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Examples of Retiling Council Roofs

Examples of Tile Re-roofing

This reroofing contract was to refurbish 143 residential units - 93 houses and 50 flats.

The existing tile roofs on these council homes had reached the end of their useful and dependable lives and the estate required the remaining council owned properties to undergo preventive maintenance.

Multiple problems evident in the roofs included:

• shaling of clay tiles
• dislodged tiles
• tiles with corners broken
• discoloured tiles and roofs
• rotted bituminous felt at the eves
• chimneys requiring reflashing and new lead aprons
• loose and poorly fixed ridge tiles

Our roof tilers are experts - they have industry certificated qualifications and experience, and are able to install traditional and modern roof tile systems such as the Redland Duo Plain tiles in Old English Dark Red; and Redland Rosemary clay tiles pictured in these examples.

Tile Roofing

Retiling the roofs required:

• scaffolding for access and safety
• The stripping of the damaged or decayed tiles, battons and roofing felts
• Positioning of the appropriate breathable felt membrane to the roof structure
• Mechanically fixing the new wood timber battons and membrane to the structure
• From the eve-line tiles were laid or hung in regular overlapping rows (courses) along the framework of a roof being fixed them with nails to new wooden battons fixed securely to the wooden batons
• Any roof extrusions to be provided with waterproof roofing materials
• Stepped and chimney flashings and aprons installed
• Renewal of the guttering and down pipes
• Replacement ridge tiles to be fixed
• The cement verges to be fixed

The roofing work on the estate was completed to schedule and price and ensured the minimum or disruption to the house occupants.

K-Roofing also work for private individuals and Housing Associations such as:

• Northern Counties Housing Association
• First Choice Homes in Oldham
• Northwards Housing in Manchester