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Roofing advice

Straight answers to the questions we get asked on the doorstep, written by the team that does the work.

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How do you claim for storm damage on your roof?

To claim for storm damage on your roof, make the house safe, photograph the damage, and tell your insurer as soon as you reasonably can, usually through its 24 hour claims line...

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Flat Roof Repairs Eastbourne

If you need flat roof repairs in Eastbourne, we cover it. Rated Roofers repair flat roofs across Eastbourne and the surrounding area, from leaks and splits to blistering, failed...

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What should a roof survey include?

A proper roof survey should include a full external inspection of the covering and every joint and edge, an internal inspection from inside the loft, and a written report that sets...

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Roof Repointing Lewes

Roof repointing is the renewal of the mortar that seals the working joints of a roof, along the ridge at the top, down the hips, across the verges at the gable edges, and around the...

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Why do gutters overflow even when they’re clean?

If your gutters overflow when they’re clean, the blockage is rarely the problem and the usual causes are capacity, fall, alignment or an obstruction further down the system. The...

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Can you walk on a flat roof?

In most cases yes, briefly and carefully, but only if the roof is structurally sound and only for maintenance rather than regular use. A standard domestic flat roof on a garage,...

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Roof Repair Pulborough

If you need roof repair in Pulborough, we cover it. Rated Roofers carry out roof repairs across Pulborough and the surrounding Arun valley villages, from slipped and cracked tiles...

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Why do bay window roofs leak?

Bay window roofs leak because they are small, almost flat, and joined to the house along their most vulnerable edge. Nearly every bay leak we are called to traces back to one of...

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What is a verge and why does it fail?

A verge is the edge of your roof at a gable end, the sloping run where the tiles or slates overhang the gable wall and finish, going from the eaves up to the ridge. Every...

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Roof leaking or storm damage

We offer a 24 hour emergency call out. We will do our best to resolve it there and then, or at the very least make it safe.

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