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Guides, tips and updates from our team.
Advice
Do you actually need a new roof? Four ways to tell
Most people who ring us convinced they need a new roof do not. Here is how to work out which you are before anybody quotes you.
Advice
Why Norfolk pantiles are worth saving
The tile on most older roofs in west Norfolk usually outlives the roof it is sitting in. Salvaging it costs less than replacing it and looks a great deal better.
Costs
What a roof actually costs in west Norfolk
Real ranges for the jobs we are asked about most, and an honest account of what moves a price up or down.
Advice
After the gale: what to do first when a roof comes off
The order matters, and photographs matter more than most people realise.
Advice
Roofing on the coast: what changes within a mile of the sea
Wind uplift and salt air mean a Hunstanton roof needs a different specification from the same house ten miles inland.