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The Big Freeze
21/1/11
A question that always arises from new customers at this time of year is whether a Topseal flat roof is affected by colder temperatures. This is most commonly asked by specifiers or householders who are looking to replace leaking roofs that have been damaged by freezing temperatures, particularly by the recent plunging temperatures that have been damaging flat roofs all over the UK.
In short, the answer is no. The Topseal roofing system is robust enough to withstand any temperature that could be expected in the UK, or in Antarctica. Many permanent structures in research bases all over the Antarctic use GRP (Glass Reinforced Polyester), more commonly known as fibreglass, in their construction, including roofing.
Fans of the TV series Ice Road Truckers may be interested to hear that GRP is also used in the construction of those super-duty vehicles, including roofs for trailers, which have to withstand vicious, hostile conditions well within the artic circle.
As with these extreme applications, a Topseal roof, unlike some other roofing systems, won’t embrittle, distort or crack when subjected to freezing temperatures, it will simply perform its function to protect your home through this winter and many more to come. So you can be assured that even well into minus double figures, a Topseal roof is more than capable of withstanding whatever the UK weather system can throw at it!