A roof is your building’s first line of defence against outside elements – whether it’s a steep-slope, low-slope or flat. Maintaining the health of your roof can protect buildings from damaging weather and lower its life-cycle costs by extending the life of the roof system. Continue reading
How To Check Your Roof For Damage
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Green roofs are all the rage
Green roofs covered in vegetation to cool their interiors, conserve energy and water, and help curb greenhouse gas emissions are being designed by architects across Kenya. Continue reading
Companies save money with cool roofs
With spring around the corner, businesses are starting to worry about the soaring costs involved with keeping their commercial buildings cool. As air conditioning prices continue to increase, coupled with the wider awareness of the negative impact on the environment; an increasing number of eco-aware companies are investing in cool roof solutions. Continue reading
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Roof Blends In With Historic Town’s Architecture Thanks To Sarnafil
A new building in the heart of one of the UK’s only remaining Spa towns has been fitted with a cutting-edge lookalike roof to ensure the property is sympathetic to its historic surroundings. Continue reading
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Roofing Inspection & Maintenance
Old roofs are not ideal if you are somebody who hates maintenance work and it is often less expensive to replace the roof rather than to keep on repairing it in the long run.
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Horticulturists Are Reaching for the Sky in Urban Areas!
Rooftop gardens are the new big thing in urban areas. Just two minutes away from Kings Cross Station in London sits the roof garden belonging to horticulturists David Ferris and Paddy McCawley. Banana trees and clumps of greenery are present within this spacious garden. Continue reading
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A New and Innovative Advertising Plan
Companies all across the U.S. are making sure that they can get their messages out there in new and creative ways. Building owners are also buying into this by making sure that their rooftops are open for advertising space. With flight becoming more common for so many people it’s now a long-term and subtly powerful way of advertising.
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Sarnafil’s Roofing Reputation
Sarnafil is a respected worldwide brand that exists as part of the Swiss-owned group of companies known as Sika. Sarnafil has steadily risen over the years to become one of the most successful suppliers of single ply roofing membranes.
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