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How it was - The residents of these Bexhill apartments asked us to design a roofing solution for their old, worn flat roof

The residents of these seafront flat roof apartments in Westbourne Court, Bexhill on Sea near Hastings in Sussex (TN39) run their own service charge management company - and contacted us to design and quote for a new roofing solution, having obtained various different quotes for different roofing systems.

As the photos show, the roof areas are large and highly exposed to rain, salty air and sea winds.

The photos show the first…

Before - This flat roof in Aberystwyth was in need of refurbishment

This Aberystwyth flat roof was tired and needed refurbishment. The owners opted for an overlay system, installing the liquid polymer roof over the top of the existing roof.

To begin with, the flat roof was cleaned and pressure-washed to get rid of moss, chippings, and other debris; then primer was applied to ready the roof for its new liquid polymer covering. Detailed edges were applied.

In one day, the owners could now enjoy a…

In this roofing case, the entire roof was removed

Copper roofing theft had caused considerable damage to the roof of the Oliver Bird Hall in Solihull, a community hall in a conservation area near Birmingham in the West Midlands.

The Local Council granted planning permission for the rear elevation roof to be coated in liquid membrane. Unusually, the decision was then made to remove the entire roof, allowing work to progress easily and without the need for scaffolding.

12mm WBP…

Ready to go - the re-roofing equipment, including insulation, takes up little room...

The owner of this seventies style flat roof home in Aberystwyth had had enough of re-roofing!

Originally covered in mastic asphalt, then covered in metal clad box profile metal roofing sheets 10 years ago, this flat roof had undergone minor repair after minor repair.

Tired of these short term roof fixes, the owner actioned a 20 year liquid membrane flat roofing system with a high level of insulation, high enough to bring the…

The Sri Lankan High Commission's new Living Sedum Roof in St Johns Wood London

This sedum green roof was created especially for the Sri Lankan High Commission in St Johns Wood in London, and was designed to be both environmentally responsible and aesthetically pleasing for many years to come.

The high standard living sedum roof was fitted over the top of a 25 year gamma liquid membrane flat roofing system, ensuring the roof will remain strong, waterproof, weatherproof and beautiful.

Find out how we…

The leaking balcony walkway - note the leakage stains on the wall below

The tiled balcony walkways at this hotel in Pitlochry, Scotland, were leaking badly. Despite good workmanship, there was a lack of suitable materials beneath the tiles themselves, resulting in real problems for the hotel owners.

The picture gallery above shows not only the initial leaking but the stage-by-stage refurbishment of the entire balcony (all the way round).

The existing tiles were in too poor a condition to be reused (…