Southern Cross Roofing News

Recently a CSR Conference was held at the Mean Fildders Greenway Room in Rouse Hill, for all CSR Roofing Specialists, being a Sydney Roofing Company, Southern Cross Roofing were invited to attend.

Many CSR employees were key speakers at the conference including Brian Doherty. Brian spoke about the down turn in the market and the likely predictions for the future which he enhanced by providing graphs.

Brians discussions were based around all things that relate to and effect the CSR Specialists, such as, New Roofs, Re Roofs, extensions and briefly touching on roof repairs.

Linda Kosl then delivered information on marketing and how best to promote the CSR Roofing Specialist. Suggestions included promoting on social networking sites such as twitter, Tv advertising on The Lifestyle channel on foxtel and general information on updating websites.

Work Safety representatives also made an appearance to reiterate on the importance of safety clothing, including roofing harnesses, correct safety shoes and eye protection.

A HIA representative continued on this track by talking about the new 'Working at safe heights code'. He informed us that all states will soon be in harminisation by coming together and using the same 'Working at safe heights code'.

Mark Webster the director of Southern Cross Roofing was then asked to speak about his new venture into the roofing supplies business. Mark has recently opened a new business called Sydney Roof and Building Supplies and provided information on the products available. He started by explaining that Sydney Roof and Building Supplies is a one stop shop in Mount Kuring-Gai that offers a full roofing product range from small but crucial tools like trowels and tape measures all the way to bedding racks and elevators. He explained that a free delivery service is available to your contractors or yourself straight to site.

Mark focused on 3 main things during the evening:

The first was the new 'Fusion' Nail gun and its capabilities touching briefly on the peg out guide that accompanies it.

The next was roofing clips and the speculation over the pointing code in recent weeks following the cyclone up in Queensland. Mark provided a clip board to highlight the expanse of clips available from Sydney Roof and Building Supplies including not only Fixing Caps, Starter clips and short course clips but a wide variety of head lap clips. 

The Acry Flash lead range that is available was the last thing Mark concentrated on, giving a detailed description of what Acry Flash is and the many benefits Mark sees in using this flashing product. He explained that not only is it water tank friendly but it offers a more durable alternative to other flashing products and more importantly being the same cost as lead.

As Southern Cross Roofing are New-Roof, Re-roof, roof extension and roof repairs specialists, we were recently one of very few roofing specialist companies to be invited along to to the exclusive CSR specialist conventions.

The convention was held in Port Stephens and was providing roofing companies with relevant information to the roofing industry. New roof tile products and colour products were highlighted. The CSR representatives discussed changes in the work code and the direction that not only CSR are heading in, but the direction that they want their specialists to head in. We were taught how to make the most of CSR and given information on how to update promotions and websites.

Southern Cross Roofing were invited along exclusively as we were promoting the Nullaboor tile. CSR were aware that Mark Webster, the director of Southern Cross Roofing, had used this tile on his own property and wanted to highlight the reason for him choosing this product. As roofing specialsits and property owner Mark choose the Nullaboor tile because of its quality.

CSR Roofing is one of Australia’s most experienced roof tile manafacturers with an extensive history of supplying roof tiles to the Sydney area. CSR products are backed by a 50 Year product and performance guarantee.

CSR roof tiles are used by roofers performing roof repairs or fitting new roofs on  homes or during home renovations

Southern Cross Roofing have been invited to join CSR as one of their roofing specialists. Recognised for our Five Star quality of work, service and good old fashion ethics in Sydney’s new roof and re-roofing industry. We would be delighted to quote on your next roofing job or just give us a call if you are seeking friendly advice.

A popular type of roof cladding out there is the shingle. Roof shingles consist of thin overlapping components which are primarily rectangular in shape and attached in rows from the bottom edge of the roof going upwards. Over time, various materials have been used as roof shingles – from wood, to slate, to metal and many more. Each element has its own advantages and disadvantages. This article will help you become familiar with the different roof shingles type.

Wood has been used in most roof shingles. Wood shingles are one of the readily available resources, or at least back then, that’s why it is widespread. It offers some insulation but wood shingles are not very advisable for rainy places like Sydney, North Shore and other places in Australia that are often hit by rainstorms, because it is not that durable, in spite of its expensive cost. However, it can last for fifty years or more if properly maintained.

Another very popular type of shingle is the metal shingle. Metal shingle can include steel, aluminum, tin and copper. This type is actually durable and can overcome high-velocity wind, hail and rain. It has a life span of more or less fifty years and does not need much maintenance. Because of the materials used, it can be quite expensive and is difficult to install.

One beautiful type of roof shingles is slate. Slate shingles are made from natural materials and is distinct in appearance. It is durable and is long-lasting. However, like metal shingle, it is costly and difficult to install.

Another attractive roof cladding option is tile which includes concrete and clay. It can be expensive too, but not as expensive as slate. It is durable and easy to maintain but it is fragile and can easily break.

Asphalt shingle is often used as roof cover too mainly because, it is inexpensive. It is very manageable and easy to repair but it can last up to thirty years only. It is also not good for hot weather conditions.

These are just some of the most popular types of roof shingles but there are still more kinds produced and being produced by roof specialists. There may be a long list of different types of shingles, but only choose the most appropriate for your home.

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