Buying Guides

A guide to flat roof options When choosing the right flat roof covering, you need to take a number of considerations into account, including the look you want to achieve, the size of your flat roof, the type of weather it’ll face, and the amount of labour it will require. Taking on a flat roof construction, repair, overlay or replacement...

How to choose the right loft hatch and ladder Whether you use your loft space regularly or not, it’s important to have a safe point of entry.  A proper loft hatch, as opposed to a simple board, offers much greater convenience and ease of access to the loft, especially when fitted with a loft ladder. If you want to create...

With plenty of rainwater management systems to choose from, here’s a guide to help you find the right steel Lindab guttering for your next project. With over half a century of experience in guttering products, Lindab is one of the most well-known manufacturers in the UK and a firm favourite with our customers.  If steel is your preference you won’t...

Flat roof extensions are more popular than ever! they make a home feel spacious and provide that essential extra space for a growing family. While the benefits are clear, you need to consider how the flat roof extension will affect light in the rest of the house.  Then how your structure can best incorporate windows to compensate. Finding the perfect...

The benefits of VELUX CABRIO® balconies Do you lack outside space? Have a room in your attic which is dark? Do you find it difficult to add natural light because of the pitch of the roof? The innovative VELUX CABRIO® balcony system provides the solution to help create the loft conversion you’ve been dreaming of. Specifically designed for loft rooms...

A Guide to Lead Alternative Roof Flashings Brits love a moan about the rain and, at Burton Roofing Merchants we talk a lot about your roof being a barrier to the weather. In terms of roofing, the most pervasive and difficult element of our weather control is water and a Lead or Lead alternative roof flashings are an important componant...

We are major stockists of one of the world’s oldest and most durable building materials - lead! The use of lead for its unique properties dates way back in history, with the Romans utilising it to make water pipes, because of its resistance to corrosion and ease to work with (The Latin word for the metal, plumbum, is the origin...