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    Liquid Waterproofing Products for Flat Roofs – How to Choose Liquid Waterproofing Products for Flat Roofs – How to Choose

    Liquid Waterproofing Products for Flat Roofs – How to Choose

Liquid Waterproofing Products for Flat Roofs – How to Choose

In this article Training and Installation Manager Paul Jacobs looks at how installers choose and install cold applied liquid waterproofing for flat roofs.

 

Cold-applied liquid waterproofing products continue to be a popular choice largely down to their speed and simplicity […]

  • Flat Roofing Materials – When You Should Use a Mixture of Roof Coverings Flat Roofing Materials – When You Should Use a Mixture of Roof Coverings

    Flat Roofing Materials – When You Should Use a Mixture of Roof Coverings

Flat Roofing Materials – When You Should Use a Mixture of Roof Coverings

This article looks at situations when you might choose a mixture of flat roofing materials on your construction project and how SIG Design and Technology can support you in your vision. Contact us here about your project.

Why To […]

  • Flat Roofing Materials – How to Choose Flat Roofing Materials – How to Choose

    Flat Roofing Materials – How to Choose

Flat Roofing Materials – How to Choose

With so many flat roofing materials on the market, how do you go about choosing the right one for your project? As a starting point, we talk to Daniel Bosworth, Design and Technical Manager at SIG Design and Technology, […]

By |February 11th, 2021|Flat Roof|0 Comments
  • Vue Cinema Doncaster: Liquid waterproofing on refurbishment projects
    Liquid Waterproofing on Refurbishment Projects – Best Practice Liquid Waterproofing on Refurbishment Projects – Best Practice

    Liquid Waterproofing on Refurbishment Projects – Best Practice

Liquid Waterproofing on Refurbishment Projects – Best Practice

Roofs are one of the first lines of defence when it comes to protecting buildings from the elements. As such, they are highly susceptible to wear and tear, however well they may have been designed and installed. Inevitably, […]

  • Flat Roof Checklist - Drywipe version
    Flat Roof Checklist helps architects ask the right questions Flat Roof Checklist helps architects ask the right questions

    Flat Roof Checklist helps architects ask the right questions

Flat Roof Checklist helps architects ask the right questions

Choosing the right flat roof system can be a challenge, but if you ask the right questions, you’re half way there.

With this in mind, here is a unique tool for architects – a Flat Roof Checklist for Specifiers. Our […]

By |September 19th, 2019|Flat Roof|4 Comments
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    The Effects of Wind Uplift on Roofs The Effects of Wind Uplift on Roofs

    The Effects of Wind Uplift on Roofs

The Effects of Wind Uplift on Roofs

The video below was posted on Linkedin recently, by a technician for roofing contractor in the US. What we are seeing here is a fairly extreme case of wind up lift on a flat roof, which will cause significant […]

  • designing flat roofs
    Designing Flat Roofs – an interview with Stephen Cleminson in Architecture Today Designing Flat Roofs – an interview with Stephen Cleminson in Architecture Today

    Designing Flat Roofs – an interview with Stephen Cleminson in Architecture Today

Designing Flat Roofs – an interview with Stephen Cleminson in Architecture Today

Flat roofs have long held a place in architects’ hearts for reasons of aesthetics, cost and functionality.

While their conceptual and visual simplicity is undoubtedly part of the appeal, specifiers should be under no illusion as to the detailing rigour […]

By |September 7th, 2017|Flat Roof|1 Comment
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    Single Ply Membranes: Two of our most popular blog posts are updated Single Ply Membranes: Two of our most popular blog posts are updated

    Single Ply Membranes: Two of our most popular blog posts are updated

Single Ply Membranes: Two of our most popular blog posts are updated

Four years ago, we published two blog posts on single ply membranes which are two of the most popular pages on our entire website. They are so popular that we’ve decided to update them, and you can visit the […]

  • Primary School Re-Roofing Layfield
    Primary School Re-Roofing – a lesson learned Primary School Re-Roofing – a lesson learned

    Primary School Re-Roofing – a lesson learned

Primary School Re-Roofing – a lesson learned

We recently reported on the RIBA Journal interview of the business manager at Layfield Primary School in Yarm, which was having ongoing problems with leaking roofs on its new Foundation Stage and Children’s Centre building.

The interview has now been […]

  • Flat Roof Checklist - Drywipe Version
    Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 4: Interfaces and Cost Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 4: Interfaces and Cost

    Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 4: Interfaces and Cost

Flat Roof Specifier Checklist Part 4: Interfaces and Cost

In this post, we’re covering the final two design factors on our checklist for flat roof specification: flat roof interfaces and cost. These factors round up the design stage of the checklist and we can then move on to […]

By |March 16th, 2017|Flat Roof|2 Comments
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