Windhoek roofing advice
Guides about the roofs that are actually on this city: what a highland summer storm does in ninety minutes, how hail marks sheeting differently from tile, why membranes age faster at 1 700 metres, and what genuinely moves the price of a repair.
Storm season
Storm damage to a Windhoek roof: what to do in the first 24 hours
A summer thunderstorm has opened your Windhoek roof. What to do first, what to photograph, what to avoid, and what can wait until the roof is dry. · 6 min read
Hail damage in Windhoek: what it does to sheeting and to tiles
How hail actually damages Windhoek roofs — dented IBR, fractured tiles, bruised waterproofing — what is cosmetic, what will leak later, and how to document it. · 6 min read
Materials and climate
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. · 7 min read
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. · 7 min read
Read enough — get it looked at
Describe the roof in the quote form and add a photo. About a minute.