Summer is a convenient time to assess and repair winter damage to your home or commercial property’s broken flashing, gutters, downpipes, and soak wells.
If ignored, flashing in poor condition, broken or rusting gutters and downpipes, and failing soak wells will become expensive problems.
In Perth and Fremantle, and surrounding suburbs, residential and commercial property owners can rely on the experienced, qualified professionals at NextGen Tradies and handymen to carry out repairs or replacements at affordable rates.
NexGen Tradies provides a fixed-price quote, a labour guarantee and materials charged at cost. As well, NexGen Tradies carries Work Cover and Public Liability insurances, and all personnel are police cleared.
Broken Flashing
Your property’s first line of defence against wind and rain is flashing. It is installed at roof intersections and various projections to disperse water towards the guttering. Broken flashing will cause leaks that may lead to structural damage. Problems can also arise if flashing has not been installed correctly. If unable to be repaired, NexGen Tradies will remove and replace damaged flashing.
Damaged Gutters
Gutters collect rainwater off your roof and direct it to your downpipes. They are a building’s second line of defence against water getting into the roof. When water gets inside a roof it may cause mould and affect the structure of walls and ceilings. If winter storms have damaged your gutters, they need to be fixed or replaced without delay.
Summer’s dry days are the ideal time for gutters to be cleaned, repaired, or replaced. Keeping them clean is vital, because twigs and leaves sitting in gutters – or on roofs – pose a fire hazard, even in urban areas. One day of high temperatures with the sun beating down on a few dry leaves or twigs sitting in hot metal can cause a fire.
Although gutter cleaning seems basic, climbing on a roof to do the job is better left to a professional.
Call NexGen Tradies, whose specialist can transmit photos or a video to your mobile phone, to show you the condition of your guttering, flashing, and downpipes.
Blocked Downpipes
Downpipes protect eaves, fascia, window frames and foundations from rainwater. If downpipes are blocked, damaged or not properly connected to a building or guttering, they may put foundations at risk. A member of the friendly team at NexGen Tradies will be able to repair or replace damaged downpipes, making sure rainwater does not soak into the ground at the base of the building’s walls.
In WA, homeowners are required to control rainwater which means your downpipes must feed water into a soak well on your property.
Collapsed Soak well
Ideally, soak wells allow water from downpipes to soak into the ground and enter the underground water table.
An inadequate, broken or collapsed soak well can weaken house stumps leading to building subsidence; rising damp in footings, flooring and walls; and wood rot. It can also attract termites, which thrive in damp conditions.
If you suspect your soak well is failing, call NexGen Tradies for an inspection. NexGen Tradies can remove and replace soak wells.
Hiring a professional from NexGen Tradies is your reliable and budget-friendly option for making sure your roof plumbing is secure and in good order, and for correcting soak well problems. Phone NexGen Tradies and Handymen:
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