Will your roof last another winter? Read our top 10 tips to check the health of your roof.
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It may not feel like summer with all the recent rain but now is the ideal time to make sure your roof is fighting fit for winter 2012.
Your roof is an investment that keeps you, your family and your home safe so maintaining it throughout the year is an important part of the upkeep of your house. Now is the perfect time to inspect your roof to ensure that it is fit to stand another British winter.
You can keep an eye on your roof and guttering from the ground, so no need to worry if you’re not good with heights. Here are our 10 top tips of what to look for:
- Any damp patches on ceilings
- Broken bits of slate on the ground
- An untidy roof
- Broken tiles or missing slates
- Slipped slates
- Any potential entry point for water where two surfaces meet like flashing
- Broken seals around roof windows / skylights
- Chimney flashings
- Blistering on a flat roof
Spot any of the above and you need to think seriously about getting your roof checked as they are signs something is not right. The best approach is to contact a professional roofer, who will inspect your roof and give sound advice on what to do. That way, you’ll be sure to have repairs that will last for many years, while you can keep your feet safely on the ground.