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How to obtain a building regulation compliance certificate for your roof
In 2010 the UK Government Building Regulations applied the re-roofing of any domestic property to its Compliance Certificate requirements. When contracting roofing work on your home, in most circumstances you will require a Building Regulation Compliance Certificate. Planning Permission may also be required, depending on the location and scope of…
How to find a reliable and trustworthy roofer
Good question! I’ve been in this business for over thirty years and things have changed somewhat. The Yellow Pages book is out, and trade comparison websites are in. But can you really trust all those “accredited” roofers out there? Well, in my opinion, not really. So, how can you find…
The importance of planning
When working on listed buildings of historical importance, meticulous planning is vital. When we strip a slate or clay tile roof, we try to salvage as many tiles as possible and reuse them. Which means that until we have physically removed the tiles or slates, we don’t know the exact…
How to attract young people to the roofing profession?
This is question we have often asked ourselves, and over the years we have tried our best to attract young people to work as part of our industry. Here at West Country Tiling we take on young people as apprentices aged between 16 and 19. They are usually young men…