Pitched Roofs on Commercial Buildings: Pros and ConsA pitched roof sheds water without fuss, but it brings its own costs on a business building. Here are the pros and cons for tiled and profiled sheet...Blog · Category
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Pitched Roofs on Commercial Buildings: Pros and ConsA pitched roof sheds water without fuss, but it brings its own costs on a business building. Here are the pros and cons for tiled and profiled sheet...
Energy-Efficient Roof Windows: Replacing Old UnitsAn old roof window can be the coldest, draughtiest spot in a room. Here is what the current Part L figures ask of a replacement, and the dates when...
Roof Leaking Now? What to Do While You WaitWater is coming through the ceiling and the roofer is not there yet. These are the jobs worth doing in the meantime, in the order that protects your...
Storm Damage: Signs Your Roof Needs Urgent RepairAfter a gale, damage can hide on a roof that looks untouched from the pavement. Here is what to check from the lawn and the loft hatch, and what...
Commercial Roof Inspections: How Often and What's CheckedOn a shop, a workshop or a barn, the roof is the part nobody sees until it fails. A scheduled inspection with photographs turns that blind spot into...
Historic Lead Roofs: Churches, Listed Buildings and ConsentOld lead on a church or listed building is worth keeping, and the consents count as much as the metalwork. Here is how consent works and what the...
Why Flat Roofs Leak: The Common CausesA flat roof rarely fails all at once. Water finds one weak spot: a split, a tired upstand, a choked outlet or a dip that holds rain. Here is how we...
What Fascias and Soffits Do (and Why They Matter)A roof edge is more than a tidy finish. The fascia carries the gutter and the lowest row of tiles, while the soffit lets the loft breathe. Here is...
Lead Roof: Repair or Replace?A split in lead is not always the end of the sheet. Here is how to tell a fault a patch will hold from lead that has done its working life, and what...
Repair or Replace an Ageing Flat Roof?Every flat roof reaches an age where the next patch is money badly spent. These are the signs that separate a worn covering from a roof that needs...