Roof waterproofing in Randburg
Randburg's housing dates mostly from the 1960s to the 1980s, and a lot of its roofs are on their second or third coat. We connect you with a contractor who covers Randburg and works on roofs of that age.
Middle-aged roofs with older repairs
A Randburg roof from that era usually tells its history in patches: a coating here, a repaired ridge there, tiles swapped in after storms. That pattern is fine until the coating as a whole reaches the end of its life, and then the leaks stop staying in one place and start moving around the roof. That is the signal for a new coating or a membrane, not another patch.
The same era of housing also explains why damp-proofing comes up in Randburg. Houses built before effective damp-proof courses were standard, or whose course has since failed, show the familiar band of damp low on a wall.
What a Randburg roof tends to need
Pitched tile roofs here usually need ridge mortar replaced and the whole surface re-coated if the existing coating is thin. Where a flat section or a concrete balcony is involved, a membrane is the right answer. Flat roofs over garages are common in this housing stock and are often the first to leak.
Ridge mortar and fastenings
Ridge mortar on a Randburg roof is a repeated failure point. The mortar that beds the ridge tiles along the top of the roof cracks over the years, and once it opens, wind-driven rain gets straight in along the ridge line. A contractor renewing a coating normally re-beds and re-points the ridges at the same time, because a coating over a perished ridge does not seal it.
Roof waterproofing pages for Randburg
Frequently asked questions
My roof has been patched several times. Should I stop patching?
Once the coating is failing in more than one place, patching becomes the more expensive route. A re-coat or a membrane addresses the roof rather than the last leak.
Can you also look at damp inside a Randburg house?
Damp-proofing is one of the services we cover. The contractor checks the outside of the wall and the roof above the damp before treating it as rising damp.
Is a 1970s roof worth waterproofing or should I re-roof?
That depends on the structure and the tiles, not just the age. Most are worth waterproofing; a contractor who recommends a re-roof should explain what in the structure requires it.
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