The serious problem of roof structure failures, and the concern around the frequency with which they occur, received much-needed attention in the previous edition of SA Roofing. It is no coincidence that, here, we address another disastrous collapse. Last month, while SA Roofing was talking to certified roof inspector Tinus de Jager about his article […]
1956class="post-1956 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-roofing-news tag-bracing tag-roof-structure"15Apr 2016 The success of a safe roof structure lies in the finer detail, affirms Tinus de Jager as he reflects on the causes of roof structure failures, ways to combat such disasters, and the necessary interaction between roof erector and roof inspector – from an inspector’s perspective. Many insightful and relevant articles have been published over […]
1952class="post-1952 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-roof-inspection tag-contributor tag-roof-inspection tag-sa-roofing"05Apr 2016 Tinus de Jager completed his roof inspector’s training in 2000 through Roof Inspection Services, which was headed up by the late Victor Booth, a Specialist Engineer in Timber Engineering. Under Mr Booth’s mentorship, de Jager gained expert knowledge and experience in conducting both domestic and commercial roof structure inspections. De Jager became an accredited ITC-SA […]