With the massive amounts of wind that have blasted the majority of the UK recently, the roof on my house is literally falling to bits! I woke up the other morning to find slates on the floor, which had fallen off of the roof. (more…)

Every time I stood at my sink to do the washing up or even just get a glass of water, I ended up with drips on my head.

I had been putting up with it for a while, but eventually I decided the buckets had to go and something had to be done about my leaky roof.

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Recently there has been a bad spell of weather, where the wind has been gale force. Since this is England I am defiantly used to the weather being miserable. Well the gale force winds were defiantly not new to me, however what was new was the damage these winds had done to my roof.

Whilst coming back from the shops I noticed that my pavement was covered in what seemed smashed red brick. Then I realised they were my roof tiles. This was the first time my roof tiles and been blown off and damaged and with winter fast approaching I thought it best I get them repaired before the rain comes and I find leaks in the roof. (more…)

My wife and I have always dreamed of having a beautiful roof terrace where we could eat breakfast or have a drink after work. We already had a very basic roof terrace, but it was so ugly and rickety that we never used it. After receiving some money from my parents, we decided to create our dream terrace.

I wanted a skylight put in to allow light down into the hall and I wanted something strong enough to walk over if necessary.  We needed to get in the experts. I did a search for flat roofing specialists in Edinburgh where we live. We contacted two roofing companies that specialised in this area, but I immediately knew from their website the one we wanted to go with. (more…)

Why is it that we wait all year round for British summer time to begin and then when it eventually arrives, it’s a major let down? Writing this in August, you would expect the weather to be at least dry, but yet again this isn’t the case.

As I speak the rain is pouring down outside and its not surprising that many holiday makers are choosing to go abroad to guarantee the weather for at least a week. Something which we as a nation have never been able to do! (more…)