What Happens to Your Garden and Driveway During a Re-Roof in Caerphilly?

A new roof is not only a job on top of the house. Scaffold goes up, materials arrive on a lorry and old tiles come down into a skip. On a Caerphilly terrace with no front garden, or an estate semi with a shared drive, space is tight. Planning this beforehand keeps the job tidy and keeps neighbours happy. Here is what actually happens.

Scaffold and access

Scaffold goes up around the working roof, often on the front and back of the house. On a terrace it may sit on the pavement or a shared path, and on an estate semi it usually stands on your drive or lawn. We agree where it will go at survey. If a pavement or road is affected, we explain what the arrangement involves before work starts.

Skips, deliveries and parking

Old materials need somewhere to go, so a skip is placed as close to the house as safely possible. Roofing materials arrive in a delivery, then get lifted up in stages as the work progresses. On streets in Machen, Rudry or the older parts of Caerphilly, parking is limited, so tell us about narrow lanes at survey. A few simple steps help: Skips are covered when left overnight.

• Move cars off the drive the evening before
• Tell us about any shared or narrow access
• Keep a clear route for deliveries

Protecting the garden

Plants, lawns and patios are protected with boards and sheets where materials are carried or dropped. Delicate beds, ponds and greenhouses should be pointed out, and where possible moved or covered before we begin. Falling tiles and dust are unavoidable, so we keep debris controlled and sweep as we go rather than leaving it all to the end. Pets and children stay clear of the working area. Garden furniture and bins are best moved well clear before we arrive.

Driveways and hard surfaces

Block paving, tarmac and concrete can all mark under heavy loads and tiles. We lay boards under the scaffold feet, skip and stacked materials, and keep delivery vehicles off soft edges and kerbs wherever we can. Tell us if you have a recently laid or fragile surface, and we will adjust where things are placed before the first delivery arrives. Lightweight surfaces get extra boarding. Drains and gullies near the work are covered so debris does not wash in.

Clearing up afterwards

When the roof is finished the scaffold comes down, the skip is taken away, and we sweep the drive, paths and garden. A magnet sweep for stray nails is part of the tidy-up, because loose nails and tyres do not mix. Walk round with us at the end and point out anything you are unhappy with, so it is put right while we are still on site. Gutters are flushed so nothing blocks later.

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