Author Archives: Kevin Hodge

You Can’t go Wrong with a Terraced Roof

A terrace roof could easily be everyone’s favourite spot. This is a thousand times better than having a huge window on a metropolitan sky rise building, and a hundred times better than a balcony. It offers a panoramic view of … Read more

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Flat Roofs and Water Ponding

Most people cringe at the thought of having a flat roof – the name conjures images of stagnant ponding water, leaking, mould and subsequent health problems. Whilst heavy rain can indeed cause ponding which can lead to roofs collapsing under … Read more

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Skylights and Flat Roofs

Think you can’t have a skylight on a flat roof? Think again! It’s the perfect way to bring natural light into your loft conversion, dark hallways or extended living space and there are plenty of options to choose from.

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Balcony Roof: Everybody’s Dream Space

What is there not to love about a balcony roof? A lot of interior designs these days have revolved around the concept of bringing the outside indoors, incorporating pots and plants normally found outside in the garden and placing them … Read more

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Fibre Glass Flat Roofing: Not Your Ordinary Roof

So you have finally decided to have a flat roof to give you that extra living space or maybe you just want it solely for its aesthetic appeal. That’s great! Many homeowners have chosen to have flat roofs and have … Read more

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Flat Roof Repairs: The Struggle is Real

Flat roofs are notorious for causing problems. Leaking and Plywood rotting are just a couple of the problems that go along with having a flat roof, having a poorly installed flat roof that is.

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Garden Roof: There’s More than Meets the Eyes

A garden roof by its name alone explains what it is. It is a roof with a garden on top of it which mainly serves for recreation, a living space, a landscaped garden or an organic garden.

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General Outlook on a Flat Roof

More and more we see houses that have adopted the modern seamless style of a flat roof up to the point that they have been characterized by it. With its whole idea bank on simplicity, it’s neat, uncluttered almost zen-type … Read more

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Green is In

With global warming creeping in, people have made ingenious ways to fight the battle and have slowly gone green. No wonder sustainability, organic, and green have become everyone’s favourite words.

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Single Ply Flat Roofs

Single ply flat roofing systems have become very popular in the UK owing to their light weight that suit buildings which take load and bearing into consideration. Just because it’s single ply, doesn’t mean it’s weak. It is actually the … Read more

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What is there not to love about a balcony roof? A lot of interior designs these days have revolved around the concept of bringing the outside indoors, incorporating pots and plants normally found outside in the garden and placing them … Read more

Single ply flat roofing systems have become very popular in the UK owing to their light weight that suit buildings which take load and bearing into consideration. Just because it’s single ply, doesn’t mean it’s weak. It is actually the … Read more

Your home or office may have more living space than you ever imagined. You can add to the value of your home, and improve your quality of life through utilising more outdoor space, and even reduce the environmental impact of … Read more