by UWD Admin | Mar 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
We were asked to reroof a 1760s house on the banks of the Thames at Twickenham. It adjoined a similar smaller cottage whose roof had been regularly maintained and whose dead straight ridge line spoke volumes. Ours on the other hand had suffered from centuries of...
by UWD Admin | Feb 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
We had three instructions from the district surveyor:   If we discover any rotten wood, cut it back, treat it, but not to remove it. Use as many of the original pantiles as possible. We saved only 20%. Because the shape of the roof was so unusual, we were not...
by UWD Marketing | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
A commercial roof survey is always recommended when purchasing a property. It can help spot any small signs of water ingress early before the damage can spread including general wear and tear. Over time any roof will suffer some damage from the UV rays, the rain, the...
by UWD Admin | May 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
The attraction for us as roofers was that this 100-year-old building had its original pantiles remaining which the client and district surveyor insisted we use. These hand-made terracotta tiles look fabulous but are notoriously difficult to fit as they differ in both...
by UWD Admin | Apr 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
The roofs in New Mexico are delightful and often comic (in a good way) from the corrugated iron ones of Albuquerque to the high-end public buildings of Santa Fe. However, what strikes me first as a roofer is the lack of guttering. Everywhere the flat roofs dump their...
by Laurie | Apr 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Although roofing has always been associated with the use of ladders, for the most part scaffolding has replaced them as a form of access. For extensive re-roofing and repair work, scaffolding is perfectly justifiable both from a logistical and safety point of view. On...
