"It's 2:30 PM on a Tuesday. You're at work. A text arrives from your neighbour: "Your roof tiles are falling in your garden." Your stomach drops. You're thirty minutes from home. You can't leave work immediately. Even if you could, what would you do? Your roof is damaged. You don't have a roofer's number. You don't know what to do first."
"Every hour matters when your roof is compromised. This isn't theoretical. This is about physics and water damage accumulation. Water penetration accelerates rapidly When roof tiles are missing or displaced, water enters your loft space. At first, it's just the area immediately below the damage. But water doesn't stay contained. It flows across the underside of the roof. It wicks into timber. It soaks insulation. It finds its way toward the edges of your loft where it can drip into walls."
"A roof missing three tiles in direct sun might allow minimal water entry. The same roof missing three tiles during moderate rain allows water to flow at litres per minute. Heavy rain can produce 50+ litres flowing into your loft space per hour. Think about what that does. Insulation rated at R-value 4.0 becomes essentially useless when saturated. It provides zero insulation whilst holding moisture against timber beams. Timber that should last decades begins swelling and weakening within 24 hours of constant moisture exposure."
An unexpected midday roof failure can leave homeowners unable to respond immediately and unsure whom to call. Missing or displaced tiles allow water into the loft, where it flows across the roof underside, wicks into timber, soaks insulation, and eventually drips into walls. A few missing tiles during heavy rain can deliver 50+ litres per hour into the loft. Saturated insulation loses its R-value and holds moisture against timber, and continuous moisture can cause timber to swell and weaken within 24 hours. Rapid emergency roofer response is the key difference between manageable repairs and catastrophic secondary damage and higher bills.
Read at London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
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