When living and working in bustling cities, it’s easy to forget that there’s still a place and need for nature in our immediate environments. Plants are good for our physical and mental wellbeing, after all. It’s one thing to have a few potted succulents in the office,...

When cities and residential areas are looking more and more like the concrete jungle, we find ourselves asking the question: “Where did all the plants go”. With smaller gardens featured in homes and businesses only possessing one or two pot plants, there is a vast cry-...

The aim of a roof is to protect the building from the effect of the weather, especially the humidity.

An ordinary roof fulfils those requirements perfectly. But other ways are also possible, for example by choosing a ‘green roof’.

A green roof looks attractive. This vi...

Safety on and around your roof

De Boer Roof Safety Solutions protects people on or near roofs, thereby safeguarding also the interests of its professional partners, roofers, architects, principals and building managers.

Our patented systems offer a reliable and user-frie...

Due to the thermoplastic properties of their principle components (bitumen, polyester reinforcements, polymers, fusible plastic film), bitumen waterproofing sheets can be converted into mass bitumen products like road asphalt – significantly reducing the demand for vir...

Bituminous waterproofing is always carried out by a combination of relevant products at the construction site.

These products can include: bituminous primer, bitumen membranes, mechanical fastenings, flashings, protection (gravel, small stones, etc.) and one...

The water used in the production of the components of bituminous waterproofing 

systems is essentially for cooling purposes. Once used, this water is returned to the environment with little notable impact, other than a slight increase in temperature....

Carrying on from our post last week (Part One) we wanted to share a few more important information on the benefits on using Bituminous Waterproofing on your next build!

A natural by-product of oil: Although bitumen does occur naturally at old oil fields, the current for...