Roofing and insulation questions from Nottingham homeowners

Both. Cozy Top fits roofs and insulation, and we look at the two together, because insulating under a roof that’s about to fail wastes your money. If your roof is sound, we’ll go straight to the insulation. If it isn’t, we’ll tell you, even when that loses us the quicker job. You can also have either one on its own.

Every conservatory roof is priced after a free survey, because the size, the frames and the option you choose all change the figure. Internal insulation usually costs least, because your roof stays on. A new tiled roof costs most, because the old roof comes off. You get the options side by side in an itemised quote, with no obligation to go ahead.

There are three. Internal insulation keeps your roof and adds a white ceiling inside, usually in a day. Thermal panels replace the glass or polycarbonate with insulated panels on your existing frame, often in a day. A tiled roof takes the old roof off and fits a lightweight tiled one, usually in 2 to 3 days. The survey tells you which suits your conservatory.

Yes, usually for the better. External wall insulation goes on the outside of the house and is finished in a silicone render, in the colour you choose, so a tired pebbledash or brick house looks freshly done from the street. Nothing changes inside, so you don’t lose any room. We show you the render colours before you decide.

Most conservatory jobs are quick. Internal insulation and thermal panels are often done in a day, and a new tiled conservatory roof usually takes 2 to 3 days. A full re-roof on a house depends on its size and the access, so we give you a realistic timescale with your quote, before you agree to anything.

We work up to about 40 miles around Nottingham. That includes Nottingham, Derby, Mansfield, Newark, Loughborough, Grantham, Sheffield and Lincoln, and the towns and villages in between. To check a particular address, put your postcode in the box at the top of the home page and it tells you straight away, or call 0115 822 2744.

Call us and we’ll put it right. New roofs carry a 10-year workmanship guarantee, tiled roof repairs carry 12 months, and EPDM flat roofs are covered for workmanship and materials. Exactly what’s covered, and for how long, depends on the job, and it’s set out in your quote before you agree to anything.

Usually not, because the footprint of the conservatory stays the same. Building regulations can apply, depending on the new roof and how the conservatory joins the house, and a house in a conservation area may have extra rules. We check both at the free survey and tell you before you commit to anything.

Yes, on tiled and slate roofs: slipped or cracked tiles, leaks, ridges, fascias and guttering. Tiled roof repairs carry a 12-month guarantee. Flat roofs are different. Patch one spot and another often fails six months later, so we usually recommend a new covering and show you why. If a repair will do the job on a pitched roof, we’ll quote for the repair, not a new roof you don’t need.

Yes. We carry £1 million public liability insurance, and the roofing work is on the policy.