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Storm Eunice ! Will the roof survive?
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If the roof is at the end of it's life cycle then you should be accounting for the cost of replacing the whole roof anyway.
If it becomes damaged in the storm, you will be no worse off as it will still need replacing. That is unless the damage from the roof results in any further damage to the house. That being said, the fact it's at the end of it's life anyway there is probably some sort of ongoing damage happening anyway, e.g. until we replaced our roof felt, whenever we had driving rain, the roof leaked.0 -
If the roof blew off in this storm, would the insurance pay to replace it? They would not know about this survey just done......
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The Op could buy the house with the benefit of the claim, which would be assigned. It depends how much damage is caused, and whether the house is still inhabitable.ProDave said:If the roof blew off in this storm, would the insurance pay to replace it? They would not know about this survey just done......
No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
When I bought my house in 2004 we were told the roof needed replacing in the next five years. We replaced it last year and the only problem in between was with the flashing on the chimney which we had to get patched up.
According to local news this is the worst storm in fifteen year so our roof survived that.0 -
I sold my 1847 house having commissioned my own survey to see if I could afford to do the renovations - the surveyor also said the slate roof had reached the end of its life. I drove past the other day - new owner hasn't had it done, and none of the storms have affected it.
I downsized to a 1930's bungalow and the flat roof was blown off by Storm Arwen, luckily I had evidence it was renewed in 2019. I claimed on the house insurance, a very stressful experience. I'm about to do a review on Trust Pilot and there are many bad reviews from people who had their roof claims rejected because of the insurer's surveyor reporting a lack of maintenance.
If you can, do have the roof replaced and maintain it regularly, for your peace of mind.£216 saved 24 October 20140
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