The importance of a good overhang!
In Wales we have had a tendency to design our houses with the minimal amount of overhang on the roof. The tiles sit very close to the walls. This has meant that anything else that we add to the depth …
Tag: rainwater
Shoe missing in street
This could be titled: ‘How to get a roof load of water into your floors and walls’. Note the crack between the wall and the pavement This is a very common sight in urban areas. Downpipes have had their shoes …
Cement render = Rotten wood
Removing render exposes timber issues under cracks One of the other issues that the removal of the cement render exposed was the condition of the wood in the structure. Admittedly the house has a strange array of wood that has …
Damp appearing?
In this sort of weather you might find damp in places that were dry before. Why? Well, when you have driving rain rather than just rain it tends to get into cracks and holes that it might otherwise miss. Key …
Water collection or saving?
I think that people are starting to wake up to the fact that, even in Wales, we have a water shortage. Admittedly the SE of the UK fares worse than the fresh and green west, but water is growing in …
Guttering – getting it square to a fascia board
Getting guttering square to the fascia can be a problem. If the fascia is not perfectly vertical (and many on older buildings aren’t) then when fixed gutter brackets are attached they either need to be packed to make them square …
Guttering – which material is best?
As a supplier of Lindab guttering we had to go through the pros and cons of using steel vs aluminium vs copper vs plastic. This is a complicated route to follow as they all have different characteristics that can be …
Water saving and its importance
We think that there is plenty of water in Wales, but with the expansion of mass building projects in the SE of England, how long will it be before there is a National Grid for water? With the climate also …