• Single Ply TPO Membranes vs TPE
    Single Ply Membranes: Comparing TPO Membrane and TPE Single Ply Membranes: Comparing TPO Membrane and TPE

    Single Ply Membranes: Comparing TPO Membrane and TPE

Single Ply Membranes: Comparing TPO Membrane and TPE

This week Dave Embery, Divisional Director at our product partner IKO Polymeric, provides us with a comparison between two single ply membrane types: TPO and TPE.
 

What is TPO Membrane?

TPO’s (Thermoplastic Polyolefin) have been extensively used within the single […]

  • Flat Roofs on Modernist Houses - Grand Designs Edge Detail
    Flat roofs on modernist houses: a Grand Design in West Sussex Flat roofs on modernist houses: a Grand Design in West Sussex

    Flat roofs on modernist houses: a Grand Design in West Sussex

Flat roofs on modernist houses: a Grand Design in West Sussex

 

The first project to kick off the 2015 season of Grand Designs was an enormous modern house inspired by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s German Pavilion in Barcelona.  […]

  • Balcony Waterproofing at River Walk, Pimlico
    Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2015 Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2015

    Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2015

Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2015

As we approach the end of the year and the third anniversary of our blogging about roof design, it’s time to revisit the tradition of the ‘top ten’ list.

So which are the most popular posts we’ve written on our roofing design […]

  • RIBA Journal
    RIBAJ Morning Seminar: 8 Steps to the #PerfectRoof RIBAJ Morning Seminar: 8 Steps to the #PerfectRoof

    RIBAJ Morning Seminar: 8 Steps to the #PerfectRoof

RIBAJ Morning Seminar: 8 Steps to the #PerfectRoof

Thursday 1st October 2015, 09.00 to 11.30am
The Building Centre, Store Street, London WC1E 7BT

Join us at this free-to-attend RIBA Journal and SIG Design & Technology morning briefing as we explore the differing techniques in contemporary roof […]

  • RedSky Solar PV Panels
    Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2014 Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2014

    Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2014

Our Top Ten Roofing Design Blog Posts of 2014

As we approach the end of the year and the second anniversary of our blogging about roof design, we’ve decided to make our ‘top ten’ list a tradition.

So which are the most popular posts we’ve written on our roofing […]

  • RIBA Journal
    RIBAJ Morning Seminar: 8 Steps to the #PerfectRoof RIBAJ Morning Seminar: 8 Steps to the #PerfectRoof

    RIBAJ Morning Seminar: 8 Steps to the #PerfectRoof

RIBAJ Morning Seminar: 8 Steps to the #PerfectRoof

Wednesday 22 October 2014, 08.50 to 11.30am
The Building Centre, Store Street, London WC1E 7BT

Join us at this free-to-attend RIBA Journal and SIG Design & Technology

  • Hydrostop AH-25 Liquid Waterproofing
    Liquid Waterproofing – when to use it on a roof Liquid Waterproofing – when to use it on a roof

    Liquid Waterproofing – when to use it on a roof

Liquid Waterproofing – when to use it on a roof

One advantage of working with SIG Design and Technology is that we can help you choose the best products for each application, independently of any brand loyalty. In this article we introduce cold applied Liquid Waterproofing, including some suggestions […]

By |September 17th, 2014|Flat Roof|6 Comments
  • SIG Roof Lines September 2014
    SIG Roof Lines: The RIBA Journal September 2014 SIG Roof Lines: The RIBA Journal September 2014

    SIG Roof Lines: The RIBA Journal September 2014

SIG Roof Lines: The RIBA Journal September 2014

SIG Design & Technology are partnering with the RIBA Journal to help supply architects with impartial, useful advice on designing flat, green and metal roofs. This morning the September 2014 issue of RIBA Journal was published, complete with our […]

  • Flat Roof Leaks
    Flat Roof Leaks and Failures: How to Prevent Them Flat Roof Leaks and Failures: How to Prevent Them

    Flat Roof Leaks and Failures: How to Prevent Them

Flat Roof Leaks and Failures: How to Prevent Them

We were contacted recently by one of our Main Contractor Clients about a failing flat roof they were looking at, so we arranged a survey. Here’s what we found.

 

Cracks Flat Roof Leaks

By |June 5th, 2014|Flat Roof|10 Comments
  • Mario Botta’s Garnet Chapel at Penkenjoch – how is it Waterproofed? Mario Botta’s Garnet Chapel at Penkenjoch – how is it Waterproofed?

    Mario Botta’s Garnet Chapel at Penkenjoch – how is it Waterproofed?

Mario Botta’s Garnet Chapel at Penkenjoch – how is it Waterproofed?

This is the amazing Garnet Chapel perched on the 2095m high Penkenjoch mountain in the Austrian Tyrol, designed by Mario Botta.

Notwithstanding the challenges of building at this high altitude on a remote site, this gem of a building also […]

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