Why Choose Eco SIPs Homes?

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With the demand for Off-Site Modern Methods of Construction ever increasing, there are now many SIPs providers in the UK, so why choose Eco SIPs Homes to supply your Self-Build house kit, Extension or Garden Room? Below are 9 reasons why we think you should.

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1. Competitive, Fair Pricing:

• Our quotes include the design, manufacture, delivery and installation of the complete Structural Insulated Panel (SIPs) house kit   

• We provide a breakdown of costs for the SIP kit, installation and engineering

• Everything is included

• No hidden surprises

• The price quoted is the price you pay

 

 

2. Excellent Customer Service and Technical Support:

• Our company Owner/Director Martin Cook, has 15 years’ experience in the UK SIPs Industry

• With vast experience in house kit design, procurement, kit production and logistics

• Successfully delivering over 1000 SIP construction projects all over the UK

• We can provide training for clients who want us to supply only and erect kits themselves

• Supply U-Value calculations and calculations for interstitial condensation

• Provide technical details for architects to support building warrant applications

 

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3. A Comprehensive Kit Home Package:

• We supply everything that’s required to build the superstructure

• Our kit homes include:

  • A set of construction drawings

  • Damp Proof Course (DPC)

  • Sole plates, head binders and all other panel timbers

  • All external SIP wall panels and joining splines

  • Internal partitions, load bearing and non-load bearing walls

  • Metal web floor joists and 22mm weather protected flooring

  • Engineer specified structural steel or timber beams

  • SIP roof panels

  • All sundry items required to build the kits, i.e. nails, screws, holding down ties, staples, breathable membranes for the walls and roof

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4. Highly Experienced Structural Engineers and SIP House Designers:

• Our kit house designers and structural engineers have over 30 years combined experience

• Engineering includes:

• Substructure design

• Superstructure design and calculations

• SER certificate

 

 

5. Zero Waste Policy and IS014001 Environmental Management:  

• All waste Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) from the production of our SIP buildings is recycled

• Optimizing saws reduce timber waste during kit production

• All timber off-cuts are fed into our biomass boiler to heat our production plant

• ISO14001 certification for Environmental management

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6. ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management:  

• Our building system approval is provided by C.A.T.G - Certification and Timber Grading

• SIP Mark Scheme membership (Similar to a BBA or Trada Q-Mark certificate)

• Our panels have undergone rigorous testing

• Factory processes and procedures are audited annually to ensure our high standards are maintained

 

7. PEFC Chain of custody certification:

• All our engineered wood products have PEFC chain of custody certification for sustainable wood sourcing

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8. Benefits of EPS core insulation:

• Our Graphite EPS insulation is 100% recyclable

• Contains a bromide free fire-retardant complying with EU REACH legislation

• EPS is not thermally degradable

• The same thermal performance is achieved thought the buildings lifetime

• EPS is CFC and HCFC free

• EPS has an (ODP) Ozone Depletion Potential rating of zero

• EPS (GWP) Global Warming Potential rating of zero

• BRE Green guide rating of A+ making polystyrene the number one choice for insulation in the UK construction industry

 

9. Accepted by Mortgage Lenders and Warranty Providers:

Having third-party accreditation means our system is accepted by mortgage lenders and structural defects warranty providers like LABC and NHBC

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