Installing solar panels on a roof is an efficient way to harness renewable energy while minimizing your carbon footprint. Pitched slate or tile roofs are...
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Why use the ROOFBOX® system to weather flat roof service penetrations?
Many buildings nowadays are designed with a usable flat roof area, and it is common practice to use this space for services equipment such as air handling...
Why use the ROOFBOX® system?
The ROOFBOX® weathering system for service penetrations provides a proprietary and guaranteed solution to the inherent problems associated with bringing...
Advantages of mechanically fixed solar installations using the ROOFTRAK® IFP
The ROOFTRAK® IFP system has been developed specifically around the challenging scenario of providing a connection to the building structure whilst...
Point or linear ventilators for roof voids? Which is best?
Let’s start at the beginning… Why do we ventilate roof voids anyway? Fact 1 - A void (empty gap or space) in a roof, will of course, be filled with...
How is Nicholson’s product development supporting the Government’s ten-point plan?
The construction industry has been adapting to the needs of the marketplace for decades, and in recent years we have seen an increasing importance placed on...
Fixing solar panels to membrane roofs
When it comes to installing solar panels on a membrane covered roof there are different ways of getting the job done. This blog explores the pros & cons...
Roofing solutions and their role in sustainability
Sustainability is the focus for the construction industry in 2022. With governments around the world aiming to reach net zero emissions, the role of the...
Flat roof – warm or cold & why!
In construction many flat roofs are detailed as either warm roofs or cold roofs. Both roof types have their place, however there are differences to know...
Where to ventilate a diaphragm roof
We don’t always think about it, but most timber flat roof structures have a diaphragm (typically a plywood or OSB board) to tie the structural components...
Rainscreen on the roof
There is something beautiful about timber rainscreen cladding, and it's especially striking when it extends seamlessly to the pitched roof areas. Simple...
When it comes to the roof… don’t ignore that hole!
A common sight…a ‘hole’ in the roof with pipes, cables and ducts coming out of it and heading off to their respective rooftop destinations. The ‘hole’ has an...
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