Weatherproof your building with felt roofing
There are convincing arguments for global warming, but regardless of the cause we cannot deny that we have seen a significant increase in rainfall over the past few years in the United Kingdom. It is not easy to forget the near nationwide flooding that occurred in 2007, with parts of Yorkshire and the North West as well as areas more used to flooding seeing massive damage to homes and commercial buildings, with some families even losing their homes for weeks or longer. The summer of 2007 was not the only time in recent memory that the elements have caused a great deal of damage to property in the UK either, so it is arguably more important than ever to ensure your building is weatherproof, whether it is your home or your place of work.
From a commercial perspective, water damage to your office can completely eliminate electrical equipment, and pose a significant danger to your employees. A leaky roof, which once might have been adequately solved using a bucket or bowl, is now a health and safety hazard, particularly since the introduction of computers to most offices in the country as well as across the western world. Soggy, damp stained walls can be a huge turn off for clients visiting your premises, and though you might get away with an embarrassed apology, you will still have to spend some of your revenue putting it right; better to weatherproof your building and prevent it from ever happening. As the old saying goes, prevention is cheaper than the cure.
If your building does not have a tiled roof, or if you are planning to construct a new facility, built-up felt roofing may be the best solution. It is extremely cost effective compared to clay or slate tiles, and much easier to transport and fit. Perhaps the most important gain felt roofing provides is the weatherproofing it provides for such a nominal cost. Your business can avoid spending a large amount of cash fixing any problems that might occur whilst only outlaying a small amount of money and time to prevent them ever happening.
Many commercial buildings nowadays do not have the tiled roofs that are usual to homes in this country. Tiles can be more expensive to buy and more time consuming to fit than some other roofing solutions, so many companies look around for alternatives. Even if your facility is tiled however, it is still important to ensure that your roof is in good order, as you can save energy, prevent rain damage, and hopefully avoid causing serious harm to anyone unfortunate enough to get hit by a tile coming loose and falling.
Built-up felt roofing might be the best solution when a business is looking to weatherproof a building for minimal cost, but facilities management companies offering roofing services are ideally placed to advise you on how best to prevent rain and wind damage to your property.
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