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Watch this presentation of a Tarran PRC house / home being rebuilt from start to finish. Additional information regarding Tarran houses. Manufacturer
| Tarran Industries Ltd
| Designer
| R Tarran | Period Built
| 1944 -1956 | Number Built
| 8000
| Alternative Name
| Prefab, Tarran, Tarran Mark IV
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Physical Attributes and Materials Used - Detached bungalows.
- Shallow pitch gable roof covered with profiled asbestos cement sheets.
- External walls of storey height aggregate faced PRC panels throughout.
- Metal cowl to chimney.
Areas which are defective - High rates of carbonation of internal surface of PRC panels.
- Low rates of carbonation of external surface of PRC panels.
- High rates of carbonation and low levels of chloride in PRC corner columns.
- Cracking and spalling of PRC panels and columns.
- Softening and rot of timber kerb.
Environmental and Eco Ratings
- Original Insulation = F rated
- PRC repaired High Density insulation = A Rated
Energy Effeciency - Original Heating = F rated
- New Combi 97% effecient boilder heating (if installed) A rated
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