Roof work, explained before you buy it

Felt, GRP, EPDM and single ply compared, with falls, drainage and where they fail.

Lifespan, temperature movement, substrate, and when GRP is the wrong choice.

Natural against fibre cement, priced over thirty years instead of on day one.

Matching tiles on an older Irish house when the original was discontinued.

The part of a roof that fails first, and the ceiling damage that announces it.

The damp patch on the inside chimney breast, read from the outside in.

uPVC against timber, ventilation, and why the soffit always rots first.

The stained wall and the rotted fascia a blocked gutter causes long before it overflows.

Planning permission, condensation, and which rooms a rooflight genuinely improves.

The building regulations, a realistic cost, and when a conversion is simply not possible.

The grant, the houses it leaves out, and what 300 mm actually changes.

Hatch size, headroom and fire rating. What makes an attic safely reachable.

What a coating does, what it does not, and an honest verdict on the money.

Telling the difference between something sealable and something that needs replacing.

Finding the entry point when the ceiling stain is nowhere near the hole.

What repairs cost, and the point where a repair stops paying and replacement wins.

Documenting damage for an Irish insurance claim. Photographs, timing, wording.

The autumn checklist, and what a storm finds when it is skipped.