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Find out about our opening hours over the Christmas 2021 and festive period here....

At About Roofing Supplies between our four branches and our website at aboutroofing.com we are concious that we have an impact on the environment. In this informative post you can find out about the steps that we are taking to mitigate our impact wherever possible.

In this blog we introduce the latest addition to our range: The Cromar Cromaslate lightweight, low pitch roofing slate for garden buildings, sheds and stables of all kinds.

The availability issues affecting many roofing and building products nationally in 2021 has been widely reported over the past few months, and has even been covered by the BBC.

We are receiving many phone calls and emails every day from customers all over the UK who are trying to source materials such as concrete roof tiles, timber and cement.

In this blog post, which is an update to a previous post on our website, we will explore these issues in detail.

By now most people will have heard of the availability issues affecting many products nationally, with the construction materials and building industry particularly affected.

We are taking numerous calls every day from customers who are desperately trying to source materials and who are bewildered at what is going on.

In this blog post we will explore the situation, and the short and long term outlook for construction and building materials.

Find out abour our evolution towards being a more climate friendly, low emission business....

Is Covid-19 & Brexit Affecting The Availability Of Roofing Materials & Building Supplies? We are being asked this question a lot by our customers currently - find out more here.

On 12.10.20 having had a complete re-fit, our branch in East Grinstead, West Sussex, re-opened with new branding, a new team of staff and a fresh new range of products: Find out more here!

Having closed during the Covid pandemic, and refitted whilst shut, our East Grinstead branch reopened on 12.10.20 rebranded as About Roofing Plus - find out more here!

From 2021 residents in England having properties with wood burners, log stoves and open fires will be banned from buying coal or 'wet' wood to burn in them, under a ban anounced by the UK Govenment which comes into force in February next year. In this blog post we will look into the reasons why in detail.

New Product Focus: Fascias & soffits, blocks, aggregates, insulation, rainwater, guttering & underground drainage ranges

A new addition to our product range is the Manthorpe GTV CURV Cowled Universal Concrete Interlocking Roof Tile Vent. Find out more about this innovative vent tile in this informative blog.

Whether installing a new roof or repairing your current one, making sure that your roof is correctly insulated is just good sense. Read our handy guide on insulating your roof.

In this, the first of the special interviews that we will be sharing to celebrate our 20th year in business, we have spent some time with Mark Simmonds, who is the Branch Manager at our Dorking branch.

We opened our doors to our Esher branch for the first time in February 1999 - 3 more branches, thousands of customers and tens of thousands of deliveries later we are celebrating our 20th anniversary.

About Roofing Supplies Dorking branch has been undergoing improvement works over the last few months, the latest of which was the laying of a new heavy duty tarmac surface at the front of the branch, which will make loading and unloading our customers and suppliers much easier!

Welcoming a very new addition to our delivery fleet, About Roofing announces new lorry to help increase output of local delivery from our branches.

Recently, About Roofing Supplies at Esher were approached by local NHS hospital, St Peter’s hospital in Chertsey, who were looking to purchase some roofing felt to re-cover the roof on their allotment shed that was leaking after the winter storms. Find out more

We welcome the opportunity to provide quotations for roofing and building projects. Many customers call or email lists of their requirements, and we can then provide a priced quotation, with VAT clearly displayed, and costs such as delivery charges listed as a separate element giving our customers complete control over the pricing for their projects. Find out more

Here we discuss when is the best time to have your roof work completed.

We are often asked by our customers, both trade and public, about whether there is a need for ventilation in their roofs and the answer is almost always YES! Find out more about our roof ventilation tips here.