Signs your roof needs restoring
Most roofs give plenty of warning before they leak. The earliest sign is usually colour — a roof that has gone chalky, patchy or faded has lost its surface coating, and the tiles underneath are now absorbing water instead of shedding it. After that comes growth: moss and lichen taking hold, particularly on the southern pitch that never fully dries. Then the ridge line, where cracked or crumbling mortar lets the capping shift and opens a direct path for water. Inside the house the tell-tales are ceiling stains, a musty smell in the roof space, or flaking paint along a cornice. If you are seeing the first two, a restoration is usually the answer; if you are seeing the last, book an inspection now rather than after the next downpour.
