You might be readying many different things for the last few months of the year. Perhaps you are adding “pumpkins to carve” to your shopping list for Halloween or wondering what presents the kids would like this Christmas. Something else worth adding to the to-do list is checking your roof.

After all, you will want to carve those pumpkins and wrap those festive presents in comfortable warmth, whereas an accidentally neglected roof could be responsible for more than a few shivers.

Replace problematic tiles on your roof

If some tiles on your roof have cracked, loosened or gone entirely missing, this could make your roof more vulnerable to adverse effects of heavy snow. What is especially worrying is that such issues can be difficult for an ordinary person to spot, so you should consider calling on a roofing professional.

At Vantage, we have staff capable of expertly assessing your roof’s condition without charging you. It would be your decision whether you then have us rectify roof damage that we notice.

Fix damage to chimneys

While we are on your roof, we might also spot cracks in your chimney pots, around which render might have loosened as well. Both of these would constitute warning signs, as chimney damage can worsen yet further as winds heighten and rain becomes heavier, Ideal Home cautions.

Fortunately, by repairing chimney stacks, we can help you to properly stabilise a chimney. Chimney fixes are included in our roofing services for Newcastle, Stockton and other North East areas.

Remove loose foliage from your gutters

Have you recently noticed more leaves accumulating in your gutters and drains? That would be another sign that autumn is truly here and trees are shedding their leaves accordingly.

You should also treat it as an indicator that your gutter is at risk of a blockage that could see water eventually overflow in that gutter and leak into the roof. Therefore, act now to nip this developing problem in the bud – no, that’s not a deliberately plant-based pun – by cleaning the gutter.

Insulation shouldn’t be “loft” until the last minute

Roofing problems don’t always become evident just from the outside. You might be spending more on electricity than necessary – as, with up to a quarter of heat that leaks from a residence, the loft or roof space is responsible, the Energy Saving Trust has revealed.

However, we offer an array of insulation products – including the highly regarded TLX Gold and TLX Silver – which we can fit to help you in sealing gaps through which heat could otherwise be lost.

Continue to keep an eye on that roof

Even as we progress through the autumn and winter weeks, you could still watch out for signs of emerging problems. If you suspect one but the roof is icy, don’t get yourself up on that roof, HuffPost urges. Task a roofing professional with providing any winter repairs.

You could phone us on 0191 497 8980 to start receiving help with your North East roof.