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  • Roof repairs in Sydney after the big rains

    Roof repairs in Sydney after the big rains

    I can’t keep with the demand for roof repairs every time we have a big storm.

    I have a capacity problem. And it has been a problem for around 10 years…
    I can’t cope every time we have a big storm.

    This post below was from 2013…

    “The Australia day long weekend (2013) brought on the big rains in Eastern Australia and Sydney was quite lucky to escape the extreme rainfall predicted.

    But there was enough rain in Sydney over that weekend to cause all the roof leaks that had been lurking over the last few months of dry weather – to spring out.

    Now, everyone in Sydney has a roof leak! and want their roofs repaired…  and I can’t cope!

    While previously (in the dry period) , I would get about 5 or so roofing repair enquiries per day through this website, I have been getting up to forty per day over the last few days….

    It is just too much to handle by myself – So, I have to say that I am sorry. I will not be able to get back to all of you who have rung or emailed me about their leaking roofs needing repair.

    My normal day is split as follows:

    • Making sure that my current roofing jobs are well organised and my clients get the proper attention;
    • Any warranty on roof repairs and after sales issues are attended to;
    • and then going out to meet prospects and look at their roofing leaks so that I can provide a quote to repair or replace their roofs.

    … This means that I would normally have time to do about 3 or 4 roof inspections per day.

    So, you can see that if I get more than 5 roof repair inspections to do per day – it is pushing me to the limit. Give me 40 and I have to give up!

    So, apologies again if I can’t get around to your leaking roofs. I just have to try my best and leave it at that…”

    JACK

  • Roof repairs Sydney inner west-tricky leak at upstream corner of colorbond kliplok roof repaired

    Roof repairs Sydney inner west-tricky leak at upstream corner of colorbond kliplok roof repaired

    You can’t tell if the turn-ups on a kliplok roof are done properly because they are hidden under flashings

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    Tricky roof repairs on inner west kliplok roof

  • How to repair a leak on Swiss terracotta tiled roof in Sydney

    How to repair a leak on Swiss terracotta tiled roof in Sydney

    Why I hate swiss roof tiles

    …Because they consistently leak, and they are really hard to repair!

    Of all the different styles and profiles of concrete and terracotta roof tiles that are laid on Sydney Roofs, the Swiss profile must be one of the most frustrating to work on. Not only is it hard to lay, it is difficult to remove and to repair as leaks appear on the roof.

    … And the worst thing about these tiles – they leak and the fault is hard to find.

    “Monier”  must have gone through numerous design revisions with their Swiss profile tiles – because I find so many versions on Sydney Roofs as I go about repairing leaks in the inner west and western suburbs. Some of the older versions have a really bad drainage course (underlap) design that made them prone to leakage. Some have a better designed drainage system. But the shape of the tile make it difficult to channel water away from the under-lap. Looks good – but a weak design. It got so bad that Monier discontinued their Swiss range of roof tiles. You can no longer buy any more new Monier  swiss tiles in Sydney.

    The other thing is that a tiler can inadvertently chip a bit off the drainage course (underlap) as he is laying the roof and he would never know-  until the roof shows up a leak some time down the track.

    Then I have to try and find it as shown on the video below.

    The video will also show that leaves and debris can easily clog up the drainage course (underlap) and cause water to overflow.

    So, if you have a leaking roof in Sydney, it is close to some trees and it is laid at less than 25 degrees…and you have got Swiss roof tiles, then you have a bit of a problem.