Roof Repairs in Bulwell: Tiles, Leaks and Storm Damage

Repairs are looked at on the roof in front of us. In suburban streets like these, we do not assume one roof type, because the house next door may have been re-roofed in something different.

Typical repairs

Broken and missing tiles are replaced with compatible ones, and slate repairs deal with slipped slates and damaged fixings. Ridge and hip tiles are checked for loose bedding, and lead flashings and valleys are put right where water is getting in. Where a ridge has cracked along a terrace, the whole run is checked rather than just the obvious gap, because mortar tends to fail at the same rate along the line.

A leak rarely shows directly under the fault, so tracing it takes some work. Water can run along a rafter for some distance before it drips.

• Cracked, slipped and missing tiles
• Slate repairs and fixings
• Ridge and hip tile re-bedding or refixing
• Lead flashings and valleys
• Leaks on flat roof sections
• Storm damage assessment, with temporary protection where needed, subject to availability

Do not forget the lower roofs

Many suburban homes have a flat-roofed extension or garage sitting beside the main roof, and those get missed. A stain on a kitchen ceiling at the back of a terrace is more often the back addition than the main slope.

Take a photo of the damage, inside and out if you can, then call or WhatsApp Evans Roofing. Pictures usually tell us enough to say what sort of repair is likely, and to quote. Gutters overflowing onto a wall can mimic a roof leak, so the roofline is checked too.