Landlord, property & commercial roofing in Macclesfield
A roof on a property you do not live in is a different problem. Faults are found late, usually by a tenant and usually once they are already inside, and the legal duty to keep the structure and exterior in repair sits with the landlord under section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 — it cannot be contracted out of in a normal tenancy.
The work that actually helps is scheduled rather than reactive: gutters cleared before winter, a documented look at the roof between tenancies, and photographs on file so a disagreement about damage has evidence behind it. A void period is the cheapest time to do anything involving scaffolding.
Pre-purchase is the other half of it. A homebuyer's survey will say the roof needs 'further investigation' and stop there, which is no use to anybody trying to decide whether to proceed. A roofer's look at the same roof gives you the two things you need: whether it is repairable or life-expired, and roughly what the difference costs.
Insurance and storm work has its own rhythm. Insurers want the damage evidenced, the cause described honestly, and a scope they can price against — and they will decline a claim that is really deferred maintenance. Straight paperwork gets claims paid; optimistic paperwork gets them refused.
Landlords & property — every job, in detail.
4 jobs in this category. Each has its own page explaining what's involved, what your roofer checks and — just as importantly — when a job can safely wait.
Pre-purchase roof survey
When a homebuyer's survey says the roof needs further investigation, this is that investigation: a proper look outside and in the loft, with photographs and an honest answer on whether it is repairable or life-expired, and what the difference costs.
Read more →Landlord roof maintenance
Keeping the structure and exterior of a let property in repair is a landlord's statutory duty, and roofs are where it bites. Scheduled maintenance between tenancies is both cheaper and easier than reacting to a tenant's report of water coming in.
Read more →Insurance & storm damage claims
Insurers pay claims that are evidenced and described honestly, and decline the ones that bundle deferred maintenance in with storm damage. The useful things a roofer provides are photographs, a clear cause, and a scope that separates the two.
Read more →Small commercial roofing
Shops, offices, workshops and small industrial units — repairs, re-covers and maintenance on the flat roofs, single-ply systems and profiled sheet that most small commercial buildings have. The practical constraints are usually access and keeping the business trading.
Read more →Not sure which one you need?
Describe it in your own words on the quote form. Your roofer will work out what the job actually is when they ring you back — usually the same day.
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