It’s a cold night in November. The heating has been on for a week, and a brown patch is spreading across the bedroom ceiling. Most people blame the roof. Quite often, the tiles are fine. Damage like this usually starts in autumn and only shows up in winter. In Chelmsford, where damp autumns and cold […]
Tag Archives: Roof maintenance checklist
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Fixing a roof leak from the inside starts with tracing the drip trail in your loft to find where water is entering, clearing any standing water, then sealing the hole with roofing tar and a plywood patch, or covering it with plastic sheeting. That’s how to stop a roof leak from inside until a roofer […]
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A roof is a system, not a single surface. Tiles, flashing, valleys, gutters, downpipes, the loft space beneath it, and the ventilation running through it all work together to keep water out, and a weakness in any one of them eventually shows up as a problem somewhere else. This checklist covers every part of that […]