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How to Calculate Roof Pitch How to Calculate Roof Pitch Read More
flat felt roof on brick extension What Are the Best Flat Roof Materials? Read More
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Mega Guide to Insulation Thickness Mega Guide to Insulation Thickness Read More
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How to Survive a Material Shortage

To understand why your jobs may be being delayed, we first need to take a step back and look at the state of supply chains across the planet. It hardly needs to be said that they are strained, anyone trying to do up their house will know this already... Read More
Builders discussing plans on project

Planning Permission: A Step-By-Step Guide

Whether you’re an avid DIYer or a professional in your field, the concept of Planning Permission won’t be alien. It guarantees that the correct steps are taken when looking to expand, improve or build properties. With your local planning authorit... Read More
roof battens used used on building in construction progress

Roof Batten Size Guide

It can't be denied that battens are an essential part of our roofs. The so-called ‘skeleton’ of the roof, help to keep all materials laid on top of them aloft, secure, and functional. Because of this, they need to be strong, reliable and properly... Read More
What are Eaves?

What are Eaves?

Eaves are established when the roof rafters protrude over the edge of the property to equally distribute and maintain the roof's weight Beyond their incredible practical benefits, you’ll find that the roof’s eaves also add a great deal of kerbsi... Read More
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Building Better Relationships with Your Customers

When you start working with customers, you are placing a lot of personal investment into them. Most roofing jobs are lengthy projects that require a lot of commitment, funding, and long hours, usually exposed to the elements. On top of all this, you ... Read More
Building Better Relationships with Your Roofers

Building Better Relationships with Your Roofers

Working with professional tradespeople is something everyone will likely do at some point, especially homeowners. Some jobs simply won’t be completable on your own, especially if your DIY knowledge is limited and nowhere is this demonstrated cleare... Read More
How to Protect Your Home from the Summer Sun

How to Protect Your Home from the Summer Sun

Of all the homes and flats owned and rented throughout the UK, the vast majority were built prior to 1980. There’s good reason for this, many older builds benefit from time-tested techniques with exceptionally strong brick and stone constructions.... Read More
Different Parts of a Roof Explained

Different Parts of a Roof Explained

When you look up at your roof, what do you see? You may be thinking, well… roof tiles, shingles, a chimney or maybe even a few pigeons here and there. And you are right, a roof is made up of all of these things (minus the pigeons), however, there... Read More
Red farm building located in field.

Best Agricultural Roofing Materials

The roof is one of the most important, if not the most important aspect of an agricultural building. Whether housing livestock, machinery or produce, ensuring sturdy and resilient protection is of the utmost importance, especially in rural conditions... Read More
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Types of Flat Roof

If you could go back only a few decades you would see that flat roofing, as a whole, did not have the best reputation. Often getting damaged, letting water in and needing replacing. However, the times have changed, and with new materials developed to... Read More
top corner of tiled roof with exposed battens

How to Calculate Roof Batten Spacing

Battens play a key role in any pitched roof structure. As the supporting base for your roof tiles or slates, it’s critical that your battens are installed correctly to ensure a safe, durable, and aesthetic finish. The first step in doing so is figu... Read More
wood panelled bedroom in converted loft with several velux windows

How to Do a Loft Conversion

If you’d like to breathe new life into your home, nothing beats adding square metres of usable living space. Whether yours will become a spare bedroom, a home office, or even a gym, converting your loft won’t just give you and your family more ro... Read More