Windhoek suburb

Roofing in Klein Windhoek

Klein Windhoek's housing stock is old enough that the roof, not the walls, is usually the part asking for money. Many of these homes are on their original tile with underlay that has spent decades under highland UV.

Mature trees add a second problem the newer suburbs do not have: leaf litter in valleys and gutters, which holds moisture against the very details that are least tolerant of it.

Roof stock here

Predominantly older houses under concrete and clay tile, plenty of double-storey and split-level additions, with generous garden canopy above the roof line.

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What actually goes wrong in Klein Windhoek

Ridge and hip bedding

Mortar bedding on ridges and hips cracks and drops out over the years. The tiles look fine from the street while the ridge line has effectively been open to wind-driven rain for a couple of seasons.

Valleys

Valleys between roof planes collect leaves and dust, then rust or overflow. On these houses valleys and the underlay beneath them are the leak point far more often than a broken tile is.

Perished underlay

Original underlay eventually turns brittle and tears at the batten line. Once it is gone the tile is doing all the work, and tile alone was never meant to be a watertight layer in driving rain.

Access and scaffolding

Double-storey sections and steep pitches mean access is part of the job to price honestly. It changes how a repair is quoted and it is why a photo from the ground helps us understand the property before anyone visits.

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