Roofs
44 sources in the library on roofs. Each one says what the document covers and what it is good for. Name a source to see which document it is and where to read it. One at a time. Page 2 of 2.
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Liquid Roofing and Waterproofing Association
The UK trade association for liquid applied waterproofing, founded in 1979, bringing together manufacturers, contractors and installers of liquid applied membranes. It publishes technical guidance and standards for the sector, including a Hot Melt Code of Practice updated to reflect BS 6229:2025, fire safety resources and a Liquid Roofing Finder product register. It is the body to cite for liquid systems (including GRP and polyurethane) in a flat roof comparison, alongside SPRA for single ply.
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Single Ply Roofing Association
SPRA is the trade association for the single ply roofing industry, established in 1992, made up of manufacturers, distributors and installers. Its Technical Committee has authored a library of technical guidance documents and component quality standards covering the design, specification, installation and maintenance of single ply roofing systems in the UK. It is the authority to name when a flat roof note compares single ply membranes with felt, GRP or liquid systems.
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Structural Timber Association
The STA is the trade body representing structural timber manufacturers and specifiers, working to increase structural timber specification and to influence legislation and regulation in the sector. Its flagship technical document is the Volume 1 Pattern Book, covering the fire resistance performance of a range of commonly used structural timber walls and floors and explaining component build-ups and the modifications that are permitted. The Pattern Book is freely available to designers and specifiers but may only be used on projects where the timber frame, SIPs or mass timber elements are supplied by an STA member manufacturer, a limitation worth stating if a note points a reader to it. The STA also runs the STA Assure Quality Assurance Scheme for member competency and publishes fire research on timber frame and mass timber systems.
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Financial Ombudsman Service
The ombudsman's own account of what it sees and how it decides, last updated 24 July 2023, which is a stronger citation than an insurer's marketing page. Confirms that buildings insurance typically responds to accidental damage, weather such as storms, flooding, ground movement such as subsidence, and underground pipes made from pitch fibre. Lists the recurring complaint types: repairs done but the problem not fixed; the insurer insisting on repair where the consumer wants replacement; the insurer deciding the sum insured on buildings or contents is not enough to cover the claim, which it names as underinsurance; the insurer saying the customer carelessly or deliberately failed to give the true rebuild cost of the home or replacement cost of contents and cancelling the policy on that basis; a replacement offered that is not the same as what was lost; and a cash settlement too small to have the repairs done. Links its separate approaches to accidental damage, building warranties, damage to underground pipes, flood damage, gradual damage, home emergency insurance and multiple-occupancy buildings insurance.