Roof inspections in Dublin.
Nobody checks a roof until it leaks. An inspection tells you what condition it is in while there is still time to choose what to do about it.
A look at the whole roof, in writing
An inspection is how you find out what a roof is actually like. First the attic: underside of the roof, timbers, membrane, insulation. Then the slope: covering, ridge, valleys, flashings and chimneys. What you get back is a written report with photographs.
People ask for one at three moments. Before buying a house, when a survey says only that the roof looks fair from the road. After a storm, to see what the wind did that the ground cannot show. And before a roof is quoted, because a roofer who has not been up has not seen it, and a price from someone who has not seen the roof is a guess.
Flat roofs show the point best. Their failures begin on top, out of sight, so unless someone has climbed up, no one knows the condition, including the person who priced it. On a South Dublin felt roof, blistering and lifting only became clear when the surface was filmed at survey, before work began. Standing in the garden, you would have seen none of it.
What the report is for is a decision. It says what is sound, what needs attention soon and what can wait. Where a repair will do, it says so. Where one will not, it says that too, and our page on choosing a roofing company in Dublin explains why we would rather show you the evidence than ask you to take our word.
What an inspection covers.
The attic
Timbers, underlay, insulation and any daylight, tide marks or damp.
The covering
Slates or tiles, fixings, the ridge and hips, verges and eaves.
The details
Chimneys, lead flashings, valleys, rooflights and where the roof meets walls.
Flat roofs
Surface, seams, falls and outlets, and the ceiling below.
The written report
A photographed record of what we found, in plain words, with what needs doing and in what order.
What each price takes in.
The quote is one fixed sum, so the bill at the end matches the paper you signed.
Included in every job
Quoted separately
What this usually costs.
Priced after a survey. Ring us or send the quote form with a few lines about the house, and we will say what an inspection of that roof would involve before you commit to anything. No guide figure is given because roofs differ too much.
From the first look to the handover.
Call or send the form
Give us the roof's age, type and your reason for checking it.
Attic and slope
We check the roof from both sides.
Report
The report reaches you in writing, with photographs.
Next step
Repair, re-roof or leave it: the choice is yours, with prices if you want them.
What people ask us.
What is a roof inspection?
A check from the attic and the slope, followed by a written report with photographs.
How much does a roof inspection cost?
The price is set after a call because roofs vary, and no guide figure is published. You hear what the visit involves before agreeing.
Do I need one when buying a house?
It is a good idea. A general house survey often says only that the roof looks fair from the road. An inspection tells you about the roof itself before you commit.
Should I have my roof checked after a storm?
If there was real wind, yes. Slipped slates, lifted ridge tiles and loosened flashings do not always leak straight away, so catching them early saves more damage.
Can you tell me how long my roof will last?
We do not promise a number of years. The report says what is sound, what is wearing and what needs attention first, and that is more useful.
Will you pressure me into a repair?
No. The report stands on its own. If nothing needs doing we say so, and you can take it to anyone for a second opinion.
Do you inspect flat roofs and commercial roofs too?
Yes. See our pages on flat roofs and commercial roofing for how we approach them.
Related roofing jobs.
Roof Repairs
A stain on the ceiling or a slate on the path: the spot where water gets in is traced and put right, not painted over.
Flat Roofs
Extensions, garages and balcony roofs recovered in EPDM or GRP and laid to a fall, so rain leaves the roof instead of pooling.
Roof Replacement
When repairs stop holding, the old covering comes off and a new slate or tile roof goes on, with the Lifetime Leak Guarantee behind it.
Best Roofers Dublin cover Dublin city and county. The survey is free, the price is fixed in writing, and the work carries a written guarantee.
Get your roof
looked at.
Tell us what the roof is doing and roughly where it is. Someone looks at it for free and a fixed written price comes after. Send the form, or ring.