Emergencies
What to do in the first hour of a roof leak
Practical, safe steps to limit damage while you arrange a roofer — and the things not to do.
5 minRead guide
Roofing advice
Understand the roof before making a decision
Plain-language guidance on urgent problems, maintenance, materials and planning roofing work.
Planning
Repair or replace: how to decide without guessing
The handful of signals that reliably separate a roof worth repairing from one that needs re-covering.
6 minRead guide
Maintenance
Six signs your flat roof needs attention
Flat roofs rarely fail suddenly. These are the warnings that arrive first.
4 minRead guide
Planning
How long does a roof replacement actually take?
What drives the timescale, and why any honest answer is a range rather than a date.
4 minRead guide
Maintenance
Chimneys and flashing: the usual suspects
Why so many upstairs damp patches trace back to the stack, and what a proper repair looks like.
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Planning
How to prepare for a roof inspection
Ten minutes of preparation gets you a considerably more useful report.
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Maintenance
A seasonal roof maintenance checklist
What to check, how often, and what is safe to do from the ground.
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Choosing a roofer
How to read a roof replacement quotation
What should be written down, what is often missing, and where the differences between quotes usually hide.
6 minRead guide
Emergencies
Storm damage: a calm checklist
What to do in the hours after high winds, in a sensible order.
4 minRead guide
Choosing a roofer
Twelve questions worth asking a roofing contractor
The questions that tell you most about how a job will actually run.
5 minRead guide