Roofing Questions Homeowners Ask Us

The usual signs are damp patches or staining on ceilings and upstairs walls, slipped or missing slates and tiles, daylight visible in the attic, debris in the gutters after wind, or mortar crumbling around the chimney and ridge. If you have noticed any of these, it is worth having the roof looked at before the next spell of bad weather makes it worse.

It depends entirely on the problem, the type of roof and whether access equipment is needed. A handful of slipped slates is a very different job to a leak that has been running into the timbers for months. We will look at the roof, explain what is actually wrong and give you a price for that specific work before anything starts.

Most straightforward houses are stripped and re-roofed within roughly one to two weeks, allowing for scaffold, weather and the condition of the timbers underneath. Larger or more complex roofs take longer. We will give you a realistic timeframe for your property rather than a generic one.

Yes. Leaks are one of the most common jobs we are called out for. The important part is tracing where the water is actually getting in, which is often not directly above the damp patch inside. We find the source, repair it properly and check the surrounding area so the same leak does not reappear.

Yes. We repair and replace guttering, downpipes, fascia, soffits and roofline trims. Blocked or broken gutters are a very common cause of damp walls, so it is often worth sorting them at the same time as any roof work while access is already in place.

We work across the Midlands and North-East. If you are in Westmeath, Longford, Meath, Cavan, Louth, Leitrim or Roscommon, give us a call on 083 072 0735 and we will confirm straight away.

Westmeath, Longford, Meath, Cavan, Louth, Leitrim and Roscommon, along with the towns and villages in between.

Urgent problems such as an active leak or storm damage are prioritised. Call 083 072 0735 and we will tell you honestly when we can get to you rather than promising a time we cannot keep.

Yes, if the rest of the roof covering is sound. Localised repairs are very common — a valley, a section around a chimney or a patch of slipped slates. We will match the existing slate or tile as closely as we can.

Active leaks are prioritised. Call 083 072 0735 and we will give you an honest timeframe rather than a date we cannot keep.

We try to match materials so repairs blend in. On older slate roofs a reclaimed or salvaged slate usually gives the closest match, and we will discuss that with you before starting.

Most standard houses take roughly one to two weeks from scaffold up to scaffold down, depending on the size of the roof, the weather and the condition of the timbers underneath.

No. The house stays livable throughout. There is noise during stripping and there will be scaffolding around the property, but the roof is made watertight at the end of each working day.

It usually makes sense to, because the scaffold is already in place and the roofline is fully accessible. We will price it separately so you can decide.

Yes. Clearing leaves, moss and silt is often all a gutter needs, and it is worth doing before a wet winter rather than after damp appears inside.

Often, yes — resealing joints, replacing brackets and correcting falls solves plenty of problems. We will only recommend replacement where repair will not hold.

Usually. The gutter hangs on the fascia, so if the timber behind has gone soft the new gutter has nothing solid to fix to. Doing both at once also means one set of access equipment.