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ROOF TRUSSES
For accuracy, strength and reliability, all Swift holiday homes and lodges use
prefabricated roof trusses. The resulting roof strength meets Grade B snow loading
(capable of carrying half a metre of settled snow), while a minimum of 90mm glass
wool insulation in holiday homes, and 200mm in lodges, provides excellent thermal
efficiency.

ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER TEST
Swift tests its holiday homes in an environmental chamber
to optimise the heating and ventilation levels and measure
thermal performance. Thermal imaging helps to ensure
the products are fully designed and engineered to meet the
requirements of a modern holiday home.

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WALL CONSTRUCTION FLOOR CONSTRUCTION SAFETY COMES FIRST
All Swift holiday homes and lodges benefit The flooring in Swift holiday homes is All our holiday homes and lodges are built
from bonded ‘sandwich’ exterior wall constructed from timber joists much like a in accordance with British and European
construction for greater structural strength. traditional home. Class-leading 50mm glass standards and are audited against these
The walls are made in modules wool insulation is placed between the joists build standards by the National Caravan
approximately 3m x 2m and are cladded and the floor is covered with a breathable Council (NCC).
with aluminium, CanExel and Corelux. Each membrane and with a waterproof finish for
module consists of a robust timber frame, durability.
battened out and filled with insulation and
a plywood inner skin. For lodges, the outer In Swift lodges, the thermal efficiency is
surface is constructed of a breathable enhanced with Structural Insulated Panel
moisture membrane. (SIPs) flooring, consisting of a timber
frame with floorboards either side, which is
injected with polyurethane, giving a greater
level of insulation for all year round living.