Zinc

Round zinc roofs for London school

The roof of this new school building in Cobham, London consists of a single ply flat deck with two circular, sloping upstands which are clad in rheinzinc. These circular roofs and the flat roof were surrounded with a zinc fascia and zinc downpipes were installed.  

VM Anthra zinc cladding on Lewes, Sussex church extension

Prize-winning roof….

Two zinc pyramids on church extension in Sussex

St Augustine’s Church in Scaynes Hill, near Haywards Heath, East Sussex. An unusual project, the larger of the two pyramid roofs has a change in angle at the top whilst the four faces turn into three. The zinc is Natural finish so looks a bit messy at the early stage when these photos were taken as the metal has weathered to different degrees. However, within...

Curved zinc roof in Laughton, East Sussex

We’ve just finished on this large new-build residence near Lewes in East Sussex, comprising the main barrel vaulted roof and the lower ‘lean-to’ also with a zinc roof. The roofs are ventilated, with close boarding under the zinc. The panels for the main roof are being installed in one run, so they are made on site and carefully lifted up to the...

Zinc eaves cladding in Orpington, Kent

A private house in South-East London where we have zinc-clad the overhanging eaves and coping. We consulted with the architect and took care to ensure our panels were cut and spaced to match up with the eaves timbers. The roof has a curve along the sides, it’s not a funny lens on the...

Zinc chapel roof in Medway, Kent

This is a two-phase project at Medway Crematorium in Chatham, Kent, involving an extension on both sides of the existing building. We have completed the East side and will return in June to work on the West. Uses VM Zinc’s Pigmento Red which has a pigment added to the metal to give a subtle colour tone to the zinc. The roof is a warm construction so the zinc...