Windhoek
New roof installation in Windhoek
A new roof in Windhoek is designed against three things at once: intense highland UV, a wide daily temperature swing, and short violent rainfall. Details that survive a coastal drizzle are not automatically enough here.
On a new build we work from plans or a sketch. That is why the quote form asks for drawings rather than damage photos when you say it is a new build.
- Work from plans, elevations or a clear sketch
- Fixing density and edge detail set for the site's exposure
- Falls, outlets and upstands designed before the membrane goes down
- Careful tie-ins between new and existing roofs
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What's happening with your roof?
What the work involves
Pitched sheet roofs
Sheet length, fixing density and lap treatment are set for the exposure of the site. Ridge-to-eave runs on hillside plots need more fixings and better edge detail than the same roof would need on a sheltered stand.
Flat concrete roofs
On flat roofs the waterproofing system, the fall to the outlets and the parapet upstand height are decided before anything is laid. Outlets sized for a gentle rain are the single most common design fault on new Windhoek flat roofs.
Extensions and outbuildings
Tying a new roof into an existing one is a flashing problem more than a covering problem. The join between old and new is where these roofs leak, so it is detailed properly rather than sealed over.
Advice
Worth reading first
Highland UV and thermal movement: why Windhoek roofs age the way they do
Windhoek sits high, dry and bright. What that altitude and the daily temperature swing do to sheeting, fixings, sealants and waterproofing — and how to build against it.
Flat-roof waterproofing on new Windhoek builds: where it goes wrong
Flat concrete roofs dominate new building in Kleine Kuppe, Rocky Crest and Auasblick. The falls, upstands, outlets and penetrations that decide whether they leak.
Other roofing work in Windhoek
Roof repair
Fixing what the highland sun, dust and summer storms have worked loose.
Leak repair
Tracing water back to where it actually gets in.
Roof replacement
When patching costs more than starting again.
Waterproofing
Membranes, upstands and outlets that survive a Windhoek summer.
Metal roofing
IBR, corrugated and concealed-fix work built for thermal movement.
Commercial roofing
Warehouse, office, retail and body-corporate roofs.
Roof inspection
A photographed condition report before the rains or before you buy.
Get a quote for new roof installation in Windhoek
Describe the roof, add a couple of photos and pick how you want to be contacted. It takes about a minute.