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Re-roofing with a breathable membrane over the rafters on a Bristol site

Reinstatement · Stoke Bishop BS9 · 2023

The BS9 rescue: a whole house back from an attic leak

A damaged water pump in the attic flooded a BS9 home from the top down — bathroom, bedrooms, living room, dining room and kitchen. We made safe, dried the structure properly, then rebuilt room by room with the family still living there. Six weeks on site, including a new bathroom and new internal doors throughout.

An insurer and a loss adjuster were involved, and the client handled that liaison directly — our part was the itemised scope, the photographs and the works. The client's own review is the measure of how it went: attentive, professional, helpful and kind, even on the bad days.

The works

  • Emergency make-safe: source isolated, unsafe ceilings dropped, electrics tested
  • Strip-out of saturated ceilings, floor coverings and finishes
  • Controlled drying — closed up only once moisture readings allowed
  • Joist ends and wall plates checked and replaced where the water had sat
  • Room-by-room rebuild: plaster, first and second fix, decoration
  • New bathroom and new internal doors throughout
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Stage by stage

Re-roofing with a breathable membrane over the rafters on a Bristol site
Illustrative of our roofing work — not the BS9 home.
Kitchen protected with dust covers during reinstatement works
Dust control keeps the rooms still in use liveable.
The Wilson & Cole team working on a roof structure
Illustrative of our structural work — not the BS9 home.

In the client's words

The review this project earned.

Google
“Amazing from start to finish! We found Dan and Craig after a massive leak from our attic so they whole house needed work! They were attentive, professional, helpful and kind, even when I was having a meltdown! Their work was excellent and they were a pleasure to deal with - nothing was too much trouble! We'd highly recommend and will continue to tell all our friends.”
Linda Cheeseright
Reply from Wilson & Cole

We really appreciate the kind review Linda and thank you for recommending us!

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