Post Construction Installations on Roofs and Service Access
On occasions when we have been invited to inspect a roof over a shopping centre we are stunned by the amount of post construction activity the roof is subjected to…. Read more »
Category Archives: Installation
Damage caused by using roof cladding as a working platform
Annually thousands of square metres of metal roof cladding and flashings are damaged (often irreparably) on buildings by tradesmen indiscriminately using the roof cladding as a working platform. Such damage… Read more »
Solar heaters and photovoltaic (PV) panels: Considering electrochemical compatibility with the protective coatings on cladding
The current fiasco pertaining to the supply of electricity has led to an increase in the number of solar heaters and panels of photovoltaic (PV) cells being installed on metal… Read more »
Fasteners and washers used to fix metal cladding to the supporting structure
Recently there have been a number of articles on the durability of the fasteners and washers used to fix metal cladding to the supporting structure. Fasteners comprise a steel or… Read more »
Avoiding roof leaks due to a capillary siphon at the side-laps between adjacent sheets
Over this summer we have had a number of requests for assistance from property owners whose mainly pierce-fixed roofs have leaked following hailstorms where fine hail has accumulated on the… Read more »