Residential roofing: solutions for real scenarios

John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft provides you with genuine questions and answers for technical enquiries received through Wienerberger’s Roofapedia website

Controlling condensation in roof spaces (Part 1)

In this month’s article Richard Bishop, category manager for roof at Wienerberger, looks at condensation in roofs and what the Building Regulations say about it

Detailing – The use of bonding gutters

Continuing with the theme of pitched roof detailing, in this month’s article John Mercer, technical manager, Sandtoft, examines the use of bonding gutters

The versatility of plain tiles

If you were ever asked to picture a typical English scene in your mind’s eye, chances are, there would be a clay plain tile...

Reasons for roofers to include solar in their offering

By John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger Roof Tiles

“Don’t build to the minimum spec: Think of the occupants”

By John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft, a Wienerberger brand

On the surface

Richard Bishop, category manager for Roof at Wienerberger, discusses surface finishes and how they affect the performance of roof tiles

Residential roofing issues

By John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger Roof Tiles

The UK construction skills shortage

By John Mercer, technical manager at Sandtoft, the roof brand of Wienerberger

The final song

After six years of writing regularly for Roofing, Cladding and Insulation, with occasional articles dating over the past 20 years, John Mercer, technical manager at Wienerberger, gifts his final ‘The Pitch’ before his retirement