The 7 Woes we Inflict on Our Roofing

Our roofs take a beating from the expected things such as the wear and severity weather can, but other damage comes from our own error and what we do-or-don’t do to protect our roofs. We understand, you do what you can, but we are going to point-out some mistakes that are made by your average distracted, unwitting homeowner.

*  Not Cleaning Your Guttering: The job roof guttering is to get the water to the ground from the roof. If these are neglected and not cleaned then all the overflow of water will go where it is not supposed to and end up damaging your roof.

*  Not Cutting Back Trees or Foliage near the Roof: Harsh storm or blizzard conditions may have left heavy debris on your roof, but leaving it there will cause trouble. Leaving messes of leaves and dirt soak-up moisture and can be a invitation for mould, mildew and other issues to take hold. This can allow moisture to seep-in under the shingles and can cause damage that leads to a roof needing a total replacement.

*  Going Nuts with the pressure washer: A pressure washer appears to be the ideal method to clean your roof. If washed too much, however, the high pressure water will start eroding the roof materials.

*  Dragging up Shingling to find Leaks: If you find a leak in your roof don’t feel you have to fix the problem yourself. Dragging up shingles to check for leaks is likely to cause more damage and spread leaks where there were none before. Inspecting asphalt roof shingles yourself means you getting on the roof, which leads into …

*  Walking on your roof: We usually leave roofs alone for a reason. Beyond the potential of falling off the roof due to fall, there is the actual damage to the roof that you can cause. Walking on your asphalt shingles disturbs the granules within and leave the shingles bare, dislodge them or create gaps creating the potential for leaks.

*  Adding solar panels or Mounting satellite dishes: Solar panels are great energy savers but may also damage the roof. You can ask the solar company to install the panels with invisible brackets that do not damage the roofing system. As for a Satellite dish, the holes and screws to adhere the dish to the roof can allow moisture into the small areas and cause damage.

*  Too Much D.I.Y!!!: Remember that you can easily damage your roof just by walking on it, especially if you have a tile roof. If you aren’t absolutely sure what you need to do, where you need to do it, how you need to do it, and how you stay safe doing it, call the professionals such-as Oldfield Roofing Company to take it on.

Looking after your roof is looking after you. By being proactive with roofing maintenance you can avoid a lot of frustration in the long run.

To learn more about what you can do to protect your roof, contact Oldfield Roofing, the first call for Roofing Hampton way, for a FREE consultation and estimate. For more information you can visit at: http://www.oldfieldroofing.co.uk/roofer-hampton/

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Summary:

Oldfields Roofing - as the premier Roofer Fulham - knows the average home-owner doesn’t look to be negligent of their roofs, but sometimes the opposite problem is true - too much of the wrong-kind of attention or bad maintenance on the part of the home-owner can create more problems than it solves. Luckily Oldfields will point these 7 Roofing woes we inflict on our roofs ahead-of-time so you can avoid them.