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Jack Sheffield

Rooftek were the flat roof specialists of choice for Jack Sheffield of Surrey construction firm Sheffbuild when it came to putting on a 150-metre-square flat roof on his own new build home in West Horley. Here Jack takes up the story.


“This was the final roof covering for a new build I am building for myself. We’ve been living in a bungalow for two years awaiting planning permission and are finally on schedule to finish early next summer. The roof system takes us forward and means the property is dry now and we can crack on.


“I run a small construction company so I couldn't be poised better for it, really, but I think it's comparable to like having young kids. An absolute joy, but then it's a lot of hard work too and you learn plenty!

“Rooftek had done a job for us, probably about a year ago. We don't often do flat roofs and when we do deal with smaller flat roofs, we’d do it ourselves. However, when the roof gets big, it needs a specialist like Rooftek.


“We did get the job priced by another company and Rooftek was the most competitive quote I got, and I thought it must fair if other people are trying to charge me more.


“I think the Rooftek team conduct themselves really well. They were always they were always there when they should have been and if they weren't, I was always informed, for instance they have to press trims and make stuff in the in the workshops. If that was happening. I was always I was always made aware of it. And the guys that turned up were lovely; quite honestly, he couldn't really knock it and how they how they approached their work and dealt with it and kept me informed was second to none.


“Now, obviously, the average client doesn't know what a good job looks like, but they certainly know what an untidy job looks like, and I know if you keep yourself tidy, then you're halfway there and Rooftek did just that. All rubbish was in the skip and the site kept really tidy.

“Everything was completed on schedule, and they were here for a couple of weeks. To be fair I added a roof during the project, which extended it. We didn't really discuss lengths of time. Because there was nothing pressing about getting it done and they did excellent work. 


“We were lucky with the weather and the week after we had storms and a real downpour, but the build was waterproofed. Before they put on the roof, we had polythene weighted down and I do not think that would have survived the storms.


“They have completed an excellent job, and I would certainly recommend Rooftek for projects like this sizeable flat roof. 


“They are true specialists. They consistently work with the same products and deliver the same professional service day in and day out. For single ply flat roofs, it has to be Rooftek. They understand the power of repetition and when you really do focus on your niche, you are going to be the best at that element.”



Rooftek regularly partners with construction companies to bring our flat roof expertise to a host of different projects.



Contact Rooftek, accredited flat-roofing specialists with over 25 years' experience on 0118 324 8444 or by email roofing@rooftekadvance.co.uk 

Nadeem Haider

09 Oct, 2023
The flat roof of a single storey extension became a beautiful terrace at a Boxford home in the Lambourn Valley, with the professional service of Rooftek Advance. Nadeem Haider explains how the transformation took place. “We had planning permission to turn the flat roof into a terrace balcony and we needed a protective flooring and balustrades for the 28 metres perimeter, which needed to be weathered to prevent the ingress of water. “It was quite a specialist job, and it was initially difficult to find someone who knew what they were doing, and we actually found Rooftek on Google. They came up promptly, had case studies and the website was user-friendly and gave us confidence to move forward. “The team that came were brilliant, really considerate and before they even came inside, they had special coverings on their feet, recognising that they may need to go up and down the stairs to reach the roof and didn’t want to make the carpet dirty. That was just the start, right throughout, they were really considerate. And I think the other thing was, they were really approachable. They explained what they were going to do. And turned out to actually be really, really good, really. I mean, you do sometimes get a bad experience with people doing work, but we were so impressed with Rooftek. 

Jill Everest

09 Oct, 2023
With buckets and a baby bath collecting rainwater inside a self-contained flat at her Camberley home, Jill Everest called Rooftek to the rescue, creating a stunning roof terrace in the process. Jill explains more: “When we first moved into our house, we decided my parents would come and live with us and we built a complete unit for them, a one-story self-contained extension at the back of our home. There's a living room, kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom in there, quite a nice sized one bed flat. The flat roof also provides me with a first-floor terrace area adjoined to the main house. “After 52 years of being here, the flat roof was leaking really, really badly. So, I decided with my children, we’d need to have the roof of the flat completely replaced, to keep the fabric of the main home and the flat in good condition. “So, my daughter and I set to work on finding a suitable flat roofing firm, we really looked at lots, as many as we could. We narrowed it down to a few local ones, and then having phoned one or two, we realised that they were too small a company for what we wanted done. Then we rang Rooftek who seemed to be the right size, and we met Leigh, Managing Director of Rooftek, and that was enough, that was it, we knew that Rooftek were the roofing company for us. “We had to go on a big learning curve. My late husband would not have anyone in, to do anything in our house. It was a big learning curve for me, and we did very well with Rooftek. We liked Leigh, and his team, and we saw the job we wanted, and we thought the price was absolutely fine, very good value overall.

David Buckingham

19 Jun, 2023
For surveyor David Buckingham, having access to a professional roofing company like Rooftek Advance has been invaluable in the support and delivery of projects. Here he explains just why he wishes he had three more ‘Roofteks’ available to him. “One of my clients is a firm that manage developments up and down the country. One specific site was in Bicester, just north of Oxford, where there was an issue with a leaking roof. The manufacturer of the roof, Renolit, put me in touch with one of their approved contractors, and that was Rooftek Advance, I spoke to Leigh Halabi, and the rest is history, I’d found the solution to so many problems.
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