What Can Happen If Your Roof Is Damaged
Failing to look after your damaged roof can lead to damage to your own home. The effects can vary heavily, but simple damage such as a leak or crack can also damage the insulation, making your home colder or let the water run through your roof and into your home.
Signs Of A Damaged Roof
There are many signs that a roof is damaged. By paying attention to these signs, you can save yourself some money by watching out and being prepared to care for these signs.
Ceiling Stains
Ceiling stains can be indicated through water stains that show up on your ceiling. These stains are typically described as brownish (or greyish) coloured, and tells you that there is probably a leaky roof on the other side.
Seeking out the cause of the leak can be a difficult task and can often prove the most complex part of fixing the problem. It should be noted that fixing this damage should be a priority among other things as failure to fix this impairment as soon as possible can lead to bigger problems such as mould, destroyed insulation, and more.
Cost
The typical cost of repairs will depend on the number of patches on your ceiling. On average, you can expect to spend around £15 per patch.
Damaged Shingles
Shingles are simply tiles found on the top of your roof. The main purposes of these shingles are to ensure water drops down from the roof of your home, which also ensures fewer leaks coming from the top of your house! A broken shingle is essentially a leak about to happen.
Cost
A professional tile replacement tends to be around £150 or more. This also depends on the number of tiles that need to be replaced!
Mold
Mould can grow within the interior of your roof whenever moisture can’t escape, meaning that in rainy and humid weather. Mould grows during these times because of algae and can take hold/to grow quickly on your roof if not properly maintained.
Cost
Depending on where the mould is, the price can cost up to £800 if the mould has spread severely.
Rust
Rust can spread quite fast (almost as fast as mould), and when rust spreads, it can cause a lot of damage that can affect your home in a severe way. Rust often shows itself when certain features of your roof begin to corrode (this could be from gutters to other materials), creating unwanted holes in your roof.
Cost
Rust is not as expensive to remove as the other entries, but the prices can vary depending on the extent of the damage – going up as high as £1600 for larger-scale rust removals, or £16 for small-scale repairs.
