Cheshire’s largest house for 50 years features Marley Eternit tiles

The construction of a remarkable Cheshire house has recently been completed. The development, the largest private residence to be built in the county for over 50 years, features roof tiles by Marley Eternit. Cheshire’s largest house for 50 years features Marley Eternit tiles The construction of a remarkable Cheshire house has recently been completed. The development, the largest private residence to be built in the county for over 50 years, features roof tiles by Marley Eternit. Designed by Cheshire-based JIG Architecture, the grand Elizabethan-style manor house sits in acres of landscaped gardens that contain tennis courts and even a miniature golf course. Matthew Hughes, of JIG Architecture, commented: "We were really pleased when we won the brief as it’s not often that we get to work on such a large residential development. "The client was certain that they wanted a traditional-looking house so we went for an Elizabethan manor style. When viewed from above, the house is shaped like the letter E with three evenly-spaced protrusions at the front. This characteristic is in-keeping with houses from the Elizabethan period and gives a pleasing symmetry when the house is viewed from its approach. "An important aspect that we had to consider in the design of the house was that planning officials had specified that the roof covering had to be as similar as possible to the roof of the bungalow that was previously on the plot. We wanted something that would complement the Cheshire Red Sandstone accents used on the house and the colour of Marley Eternit’s Acme Double Camber Clay Plain Tile in Smooth Brindle fitted perfectly: Its dappled effect provided just enough contrast with the house without it looking incongruous to either the building or the area." A total of 56,000 of Marley Eternit’s Acme Double Camber Clay Plain Tiles were used on the main house, with an additional 14,000 used on the large outbuildings adjacent to it. Terry Kane, from roofing contractor Roofing Services (Hartford) Ltd, added: "A prime concern for most roofers when using tiles is that they are easy to work with, adaptable and hard-wearing: Marley Eternit’s tiles were all of these. I found these roof tiles were highly durable, travelled and stored well. In fact, we had far fewer breakages than normal which saved on the overall cost of the project." The building contractor on the project was CB Homes.

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