With so many flat roofing materials on the market, how do you go about choosing the right one for your project? As a starting point, we talk to Daniel Bosworth, Design and Technical Manager at SIG Design and Technology, […]
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Flat Roof Penetrations: Best Practice
Flat Roof Penetrations: Best Practice
Penetrations are one of the greatest threats to the integrity and long-term performance of flat roofs. So how do we ensure that they are absolutely necessary, correctly detailed and properly installed? Daniel Bosworth, Design & Technical […]
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Flat Roof School Extension with PV and Plant
Flat Roof School Extension with PV and Plant
We’ve published a new case study detailing the roofing of a new flat roof school extension with PV and plant at Corby Technical School. Read all about the project and how it was completed here, including the roofing strategy, […]
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The Effects of Wind Uplift on Roofs
The Effects of Wind Uplift on Roofs
The video below was posted on Linkedin recently, by a technician for roofing contractor in the US. What we are seeing here is a fairly extreme case of wind up lift on a flat roof, which will cause significant […]
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Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2017
Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2017
It’s December, you’ve already eaten all the advent calendar chocolates, and as per tradition, we’re counting down the top ten blog posts.
So which are the most popular posts we’ve written on our roofing design blogs this year? For the first time […]
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New CPD Seminar Launched: Roof Refurbishment
New CPD Seminar Launched: Roof Refurbishment
We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new CPD Seminar entitled ‘Roof Refurbishment: Choosing the Best Solution’. The RIBA CPD Providers network have approved the seminar and we’re already taking enquiries to deliver […]
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Single Ply Membranes: Two of our most popular blog posts are updated
Single Ply Membranes: Two of our most popular blog posts are updated
Four years ago, we published two blog posts on single ply membranes which are two of the most popular pages on our entire website. They are so popular that we’ve decided to update them, and you can visit the […]
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Primary School Re-Roofing – a lesson learned
Primary School Re-Roofing – a lesson learned
We recently reported on the RIBA Journal interview of the business manager at Layfield Primary School in Yarm, which was having ongoing problems with leaking roofs on its new Foundation Stage and Children’s Centre building.
The interview has now been […]
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Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2016
Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2016
It’s December, the sprouts are on and as per tradition, we’re counting down the top ten blog posts.
So which are the most popular posts we’ve written on our roofing design blog this year?
Here is the first half of the top ten, […]
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Leaking Roof? Check it isn’t Interstitial Condensation
Leaking Roof? Check it isn’t Interstitial Condensation
We’ve been talking to Ian Dryden, Business Development Manager at SIG Roofing, about an increasing concern he has for flat roofs built in the 1980s and early 1990s, and incorrectly refurbished roofs which appear to be leaking, but they […]
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