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Storm and leaks
If it's open to the weather, the first job is stopping more water getting in. The proper repair can wait a few days. The water can't.
After a bad night there's usually a queue, so we'll be straight with you about when we can get there. What we won't do is tell you we're on the way and then not turn up, which is the thing people in this trade do that makes us wince.
A make safe isn't a repair. It's a tarp, strapped and weighted properly so it doesn't become a sail in the next blow, over the section that's open. It buys you time to get the roof looked at and quoted without the ceiling coming down in the meantime.
A make safe covers the opening with a tarpaulin, secured against wind so it stays put, and clears anything loose that could fall or cause more damage. It's temporary by design. It stops further water entering while the permanent repair is assessed and quoted.
Many home policies include a make safe allowance because insurers would rather pay for a tarp than a ceiling. Check your policy or ring your insurer, and keep the invoice and photographs either way. Do not let the property stay open waiting for an answer.
No. More people are hurt tarping a roof in the wet after a storm than by the storm itself. Wet tiles, wet metal and wind are a bad combination, and a tarp that isn't secured properly will lift and take more roof with it.
Storm work around Corowa and the border
Tell us what needs doing, where the roof is and how to reach you. Add a photo if you have one. This is an enquiry, with no obligation to go ahead.
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0400 973 695If the roof is leaking right now, don't wait for that: ring 0400 973 695.
