We have had a few enquiries about repairs that have been made to the roof in recent months.
As this is the first year we have been managing the building directly it came to light that the roof required some attention, and of course the roof is now almost 15 years old anyway. In the early summer we had an electronic survey and went out to tender to 3 companies with a view to “catching up” on routine maintenance and doing whatever was required to get the building watertight.
Total replacement was considered but it was prohibitively expensive and not really necessary. Subsequent to that we had a more detailed survey and in total have had carried out almost 200 repairs to the roof area by a local specialist recommended by the roof material manufacturer, Sarnafil. Those works are almost complete, with a couple of persistent areas that are currently being completed.Those repairs are all covered by a five year guarantee.
These works are part of general routine maintenance and as such fall within the various elements of the service charge, which at this point in time is not expected to exceed the budget we issued at the start of the year.
Going forward these repairs and an annual survey will be built into our financial planning and an update will be provided at the AGM in the Spring.
Meanwhile, thanks for your patience !
The Directors
9th November 2018