{"id":1577,"date":"2010-11-05T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T05:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2021-01-22T00:40:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:40:55","slug":"roofers-roofing-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-roofing\/roofers-roofing-contractors.html","title":{"rendered":"Roofers &#8211; what do they do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1148.16px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6981\" src=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofer_2400x1200.jpg\" alt=\"what does a roofer do?\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofer_2400x1200-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofer_2400x1200-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofer_2400x1200-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofer_2400x1200-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofer_2400x1200-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofer_2400x1200-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofer_2400x1200-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofer_2400x1200-1200x600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofer_2400x1200-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofer_2400x1200.jpg 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roofers will install, repair and replace roofing systems, including conventional, inverted built-up, single-ply and two-ply modified.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Roofing professional<\/h2>\n<p>They also perform damp, water and weather-proofing along with installing and repairing slate, tile and shingles and resurfacing roofs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofers2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2015\" src=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/roofers2-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"roofers\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>Roofers\u00a0carry ladders to get up onto the roof where they will work to either patch a hole or repair the roof. While some people just get a roof re-shingled, this will only work for a certain period of time. After about 40 years, you often need a new roof. A new roof entails removing all of the layers of shingles in the original roof as well as the tar-paper and, in most cases, the wood underlay.<\/p>\n<p>The wood must then be replaced, new tar-paper put down and brand new shingles put on the roof. <a href=\"http:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/post-job\">When hiring Roofers<\/a> ensure they are skilled in dealing with guttering and eaves.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re getting a new roof, it&#8217;s important to consider the type of material, style, colour and cost.\u00a0 There&#8217;s a wide variety of roof materials now available, including ones that have a variety of eco-friendly advantages. Talk to your roofing contractor about the type of material best suited to your property and lifestyle.<\/p>\n<h3>The services\u00a0Roofers offers may include:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Roofing<\/li>\n<li>Re-roofing<\/li>\n<li>Re-shingling<\/li>\n<li>Roof repair<\/li>\n<li>Leak fixing<\/li>\n<li>Roof leaks<\/li>\n<li>New roof<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning gutter<\/li>\n<li>Gutter guards<\/li>\n<li>New gutters<\/li>\n<li>Spouting<\/li>\n<li>Tile roof<\/li>\n<li>Slate roof<\/li>\n<li>Wooden roof<\/li>\n<li>Metal roof<\/li>\n<li>Copper roof<\/li>\n<li>Roof pointing<\/li>\n<li>Chimney removal<\/li>\n<li>Chimney repair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roofers will install, repair and replace roofing systems,  &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[981],"tags":[933],"class_list":["post-1577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-roofing","tag-933"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Roofers - what do they do?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-roofing\/roofers-roofing-contractors.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Roofers - what do they do?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Roofers will install, repair and replace roofing systems, ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-roofing\/roofers-roofing-contractors.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Builderscrack Blog - Home Repair &amp; 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