Top 3 Roof Maintenance Tips for Winter

Hart Roofing - The Loughborough Roofing Company

Your flat roofing can suffer damage and leaks at any time of year. But with falling temperatures, ice, snow and increased rainfall, every homeowner wants to reduce the likelihood of needing flat roof repairs in the winter. Our Coventry-based rubber roofing experts share over 40 years of trade experience, so we regularly advise domestic and commercial property owners on how to protect their flat roofs.

EPDM roofs have outstanding durability and a hardwearing nature. By carrying out regular visual checks and any subsequent maintenance work, you can truly maximise the lifespan of your installation.

Below, we have listed our top 3 maintenance tips for your flat roofing in Coventry. Please note, to avoid significant flat roof repairs, you should perform these at the start of the season, before the worst of the weather has a chance to impact your rubber roofing.

3 Ways to Maintain Flat Roofs in Winter

Clear Debris
It’s not only rain and lower temperatures that come with winter, but stronger winds too. These gusts move all manner of dirt and debris onto your roof. While most of it is harmless and will simply get blown away again, other types, if left in place, can cause damage to EPDM roofs. As such, it’s important to remain vigilant to the debris lingering on your flat roofing.

Plastic bags, packaging and general rubbish can get blown into gutters and downspouts, causing blockages. The same is true for accumulated leaves from the autumn. We design flat roofs to allow for swift water drainage. If a blockage develops at your property in Coventry, this moisture cannot exit as intended.

As a result, it will either pool and add extra weight to the structure or find another way out.

If you give water the chance to ingress through your rubber roofing, you run the risk of developing a leak. Once this happens, you will require flat roof repairs to prevent the situation from worsening.

Repair Flashing
You must always add a visual check of your flashing into any winter roof maintenance checklist. Even just by looking, you can learn a lot. Is it in good condition? Does it look secure or is it coming away? Can you spot any tears or rips? If you note any abnormalities, you should undertake the necessary repairs as soon as possible. With expertise in flat roofs, Hart Roofing can meet any requirement.

Failure to repair damaged flashing can result in more widespread damage across your flat roofing structure. If you ignore it, you could find moisture entering your Coventry home or workplace. Our rubber roofing experts apply flashing at vulnerable points in your roof where water can more easily ingress.

By exposing the weakest areas of EPDM roofs to water penetration, you might find yourself in need of significant flat roof repairs, especially if mould and rot set in.

Remove Snow
We’re sure you don’t need us to tell you, but the British weather is unpredictable at best. While you may suffer inconvenience in your daily life because of it, your flat roofing bears the brunt of the elements day in, day out. This includes snow.

While fresh snow may look pretty on your rubber roofing, if it doesn’t melt away quickly, it can wreak havoc. This is especially true for flat roofs that have seen better days.

Fresh snow weighs more than you might expect, so leaving it in place adds a significant strain to your roofing structure. This weight only increases if the snow hardens into ice. Of course, this could lead to large-scale flat roof repairs.

In fact, even if the snow starts to melt, lingering chunks of ice can still cause problems for EPDM roofs, be they in Coventry or any other location. Ice ‘dams’ can block water from flowing off your roof. When the temperature dips at night, the pool of water freezes again.

Call 0800 865 4278 or 07525 536 754 to schedule an inspection of, or repairs to, your roof in Coventry. We specialise in all aspects of flat roofs, so we can meet any requirement.

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