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This amazing new build timber frame house in Milford Haven, in Pembrokeshire (South West Wales SA73) had some very specific requirements.

First, very high insulation was needed (read more about government-set heat retention U-values here) as well a strong, highly durable and fully waterproof substrate to allow creation of a warm roof suitable for use as a green roof.

Second, the house needed a terrace balcony area suitable for…

Abergele Hospital's dedicated, standalone Orthopaedic unit provides care for patients with a whole variety of musculoskeletal needs - meaning good access is critical.

Because the polymer roofing system is cold-applied, suitable for most substrates and faster to install than most other systems, disruption and mess are minimal. With most of our roofs, life can carry on as normal below - giving a particular advantage for organisations…

This rural new-build hideaway in Kendal in the picturesque Lake District, Cumbria (LA9) has to be one of the most beautiful jobs we've had. The house overlooks woodlands and a small body of water, making it perfect for a rooftop terrace area.

The owners of this new roof settled on a 25 year Polyroof Protec polymer roof system in a special signal grey colour - a natural stone colour that fits well with the local environment.

The…

A job in a million! This art deco concrete structure property situated yards from the beach & sand dunes at Ynyslas just north of Borth and Aberystwyth, needed some tricky waterproofing work over the entire flat roof.

Set at the end of the Borth Golf Links, the roof comprises a 120m2 warm room terrace finished in Forest Green decorative quartz. Frameless glass fitted to the internal sides of the parapet walls and a couple of…

Soaking insulation boards were a major problem not quoted for (not known about) in the overlay specification from this NHS Hwyel Dda Health Trust hospital. Replacing this full-tapered insulation system would have cost almost 15k, and the hospital had no other budget left to allocate - which could have scuppered the whole project.

A solution to help our NHS keep extremely important rooms in use was needed... and we found one.

We…

These problematic chimneys, in a conservation area at the old gas works in Aberystwyth, West Wales, needed waterproofing.

The chimney pots themselves were disused, having been capped with matching terracotta ventilation caps, which were removable to allow change of use of the chimney flue.

To begin with, the pointing around the chimney stacks was ground out with flat blade diamond discs to 30mm, then repointed with premixed lime…