Installation Guides & DIY Tips

Your roofline quietly does one of the hardest jobs on your home. Fascia boards, soffits, and guttering protect the roof structure from water damage, support drainage, and help ventilate the loft space — yet most homeowners rarely think about them until something starts leaking, sagging, or rotting behind the gutters. In this guide, TS Builders explain the differences between timber, uPVC, and aluminium roofline systems, the warning signs of failing fascias and soffits, and w

Measuring fascia and soffit boards isn’t just about running a tape around your house. This guide explains the mistakes most people make — from return leg allowances to board sizing — so you get it right first time.

Marshall Tufflex guttering guide covering identification, profile compatibility and replacement options. Learn how to confirm your system using moulded product codes, understand why Ogee profiles are not interchangeable, and see when Half Round and Square systems can mix with Aquaflow. Includes CRS-8207 conservatory bracket advice, aluminium ring beam considerations and practical trade insight before replacing legacy rainwater systems.

If you’ve ever tiled a caravan shower or campervan kitchen and watched the grout crack a few months later, you’ll know the pain. It doesn’t matter how careful you are, how expensive the adhesive was, or how many YouTube tutorials you watched — tiles just aren’t designed for mobile environments . And to be clear: It’s not your workmanship. It’s the tiles. Ceramic tiles are rigid. Vehicles flex. Boats twist. Caravans vibrate. The moment the structure moves, tiles and grout try