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    We have built a lot of pitched roofs, as well as garden rooms within the city of Cardiff. This means that we install a lot of breathable membranes, so we thought, it would be a good idea to write a detailed article explaining the benefits of a breathable membrane being installed. Why are breathable membranes used in pitched roofing? So, if you were to take off some much older roofs, let’s say a roof on a house in Penarth, that has its original slate roof. If that roof is say over 100 years o [...]

As you drive through the busy streets of Cardiff, often on a lot of long roads, there will be often multiple houses that are having their roof replaced. Often the roofing company, that is replacing the whole roof, will often be replacing it with fibre cement roof tiles- but why are these roof tiles so popular? Why do so many roofing contractors, use fibre cement roof tiles, when replacing the roof. Within this article, we will explain fully, why fibre cement roof tiles are so popular, why so man [...]

There are some home improvement jobs that can be delayed for another day, for example putting up a bookshelf, repainting the living room, or perhaps laying new carpet. These tasks could be considered as non-essential, however, what is the sure is you can’t delay repairing or completely replacing your roof. It’s possible, that if your roof is not properly maintained, that water leaks can occur, sometimes causing substantial property damage. For example, on a particularly cold winter, ridge tiles [...]

    Flat Roofing Whether your roof is leaking quite badly on your garage or perhaps you’ve just had a property extension added onto your house- you might now be looking for a local roofing company, which can repair or completely replace the roof, we can help.     Why should we choose your roofing company? ·        Large team of roofers ·        We build every type of roof ·        We are rubber roof specialists ·        Every roof comes with a super long guarantee ·        We [...]

Your current roof, might on the whole might be in good condition? However, some parts of the roof, might need repairing, such as the facia boards, ridge tiles, or the flashings? For example, the lead flashing might be coming away from the bottom of the chimney, or part of the fascia board, made of wood might have rotted away and is now hanging off the roof. So now weighing up, is it worth, repairing those part of the roof, or completely replacing the roof and having say a new roof built? Roofing [...]

A roof might be on our house, for over 20 years, and then be no issues whatsoever. However, suddenly you know this upstairs that a major leak has occurred, the wallpaper is starting to come off the walls, and there is a smell of damp. You therefore need a roofing contractor, to come out as soon as possible and to fix the roof. But what can cause a roof to suddenly start leaking? Well in this article, our expert roofers, are going to explain, the common issues with pitched roofs in United Kingdom [...]

  In areas like Penylan and Cyncoed, as well as Llandaff, many of the houses, will have a clay roof. Whether this is a double Roman clay roof, a roof made using Rosemary roof tiles, or it might be made using dreadnought roof tiles, often you will want the same type of roof, built onto your house, as your neighbours, so that your roof is in keeping with your neighbours’ properties. We think that, clay roof tiles, are one of the best types of roof tiles, that money can buy. This type of roof [...]