Yard Farm Lincoln clay pantiles case study

A self-build project in the rural village of Old Dalby, Leicestershire is one of the first in the country to be completed using the new Lincoln, an innovative easy-to-fix interlocking clay pantile.

“Old Dalby lies within an ‘Area of Particularly Attractive Countryside’ so the rustic pantile aesthetic specified by the architects was very important – the Lincoln enabled us to achieve this look. The open gauge on the tile made it very easy to fix giving considerable time savings over a traditional clay pantile, especially because we could use traditional clay fittings alongside a dry ridge system.” Paul Warrington of C Warrington & Sons A self-build project in the rural village of Old Dalby, Leicestershire is one of the first in the country to be completed using the new Lincoln – an innovative...

As the Lincoln clay pantile range includes left hand verge tiles, installation time around the Velux windows on the project was dramatically reduced. The completely open gauge also allowed adjustment on the roof, providing flexibility, without the need for complicated setting out or specialist skills and the hidden interlock completes the traditional aesthetic. Sarah Jackson, marketing product manager at Marley Eternit, explains: Project information Location: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire Application: Residential Product: Lincoln clay pantile in Rustic Red HSSP Melton Mowbray Contractor: James...