FAQs Guides
Re-Roofing a Listed Building or a House in a Conservation Area
When roof work on a listed building or in a conservation area needs consent, why a repair can become a re-roof in the council's eyes, and what to ask your council before a roofer starts.
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Warm Roof or Cold Roof and Which Is Right for a Flat Roof
Warm roof or cold roof: what each build-up is, why insulation above the deck is the usual choice when a flat roof is renewed, what it adds to the quote and what to ask a roofer.
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Who Pays for Roof Repairs in a Leasehold Flat?
Who pays when the roof above your leasehold flat leaks: why your lease decides, how service charges and major works consultation work, and what to do if nothing is being repaired.
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Sharing a Roof With Your Neighbour and Who Pays for Repairs
Shared ridge, valley or party wall on a semi or terrace: why there is no simple rule on who pays, how the Party Wall Act and access orders work, and how to agree repairs with the neighbour.
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Are Roof Coatings and Spray Treatments Worth the Money?
Roof coatings, paints and sprays: where a coating makes sense, why NFRC urges caution on tile painting claims, biocide costs and how to handle a cold caller offering a treatment.
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Why Is My Roof Sagging and Is It Dangerous?
Why roofs sag, how to tell an old settled dip from a worsening problem, which expert to call, what repairs cost in 2026 and when building regulations apply.
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What to Do When a Storm Damages Your Roof
What to do in the first day after a storm damages your roof: stay safe, record the damage, call your insurer, arrange a temporary repair and avoid cold callers.
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Do You Need Planning Permission to Replace Your Roof?
When replacing a roof needs planning permission: like-for-like re-roofing, changing shape or height, conservation areas, listed buildings, flats, and how it differs from building regulations.
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Removing and Refitting Solar Panels for Roof Repairs
What happens to solar panels when your roof needs repair or replacing: who should remove and refit them, what published 2026 figures say it costs, and how to protect your warranty.
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Can You Get a Grant for a New Roof in the UK?
There is no general grant for a new roof in the UK. What the main schemes really cover, which have closed, what a Disabled Facilities Grant is, and how to spot a free roof scam.
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Types of Roof on UK Houses From Gable to Mansard
A plain guide to the roof shapes found on UK houses, gable, hip, mono-pitch, flat and mansard, what each looks like, where you see them and how shape affects repairs and quotes.
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Should You Repair or Replace Your Roof?
How to decide between repairing and replacing your roof, the signs that a repair is enough, the signs that it is not, typical 2026 costs for both and what building regulations say.
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How Long Does It Take to Replace a Roof?
How many days a roof replacement takes for a typical house by covering, what can add days, how weather and scaffolding fit in, and whether you can stay at home while the work goes on.
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