A care home group has installed Guttercrest’s guttering, downpipes, fascia and soffits on two new care homes built in the south of the country.

The £8.5 million developments by Porthaven will accommodate 134 residents over two sites – Lincroft Meadow in Kidlington Oxfordshire and Bourne Wood Manor in Farnham, Surrey.

Located in England’s largest village, Lincroft Meadow, Kidlington’s two storey 70-bedroom care home is less than five miles away from the heart of Oxford and provides 24 hour residential, nursing, dementia and respite care for the elderly. The building provides 3,596 sq m of space for residents and staff on a 7,100 sq m site.

Supplied by Guttercrest, aluminium moulded ogee guttering MOG3 150 x 100 and RW2 (76 dia.) rainwater downpipes combine to create an effective and stylish rainwater disposal system. They are finished in a white RAL 9010 PPC coating. The design of the moulded ogee gutters is inspired by nineteenth century cast iron gutters, extruded in 3mm aluminium they are very strong, lightweight, easy to install and maintain.

Guttercrest also supplied a series of arrowhead soffits to integrate with the design of the building. Made up of a series of interlocking cassette panels with a secret fix, they can be run perpendicular or parallel to the building and are produced in standard and bespoke sizes.