Welcome to your Fortis workspace. This is a very high specification, fully insulated building, it is warm in winter and cooler in summer. Designed for you to finish and personalise as you wish, the Fortis is a great home investment. The structural insulated panel (SIP) construction ensures your comfort, safety and peace of mind. The walls have equivalent insulation to a conventional double skin brick wall with cavity insulation or a 200mm (8inch) thick solid wood wall; the roof where most of the heat will go has almost double the wall insulation, the equivalent of a modern high insulation home.
The SmartGuard process which gives the walls their longevity includes:
Zinc borate, a naturally derived additive infused into the wood to resist fungal decay and damage from insects.
Water-resistant waxes that coat each strand, enhancing the material’s ability to repel moisture and resist swelling.
Industrial-grade adhesive resins used to bond the wood components under intense pressure, contributing to exceptional impact resistance.
A resin-saturated overlay applied to the surface, providing a final barrier against moisture intrusion and creating an optimal base for paint adhesion.
The external finish has an attractive, deep grained cedar pattern and is a very highly compressed engineered wood board designed to be resistant to high impact and almost impervious to the weather once you have painted it in a colour of your choice. The roof is a butyl rubber construction designed to last for up to 50 years.
All doors and windows are residential quality double glazed PVCu frames in anthracite grey, all with security multi point locking. All windows are opening with two position locking for security and ventilation.
Internally, the fully insulated floor is faced with marine plywood which can be left as is, stained or simply covered with vinyl, laminate or a tile of your choice. The internal walls are an Oriented Strand Board finish which can also be left as is for a workshop or finished as you choose for a brighter home office or studio environment.
Ideal as a workshop, a hobby room, a gym, an office, a studio, a treatment room or even temporary accommodation, subject always to your local regulations.
This building will not suffer the expansion and contraction issues experienced with timber clad buildings in very wet or very dry conditions, neither will it suffer the movement through heat and cold experienced by many of the denser plastic composite claddings on offer.
The building has a 10-year anti-rot guarantee and a 12-month manufacturer's warranty to enjoy it for many seasons.
Made by one of the UK’s leading building manufacturers it is engineered for reliable performance, the Fortis workspace is an investment you can make with complete confidence, and it will serve you well for many years.
Note: The building does not include electrical supply or wiring, this must be done, if required, by a local qualified tradesman.
