Entries by Heath

Has your roof been hail damaged?

Has your roof been hail damaged?   On December 25th, 2011, hail stones the size of billiard balls caused carnage across Victoria, now know as ‘the Christmas day storms’.  The estimated damage bill runs into the 10’s of millions of dollars. Thousands of cars were pelted with hail stones and in some cases writing cars […]

What is bedding and pointing?

What is bedding and pointing? One of the most common questions we get asked in the roof tiling industry is ‘what is bedding and pointing?’.  Many roof tilers uses these words without realising that the customer doesn’t understand what they are referring to. Terracotta and cement tiled roofs have ridge capping tiles. These ridge capping […]

Repairing A Leaky Tiled Roof in Airport West Melbourne

Repairing A Leaky Tiled Roof In Airport West, Melbourne. Sometimes small roofing issues seem insignificant and can often be overlooked or not made a priority to fix. However, these issues can create major problems during rain and windy weather, potentially causing more roofing problems or damage to the internal area of your home.  Repairing small roofing […]

Common Roof Tiling Terminology

Understanding Roof Tiling Terminology Bedding, pointing, capping’s, what does it all mean? All you want is to stop your roof leaking or restore its look, but the tradesmen come around and start using all these roofing words you don’t understand! I’m a big believer in making informed decisions, and having your roof repaired is no exception. […]

Essendon Roof Restoration

Essendon Roof Restoration We recently restored this concrete tiled roof in Essendon. When we first attended the property it was clear that the roof was in need of some attention. The roof had many broken and cracked roof tiles, the mortar (or cement) beneath the capping tiles was cracked and breaking away in several areas, […]

Re-Roofing Melbourne

Re-Roofing Melbourne: Are your concrete or terracotta roof tiles old, brittle or outdated?     H&R roofing Services are experts when it comes to re-roofing your concrete and terracotta tiled homes and have been re-roofing Melbourne homes for over 15 years. The most common reason your house will need it’s roof replaced is when there […]