1. To avoid the costs of a compromised roof
A roof in poor condition not only looks unsightly, it can cost you thousands of dollars in damage to your home. It can also have serious consequences for the health and safety of you and your family. A roof restoration can return your roof to its former brilliance, and prevent these damaging impacts to your health, wellbeing and wallet!
Mould
A leaking roof causes a build-up of excess moisture in your home, which can lead to the accumulation of mould. The presence of mould in the home has been linked to serious health problems. Inhaling mould spores can cause inflammation of the respiratory system, triggering nasal congestion, sneezing, coughing, wheezing, and respiratory infections. Mould can also exacerbate chronic health problems such as asthma and allergies.
Costly damage to your home
Even a slow leak in your roof can cause significant damage to your ceilings, rafters and joists, which can be very expensive to repair or replace. A sudden deluge of water pouring in through a damaged roof during a storm can cause thousands of dollars of damage to your ceilings, walls, carpets, flooring and furniture. Loose or broken tiles or mortar can slide off, damaging gutters or causing structural damage on the way down.
Risk of injury
When damaged tiles slide off, it risks injury to anyone standing below. Water damage from a leak can pose a fire threat if there is electrical wiring in the affected area. Puddles of water on the floor can create a slip hazard.
2. To increase the curb appeal and value of your home
A roof restoration adds loads of curb appeal to your home – after all, your roof is one of the biggest and most obvious features of your home’s exterior. Real estate agents often say that a potential buyer will make up their minds about a home within the first few minutes, so first impressions are extremely important. Restoring your roof can take it from looking old, faded, sagging and damaged to looking and functioning like new. Your home will become a stand-out in the street! This is why a roof restoration is one of the most effective ways to dramatically increase the value of your home.
A roof that is obviously in poor repair will make a potential buyer wonder about the level of maintenance in the rest of your home, imagining the hidden and expensive repairs awaiting them. A roof in poor repair can devalue your home significantly more than it would cost you to do a roof restoration. A restored roof, on the other hand, will give a strong impression that your home is well-maintained and cared for. You also want to ensure that your home passes any building or pest inspections potential buyers arrange.
3. To have confidence when storms rage
A roof restoration means no more dashing about trying to find buckets to catch the leaks when it starts to pour, or worrying that the wild winds are going to dislodge those cracked roof tiles you’ve been meaning to get fixed. And you won’t need to wonder about what could be going on in the places you can’t see, such as inside the roof cavity. You can have complete confidence that your roof is doing exactly what it is supposed to do – protecting your home from the elements and keeping it (and you!) safe, snug and watertight.
4. To extend the life of your roof
A timely roof restoration can maintain the strength, integrity and beauty of your roof for many years. It can make all the difference in avoiding the expense of extensive repairs or even a roof replacement in the future. Vertex Roofing’s team of highly skilled roofers use only quality materials, adding years to the life of your roof.
5. To improve the energy efficiency of your home
It can be very expensive to heat your home in Melbourne’s winters and to cool it during our hot summers. Don’t let all that warm or cool air escape through cracks in your roof! A roof restoration helps to insulate your home and improve its energy efficiency, reducing the costs of your electricity and gas bills. Investing in a roof restoration can save you a lot of money in your future utilities bills. Choosing a lighter or more reflective paint colour for your roof can also help to significantly reduce your energy usage. It reduces the absorption of heat through your roof and helps to keep your home cooler, so you won’t need to run your air-conditioning as much.
6. To protect against unwanted “guests”
A roof that is in poor condition makes the ideal home for a lot of unwanted residents. Holes and cracks allow easy access to snakes, possums, rats and birds. These creatures cause even more damage when they create homes and nests for themselves in your insulation. The smell of their waste is another very unpleasant consequence. You can avoid the costs of repairing this kind of damage and of having these unwanted creatures removed by keeping your roof in good repair.
