use of polymers, acrylics and silicones in a vast range of applications. They were involved in the construction of the largest of the John Lewis Partnership stores at Bluewater Park in Kent and have been featured on the Channel 4 program Grand Designs for their [...]

Fuller & Sons remain at the forefront of  domestic & commercial cladding applications in the UK. The company follows a proven policy of using the latest quality products along with a skilled workforce team in order to maintain the highest  level of service within the industry. They company demonstrates a sincere passion for each project undertaken, a rare quality in todays competitive environment. The family based roots of the company remain clear in [...]

Carillion the UK’s energy services giant warns that 6,000 jobs could be lost because of subsidy changes to the Government’s Green Deal energy-saving initiative with 4,500 jobs facing immediate threat from proposed cuts relating to solar panel installations. The Solar Trade Association also warns that the latest proposed changes could in the long term affect 90 per cent of industry workers leading to the eventual loss of 25,000 jobs causing [...]

BREEAM is the world’s foremost environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings. Breeam boasts 200,000 buildings with certified BREEAM assessment ratings and over a million registered for assessment since it was first launched in 1990. Breeam are well positioned to be a leading assessor in the governments forthcoming Green Deal Program. Gavin Summerson hosts a short introduction to BREEAM Refurbishment. BREEAM sets the standard for best practice in sustainable [...]

  £200m of new and additional Government funding has been announced to provide a special introductory offer boost to ensure  the early take up of the Government’s Green Deal energy efficiency scheme. With rocketing global energy prices, the Government wants to see as many people as possible benefiting when the Green Deal hits the high street next year. The announcement follows the consultation on the Green Deal that was launched [...]

The Green Deal is the Governments new flagship carbon emissions reduction project which is due to start in 2012, that aims to encourage as many people as possible to make their homes more energy efficient and should help to create create warmer BISF properties by providing all of the up front financial payments for such improvements by way of a loan and provides reassurances that the costs should be covered [...]

Replacement Roofing Systems For BISF Houses Almost all BISF houses were built with corrugated asbestos cement or steel roofing sheets. Over time these sheets have suffered from deterioration with most showing signs of erosion and discolouration. Many homeowners & local authorities have replaced these old corrugated asbestos roof panels with new lightweight steel tile systems such as those offered by Decra Tile & Metro Tile UK. These products can transform [...]

Retrofit UK LTD Ashcroft Estate Luton Refurbishment Over the years Retrofit UK Ltd has partnered with local authorities to improve BISF housing stocks nationwide. Retrofit UK Ltd has a strong working relationship with all major systems designers & as such are approved installers nationwide. Based at a head office in central Cambridgeshire & with a nationwide workforce, Retrofit UK Ltd is ideally suited to make use of all major trunk [...]

  BISF Refurbishment & Total Rendering Solutions For nearly two decades SPS envirowalls external wall insulation systems and solid wall insulation systems have been closely involved in the external renovation of old properties. The vast SPS envirowall product range enables us to provide tailor made solutions within affordable budgets, extending the life of these houses way beyond their original design expectations without the need for unjustifiably expensive re-builds. A hands [...]

The Swisspan System supplied by Swisspan External Wall Insulation Swisspan is an insulated render system used to overclad existing properties where the possibilities for mechanical fixing are restricted to structural elements, typically structural frames with non load-bearing steel or concrete infill panels and non-traditional house types such as Airey Duo Slab, BISF, Cornish, Crudens and Unity. Insulation materials are mechanically fixed to a galvanised steel horizontal support rail system that [...]

Sykes have undertaken numerous BISF renovation projects for various companies including South Tyneside Homes Sykes Specialist Contracting Ltd BISF Renovation East Bolden Sykes Specialist Contracting Ltd have completed the installation of the Alumasc Swisspan System to 30 BISF Houses at South Tyneside. The contract was completed in three weeks and from a delayed start due to a change in design the contract was delivered to programme at the agreed cost. BISF [...]

Henry Boot construction undertake BISF renovation work for local authorities and housing associations. Henry Boot Construction Barnsley Project for Berneslai Homes The project included external structural repairs, insulated render application under the Decent Homes modernisation programme which was applied to 27 British Iron and Steel Federation (BISF) houses in Thurnscoe. Works included external insulation upgrades to the existing steel cladding, finished with a reinforcing mesh and spar render coat. Internal works [...]

Carillion Energy Services were deployed by Bristol City Council to upgrade the thermal efficiency and aesthetics of BISF houses in Shirehampton primarily using the PermaRock system. PermaRock Mineral Fibre Insulated Render System Finish:PermaRock Acrylic K1.5mm and Brick Effect Render Finishes The Project: Various types of work was undertaken to upgrade the thermal efficiency and aesthetics of these BISF Houses. The client wished to bring the houses U-values into line with [...]

Pegasus externals Wombwell project Barnsley  Ninety houses were completed in 21 weeks. 2007 INCA award winner: Best use of insulated render and cladding for residential low rise / refurbishment. The BISF houses in the Windmill Road area of Wombwell have been refurbished, with Alumasc’s Swisspan Insulated Render System. Swisspan exactly met the specifiers technical requirements for a specific structural system which transfers the whole of the extra weight of the cladding onto [...]

  BISF Insulation North LincsBISF Insulation North Lincs pdf Anglian External Refurbishment North Lincs Anglian has completed an external envelope refurbishment scheme for Registered Social Landlord North Lincolnshire Homes. The refurbished houses are British Iron and Steel Federation (BISF) non-traditional construction, of which approximately 35,000 were built in the UK between 1944 and 1950. The scope of refurbishment included external wall insulation, new fascia, soffit and rainwater goods, PVC-u windows [...]

BISF Homes In Shortlees Get a Facelift Atrium Newsletter pdf BISF Renovation Scheme by Atrium Homes Work is complete on a £1.3 million facelift to 45 BISF houses in Shortlees, Kilmarnock. The work which has been undertaken on behalf of Atrium by CCG Ltd started in September 2010, with the properties undergoing a range of internal improvements works to fit kitchens, central heating systems, bathrooms and in some instance rewiring. [...]

Brick Cladding to Exterior BISF House Some 20 years ago BISF House purchased a typical and unloved BISF in Birmingham. Our aim was to completely renovate the house using an approved builder who was familiar with the current structure and design. Our intention was to fully clad the entire house in a brick skin whilst at the same time extending the front of the property to give a larger living [...]