Roof repairs and leaks in Wexford

A leak rarely starts exactly where the water shows. Water can run along rafters, felt and joists before it drips through a ceiling, so a good roofer looks at the slates, flashing and valleys above the damp patch, not just the spot itself.

The usual causes are slipped or cracked slates and tiles, broken ridge or hip tiles, worn mortar on the ridge, lead flashing that has lifted or split at a chimney or wall, and blocked valleys or gutters that overflow behind the fascia.

It helps to say where the damp shows, whether it gets worse in wind-driven rain, and roughly how old the roof is. Photos taken from the ground or an upstairs window are useful, and you can WhatsApp them to us. Please don't go up on the roof yourself.

Before work starts, ask for a written quote that says what will be replaced, whether scaffolding or a lift is needed and included, whether old materials are taken away, and how long the repair is guaranteed.