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Altro Wood adhesive-free, Altro Pisces, Altro Walls ShowerKit
Oakwood Edge, a new build social housing development surrounded by beautiful countryside on the outskirts of Dalkeith, wanted to provide comfortable, spacious and well thought out interiors for their future tenants. The housing development promotes robust build quality using sustainable, low energy materials and needed a floor and wall protection solution to fit this ethos.
Neil Edgar, Development Manager at Melville Housing Association, was keen to try Altro Whiterock ShowerKit as an alternative to tiles. Neil said, “During a visit from Altro, they informed us of new Altro Whiterock ShowerKit and we were keen to give them a try, to lift the cosmetic appeal of the bathrooms.”
“Traditionally, social housing is not provided with floor coverings and tenants would usually move in to bare concrete or floorboards. With this development we wanted to deliver more than this, supporting tenants who have financial constraints and are unable to fully furnish the properties themselves.” Said Neil Edgar
“Having worked with Altro products for a long time, we knew they could provide us with floors and walls with a modern look, feel, comfort underfoot and ease of use for tenants.”
The Altro technical services team provided training and guidance to the Lovell Homes installation team through regular visits to ensure correct installation of the walls, in all of the homes.
Award-winning Altro Pisces in colour Driftwood was specified for the bathrooms, bringing a ‘home from home’ feeling and keeping tenants safe from slips. Paired with Altro Walls ShowerKit in colour white, a neutral, clean and contemporary ambience was created.
Altro Wood adhesive-free was specified for the kitchens, providing biophilic design, comfort underfoot and a safe, durable solution for the ‘heart of the home’ space.
Altro Wood adhesive-free creates maximum impact with minimum downtime giving you 18 shade choices that match Altro Wood, 14dB sound reduction, a 10-year guarantee and our Altro one in a million slip-resistance reassurance.
Altro Pisces is designed for shoe and bare foot use in home adaptations, care homes, social housing, saunas and spas. Keeps you safe with common spillages such as shampoo and conditioner.
Altro Walls ShowerKit is suitable for all residential bathroom and wet room installations. Available in a range of colours and designs, from classic white to tile-effect, helping to create a neutral and clean appearance or a contemporary ambience.
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We will definitely use Altro floors and walls in future new builds or housing refurbishments as they provided a modern look and feel, and ease of use for tenants.
Altro Walls ShowerKit has given a better finish and is more resistant to damage – we could re-use the panels if needed.
