Roof repairs or roof replacement?
Most often roof repairs are the result of roof damage that has occurred a long time ago. The key to avoid severe roof damage, roof repairs and roof replacement altogether is to keep up continues routine, roof maintenance.
This roofing article will tell you when it is time for roof repairs or roof replacements and when you need to waterproof your roof.
Signs of roof repair needed
The most obvious time to repair and/or waterproof your roof is after severe wind damage or storms, and before the season’s rain fall. This varies throughout South Africa as the Southern Cape rain season occurs between June and August whereas the Northern inland receives their rain between October and March.
You’ll know you need roof repair or roof waterproofing when:
- When you see dark spots on the ceiling.
- Dripping water that could damage the interior.
- Water dams building up on roof edges that will cause a roof not perfectly sealed to get damaged. If not repaired the water will push the roof edges up and cause it to rot. Water build-up also causes damage to the roof deck.
This list will help you determine whether you need roof replacement:
- Blistered interiors walls or ceilings.
- Obvious leaking in the interior after a storm driven by strong winds.
- Sagging or rotten soffits.
- Signs of water damage or dicolouration in attics.
- Curled up or cracked shingles.
- Algae build-up or dirty looking shingles in different areas of the roof.
- Decay in shingles, soffits or sheathing. In this case water will be running down the walls has entered the soffit.
If any one of the above listed roof decay has occurred, it is time to call in a professional roof repair and waterproofing contractor. J Bosch Waterproofing (www.jboschwaterproofing.co.za) specialises in all types of roof repairs, - replacements and roof waterproofing including metal roofs, tiled roofs, concrete roofs, rising damp and basements.
J Bosch Waterproofing provides roof repairs and waterproofing services that include roof waterproofing, painting, fascia boards, re-roofing, anti-corrosion, insulation, and restoration, guttering and damp-proofing of walls.
Their services are available to the residential, commercial and industrial market and although they are situated in Gauteng their service extends to the North West, Limpopo and Mpumulanga provinces.
Contact J Bosch Waterproofing at www.jboschwaterproofing.co.za and allow a professional to fix and waterproof your roof. |
