17 April, 2021 | Insulating, Modernisation, Roofing
I’ve done a few of these now, I’ve had the same request: make it less hot in summer and less cold in winter. In this Polegate conservatory I install treated battens to the existing structure, insert a foam and foil based insulation tightly between the...
20 November, 2020 | Carpentry, Modernisation, Refurbishment, Roofing, Windows
This was a nice project to work on between lockdown 1 and 2. My customer wanted the old roof, window and doors refurbed. As you can see it was very old and tired, the kerb appeal wasn’t that good. I installed a new roof, new ventilated panel and refurbed an old...
29 July, 2020 | Conservatory, Roofing, Windows
Some conservatories run too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter, leaving you a room you can’t use as much as you’d like. So this customer asked me to clad her roof and insulate it at the same time. You’ll notice that the polycarbonate panels...
15 November, 2019 | Maintenance, Refurbishment, Roofing
I’ve done a few of these recently as a result of the high winds. This one had easy access and only took an hour and a half to remove the old felt and nails, staple in a polythene membrane and nail on the new felt, with a bonded overlap, then repinned all the...
2 May, 2019 | Building, Carpentry, Roofing
This little porch’s roof felt had finally given up, I anticipated replacing the entire construction but once the felt was removed it was clear the old timber was actually very good. I decided to cover it with a larger sheet of marine ply with some tilt fillets...
12 January, 2019 | Garden, Roofing
Today I was called out to repair a garage roof, the felt was over 15 years old and had been repaired a few times but had finally been beaten by the weather – probably this summer’s extreme sun had caused more expansion and contraction than usual. The...
