Expert guides, cost breakdowns and homeowner tips to help you get the job done right.
Somewhere in the middle of getting quotes for a re-roof, a roofer will say the scaffolding is not included and you can save money by arranging it yourself. It sounds like a reasonable offer, and so…
Your renewal quote has a tick box on it for home emergency cover, somewhere between £30 and £70 a year, and the sales copy says it covers you for a leaking roof. The honest answer is that it probab…
The wind drops, you open the curtains, and there is a tile in the middle of the lawn. Now what? You cannot see most of your own roof from your own garden, you are not going up a ladder, and the loc…
Go and look at your garage roof after heavy rain. If there is one drain in one corner and nothing else, you are looking at a system with no second chance. When that outlet chokes on leaves, moss or…
Three roofers have quoted for your re-roof and all three mention a guarantee. One says ten years, one says twenty five years, one says "fully insurance backed". None has handed you a document. Six …
Two days after the rain stopped there is still a puddle on your garage roof. One roofer glances at it and says it is completely normal. The next says the falls are wrong and the whole roof needs st…
You went into the loft for something and found the underside of the felt beaded with water. Or black mould creeping along the rafters. Or insulation that feels heavy and damp when you press it. You…
If you're planning an extension, a garage conversion, or a new outbuilding, one of the first decisions you'll face is the shape of the roof. Flat roofs and pitched roofs each have genuine advantages, and the right cho...
One of the most common questions homeowners ask when buying a property — or when getting quotes for roofing work — is how long a roof should last. The honest answer is: it depends enormously on the material, the quali...
One of the most common questions UK homeowners face after discovering a roofing problem is a deceptively simple one: do I need a repair or a full replacement? The answer is rarely obvious from ground level, and gettin...
If you've ever tried to compare roofing contractors, you've probably come across a confusing alphabet soup of acronyms — NFRC, TrustMark, RoofCERT, CHAS, SafeContractor. What do they all mean? Which ones actually matt...
Roofing is one of the trades most prone to cowboy operators. It's outdoor work that's hard to supervise, it's often urgent — particularly when you have a leak — and the results aren't always visible until months later...
