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Welcome to our website. Here you will find all the information you need
on roofing and waterproofing. We are continually adding new content 
to our website to make our visitors search experience more informative
and to help them find solutions to their problems.

We provide the following services to our clients:

Waterproofing
Roofing
Roof replacements
Roof repairs
Basement Waterproofing
Chimney Waterproofing
DIY Waterproofing Solutions
Balcony Waterproofing


Ross and Son has also opted to help the diy enthusiast by providing helpfull 
information on how to do your own waterproofing, roofing, roof repairs, 
replacements and much more.

We also supply products like waterproofing membranes, Torch-on, Zincalume 
roof sheets, Acrylic ST, Silvacote, IBR roof sheets, Bitumen Primer and much 
more to give our diy guy as much help as he will need with his projects.

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Roof Replacements vs Roof Repairs. So on a rainy day you snuggle under a warm blanket, reach for the popcorn while turning on the teli. Suddenly you see a water drop falling on the TV. Your first though is "Not now! I've just had a waterproofing contractor here to fix the leak!". While most waterproofing contractors guarantee their work they don't guarantee that the leak will disappear. They will guarantee the area they've worked though. This is because there are many reasons why a roof could be leaking. The area that the waterproofing contractor worked on might not even be the problem at all. Roofing and waterproofing contractor can't guarantee your roof will be leak free because they have no idea where the leak is coming from. They can waterproof the most probable areas that would cause the leak but there is no guarantee that that is indeed the area. When you repair a roof you sit with the same problem.

If a roof isn't repaired properly it won't last. It might be temporary solution but give it two winter rain storms and you'll sit with the same problem you have before. Most of the times a roof needs to be replaced. Materials made 20 years ago isn't as great as what you get on the market these days. Take for instance Zincalume roof sheets. This type of roofsheet can last you 30-40 years just because of the aluminium attributes mixed with the steel. If you try to patch an old steel IBR roofsheet with Zincaulme you will end up damaging the Zincalume roof sheet. Zincalume roof sheets will sacrifice themselves if they are installed onto a steel roof sheet that's busy rusting. Zincalume unlike steel can't rust it corrodes.

Now when you do a roof replacement you don't only cancel out all the most obvious problems that can occur you cancel out every problem. You have a brand new roof. When we do roof replacements we strip the entire old roof off. Whether it's cement tiles, slate tiles, steel IBR or corrugated roof sheets we make sure we leave no trace of the old roof behind. When we do roofing project we only work with the roof trusses. That's it. Did you know that using the wrong roof bolts when doing a roofing project can cause leaks in your roof? Why? Because some roofbolts don't seal properly when you fix them to the roof sheet so water come in between the roofsheet and the roofbolts rubber. Some contractors also don't know that you can't hammer a roofbolt in you have to screw it in. A nail doesn't last nearly as long as a screw and same applies here.
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Doing a roof replacement will save you headaces and money where so much can go wrong with roof repairs. My mother always use to say:"Do something right or don't do it at all". I later realized the reason why she said that was becasue you will have to redo what you didn't do properly.

WHY DOES THE WATERPROOFING INDUSTRY GET SUCH A BAD RAP?

  • Incorrect design of the waterproofing system
  • Insufficient or impractical details supplied by the architect at the design phase
  • Rushed building time frames
  • A lack of general understanding / education of waterproofing
  • Quality of workmanship
  • Lack of skilled artisans
  • Lack of surface preparation
  • Misunderstanding of guarantees / warranties
  • Cost factors
  • Proper roof maintenance / out of site out of mind mentality

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WATERPROOFING CHALLENGES & EXISTING STRUCTURES

When it comes to waterproofing repairs, the aim and objective of our business is to offer clients an assessment of the current waterproofing system point out weaknesses with the system and also possible related construction problems on their buildings and to offer a suitable waterproofing design where possible, to rectify such problems.

Problems that are due to the original incorrect, or poor design of a building, sometimes cannot be rectified easily, or at all, without major reconstruction. We often find that clients expect that some seemingly small leak problem has an obvious point of ingress and will be a quick, inexpensive job. How disappointed many of these clients are when they presented with a holistic approach to a repair, or in some cases a replacement, because there is no other means of being certain that they will receive a solution to the problem at hand.

Problem solving, unfortunately, is not an exact science and Ross and Son cannot offer any "magical" solution to problems. In some cases, where there is incorrect or poor design, any suggestions offered might have to be of a compromise nature. read more....

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Torch-on waterproofing systems Zincalume-roof-sheets Uniflash waterproofing systems Bituprimer waterproofing products

Our torch-on membrane systems are sold in rolls of 10m. The thickness of each roll of torch-on waterproofing membrane ranges from 2-4mm.

Our Zincalume roof sheets are sold per running meter and is available in IBR or corugated profiles. The thicknesse of the sheets is 0.58mm.Wide range colors.

Uniflash is an excelent product to use when wanting to seal the joint between a roof sheet and the wall. Thickness available in 150mm and 200mm.

Bitumen primer is a must to apply on a roof or wall before applying torch-on waterproofing membrane. We supply primer in 1L, 2L, 5L and 25L.

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