Mo & Christine

With a leaky garage roof and a pair of porches in need of TLC at their Caversham home, Mo and Christine called in Rooftek Advance, on a neighbour’s recommendation and found them to be trustworthy, professional, and unfailingly polite. Here they explain more:


“It was only a small leak,” began Christine. “But we’ve been in the house for 25 years and never done the roof, so we thought we’d better do it, and at the same time, we have porches front and back and the fascia needed doing.


“Rooftek were the first people we asked to come and give us a quote because a neighbour had used them. Leigh Halabi came and spent a lot of time here, explaining what he was doing, but when the quote came in, it was quite high. Getting other quotes was interesting, some were a lot lower and then we spent ages between when we were first quoted and deciding.


Mo added: “We came across the Rooftek office by accident, we didn’t know they had an office and we just popped in and asked if they could come and talk to us again. Christine was saying it was good they had an office, in case there were any issues afterwards. It was reassuring.


“When we popped in and asked if they could come and talk to us again, Leigh quickly called back and came around to discuss the project. They were always good at getting back to us. Whereas some of those we asked for quotes wouldn’t bother, or they’d throw a ladder up, jump on the roof and be done in five minutes. We had one ask if I could take some photos and measurements!



Christine said: “Rooftek has many people in different jobs to do with the roof, which they can bring together and did. They're all really good workers, just really, really good blokes. Even the scaffolding guys were really nice; you know, we’ve had scaffolding put up before and you're scared to go out there. These guys would knock on the door, you know, and they'd wait till eight o'clock in the morning, they didn't start rattling around before.


Mo again: “They are a big team and come and just get on with it, working incredibly hard. Leigh has chosen the right team; we've had neighbours here that had people working on their roofs, they’d had radios loud all the time while they're working. Rooftek’s team didn't put any radios on, and they were very careful to clear up after themselves. I mean, it sounds a bit silly, but it's really annoying if you got to work, you don't really want their radio blasting.


“At one point the cement work was a little delayed and when Leigh was doing his rounds, always different times on different days, he saw that something was going a little bit slower than it should have been, which was going to delay something else happening. He got somebody from another job and sent them to help, solving the problem and being proactive about it. And not just: ‘Oh, well, that guy didn't turn up today.’


“Initially we thought the quote was high, but to be honest, if you're going to spend money on your roof, you just want it done properly. The thing is that with others that might have been cheaper. I mean, sometimes you're not sure if you're going find them again. I know that next door, had some work done and when there were problems and they tried to get them back again, they just don't pick up their phone and just disappeared.


“I would definitely recommend Rooftek because you just don't have to worry about bad workmanship you don't have to worry that if we do have any problem at all Leigh will be here tomorrow, you know, or maybe even the same day you call him because he gets things done.”

Nadeem Haider

October 9, 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

October 9, 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.

Jack Sheffield

October 9, 2023
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! 
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