Questions we
are actually asked

For a typical three-bed semi in Cork, a full strip and re-roof in concrete tile usually lands between €9,500 and €15,000. Natural slate on the same house is generally €14,000 to €22,000. Detached houses, steep pitches, complex shapes and difficult access push those figures up. Our estimate tool gives an indicative range in about a minute.

Four to six working days for a standard semi-detached house, and seven to twelve for a larger detached property or natural slate. Scaffold goes up a day beforehand. Weather adds days — we do not strip a roof if the forecast will not let us cover it again.

Concrete tile is generally specified for 40 to 60 years, natural slate considerably longer. In practice the fixings, underlay and flashings fail well before the covering does — most roofs we replace have sound slate and perished everything else.

Yes, and often that is all that is needed. The question worth asking is whether the ones that slipped are the first of many. If the fixings have corroded across the whole roof you will be calling someone out every winter, and at that point a re-roof is the cheaper answer.

Yes, and we prioritise it. We make the roof safe first — sheeting and removing anything loose — then photograph everything for your insurer and quote the permanent repair separately.

Usually. Water tracks along battens and rafters before it shows on a ceiling, so the stain is rarely under the entry point. We survey at roof level and from inside the roof space, which is how most of them are found.

Every two to three years for a roof in good condition, and annually once it is past thirty. Also worth a look after any named storm, and after any work by another trade that involved going up there.

Yes, as a full roofline replacement in uPVC or seamless aluminium. We take a section of fascia off before quoting so we can see the rafter ends — capping over rotten timber is the most common thing we get called back to undo.

Both. Repointing, renewing the flaunching, re-bedding pots and renewing the lead flashings. Where a stack is redundant we can cap it and vent it, or take it down and make the roof good.

Yes — EPDM single-ply and GRP fibreglass. If your flat roof holds water, the falls are wrong and a new membrane over the same deck will fail the same way. We build firrings in to correct it.

Yes, at ceiling level or between and over the rafters. The important part is keeping the eaves ventilation clear — blocking it trades a heating bill for a condensation problem.

Yes, including forming the opening. The flashing kit has to match the covering profile — a tile kit on a slate roof will leak, and that is the most common reason we are called to an existing one.

Yes, by hand. We do not pressure-wash tiles: it strips the granular surface off concrete and takes years off the life of the roof. Hand scrape, clear the gutters properly, then treat with a biocide.

Yes, for active leaks and storm damage. The emergency line is answered outside working hours. Make-safe is charged from €340; we do not ask for payment before the roof is secured.

Yes — offices, retail units, warehouses and agricultural buildings. We survey out of hours where the building needs it and phase works so a unit can keep trading.

The inspection and written quotation are free with no obligation. We only charge for a survey where a formal condition report is needed for a purchase or an insurer, and we tell you that before we visit.

The usual sign is repeat failures in different places rather than one persistent fault. Slates slipping from several areas, mortar failing along the ridge and daylight in more than one spot generally mean the fixings and underlay have gone across the roof. Our roof health check walks you through the questions we would ask.

Repairs and emergency work, yes, all year. Full strip-and-recover work we schedule around the forecast — nobody should strip a roof into three days of rain, and we would rather move your start date than do that.

For a re-roof, always. For small repairs a roof ladder or tower is often enough. Scaffold is included in our quotations rather than added afterwards, and the cost is stated separately so you can see it.

Twenty years on workmanship for a full re-roof, in writing and transferable if you sell. Materials carry their own manufacturer warranties, which we hand over with the paperwork.

We provide photographs, a written description of the damage and an itemised quotation in the format insurers generally ask for. We do not deal with the insurer on your behalf, and anyone who says they will handle the claim for you is worth a second look.

For larger works, a deposit covers materials ordered to your specification, with the balance staged against completed phases. Nothing is paid for work that has not been done. Repairs under €1,000 are invoiced on completion.