Practical guidance on new build and housing roofing, written for developers, QSs and housing providers.
NHBC inspection points on a new build scheme are not occasions. They are checkpoints in a continuous process. By the time the inspector arrives at a mid-build stage, the work…
On phased residential schemes, the roofing programme is rarely continuous. Plots release in tranches. Foundation pours happen weeks or months apart. Brickwork advances at…
Commercial roofing in the UK is delivered predominantly through subcontracted operatives. This is the standard operating model across the industry, and it works — when…
On a new build housing development, the relationship between the scaffolding contractor and the roofing contractor is one of the most important interfaces on site. When it works,…
Cold bridging is one of the most common causes of post-completion defects on new build roofs. It rarely shows up at handover. It shows up six, twelve, or eighteen months later,…
On a housing development running over multiple phases, the most common cause of quality issues on the roofing package is not poor workmanship on any individual plot. It is drift.…
On a new build housing development, the roofing package is one of the most predictable elements of the build — provided it is priced correctly at the outset. Where roofing…
A large residential development is rarely a single construction event. Most schemes of any significant scale are delivered in phases — plots released in tranches, infrastructure…
The NHBC Buildmark warranty is one of the most important assurances a new build developer offers its purchasers. For the homebuyer, it provides protection against defects for up…
Ventilation is one of the most consistently misunderstood elements of new build roofing — and one of the most frequently cited reasons for failed NHBC inspections on residential…
For a housing association managing a large portfolio of social housing stock, roofing is one of the most significant maintenance liabilities on the balance sheet. Roofs…
When a housing developer is putting together a roofing package for a large site — whether that's 50 plots or 500 — the price per plot matters. But so does consistency, compliance,…
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