Selecting the right roofing materials has been made even easier for Do-it-Yourself enthusiasts, thanks to a user-friendly ‘toolbox’ of self-help features on the new, inspirational Onduline Buildings Products website.
Easy to use tools for DIY-ers
The DIY-ers’ toolkit covers everything from selecting the right materials to calculating how much is needed, to what the product looks like on a simulated installation.
- Product Selector guide – a series of filters, from ‘Garden Shed’ to ‘Storage Building’, helps the enthusiast to hone their choices. Where a range of options are available, a comparison tool then helps them make the final decision.
- Roof Simulator – by selecting an application, such as ‘Carport’, and the product, the customer can see what the roof might look like on a series of pre-set images, including changing the colour within the product range.
- Roof Calculator guide - having entered the dimensions of the roof to be installed the calculator says how much product is needed, along with which accessories.
Product selection aids
As well as the product selection aids, the new website contains ‘all a DIY enthusiast needs to know’, including straightforward installation guides and ‘how to’ videos, plus expert advice on topics from replacing a roof to rainwater harvesting. There is also a ‘find your local stockist’ locator, so you can easily choose where to purchase Onduline products.
Nisha Kumar, Head of Marketing for the lightweight roofing solutions specialist, said: “People are spending so much more time in their gardens these days, and one of the jobs that is top of their list is replacing the roof on their shed, summer house, gazebo or other garden building.
Product selector within a few simple clicks...
“The self-help tools we have introduced on the new website mean they can get to the product they need in just a few clicks, and the fixing guides are easy to follow with a video for back-up if they need it.
“With the Onduline stockist locator they can quickly see where their nearest and most suitable stockist is, which is good news for the DIY retailers and other merchants and retailers who stock our products.
“The new website was a significant investment but we feel it is worth it as it will serve our DIY customers even better, and it is part of a much broader strategy to get close to the people and markets who look to Onduline as a leading provider of quality lightweight roofing and plastics solutions.”
Onduline is a world leader in lightweight materials for roofing, including underroofing, plastics and systems for cladding and waterproofing.