Expert guides, cost breakdowns and homeowner tips to help you get the job done right.
The roofer has quoted, you are ready to go ahead, and then comes the sentence that makes everyone uneasy: "I'll need a deposit to get the materials ordered." How much is reasonable? Is there a limi…
Your roof is damaged, you have buildings insurance, and you assumed that was the end of it. Then the insurer sends a loss adjuster, the adjuster uses the phrase "pre-existing condition", and sudden…
Owning a listed building is a privilege and a responsibility. The same architectural details that make these homes valuable — handmade clay tiles, riven stone slates, hand-dressed lead, lime-mortar…
Adding solar panels is one of the biggest decisions a homeowner can make about their roof — and one of the most common mistakes is fitting panels onto a roof that isn't ready for them. A 25-year so…
A severe storm rolls through, you find tiles in the garden the next morning, and there's water staining the upstairs ceiling. Your home insurance should cover this — but getting the claim paid in f…
A roof emergency can happen at any time — a severe storm tears off tiles, a tree branch falls through a flat roof, or you come home to find water pouring through the ceiling. In these situations, a...
