30% of any heat lost in your house is through the roof. That is why insulating your home using the right product is so important. Roof insulation will improve the energy efficiency of your home, which in turn helps reduce carbon emissions. You can benefit significantly by insulating your roof […]
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From all of us at West Country Tiling, we wish you a very Merry Christmas. We would like to thank our customers for their continued support throughout 2023. This past year we survived the influx of storm damaged roof repairs in January, coming to the rescue of many a leaky […]
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West Country Tiling take great pride in being reputable roofers, to evidence this to our clients, we are Competent Roofer, Trust Mark and National Federation of Roofing (NFRC) accredited. Whenever I hear horror stories about the working practices of disreputable contractors, the precursor is that the client has not checked for […]
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In 2015 the BS 5534 code of practice for slating and tiling was amended. This British Standard for the construction industry covers the installation of slates and tiles on new build houses and also applies to general reroofing and roof repair practices. Although it is not a legal requirement to […]
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When working on roof restoration and refurbishment on historical buildings, we often encounter bats living in the roof spaces. Once bats are found to be roosting in your property, there are many rules and regulations that must be followed to ensure they are still able to access the roof cavity, […]
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We have been producing our own sand-cast lead since 2007 using our partially automated 7-metre-long casting table. Our casting methods allow us to accurately control the final thickness and uniformity of the lead, so that Code 6 to Code 10 are available to us. When working on a roofing restoration […]
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With lead times in the roofing industry at an all-time high, you will need to pre-plan before embarking on any new roofing project. This is because of the global supply issues affecting lead times on all roofing materials. Some current lead times in the UK roofing industry are standing at […]
Read MoreAs we reach the end of another year at West Country Tiling, I like to look back and reflect on what we have achieved throughout the year. We have had another extremely busy and successful year, completing various historically significant and complex roofing projects. One such project was Quarr Abbey […]
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According to Business Leader, 99% of the UK’s on-site construction workers are male. When 47% of all employed people are women, how has this gender gap been allowed to remain? Although we have female employees within our office staff, we do not currently have any female roofer. So, we are […]
Read MoreYou can’t turn on the news these days without seeing more doom and gloom about the rising costs within the power industries causing major global supply issues. Add post COVID-19 pandemic recovery, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, supply disruptions and transportation bottlenecks, it’s no wonder inflation levels are going through the […]
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