What Maintenance Does a Roof Need?
Your home’s roof takes a lot of battering so that you don’t have to. From extremes of heat and cold to heavy wind, rain and snow, not to mention debris flying around, the elements can …
Read moreYour home’s roof takes a lot of battering so that you don’t have to. From extremes of heat and cold to heavy wind, rain and snow, not to mention debris flying around, the elements can …
Read moreYour roof is doing a vital job all year of protecting you from the elements. This is most obvious when it’s cold, raining or windy, but even when we get a fine spell in summer, your roof is …
Read moreReplacing a roof can be an expensive business, but if the roof needs frequent attention it might be the cheaper option in the long run. And sometimes the damage to a roof means that patching it up …
Read moreAs we explained last month, lead is widely used in roofing. This is most often for flashing, but sometimes lead sheets can form the main roofing material. One of its advantages is its durability, but …
Read moreThere’s been a good deal of publicity over the past few decades about how toxic lead is. This is, after all, why it was removed from petrol, and even so dangerous levels of lead pollution have …
Read moreCladding has had a very bad press lately, and the Grenfell Tower disaster made it clear that some types can be extremely dangerous. However, that doesn’t mean that all cladding should be tarred …
Read moreYour roof has a lot of heavy duty to do, if it’s going to protect you from wind, rain and cold. While an expertly fitted roof with high-quality materials will fulfil a good deal of this work …
Read moreIf you don’t spend much time looking at roofs, you might be forgiven for assuming a roof tile is just a roof tile. In reality, there are a number of different roof tile types — and there are …
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