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Much of Pontprennau has been built in recent decades, and it is easy to assume that a newer house means a roof you never have to think about. The reality in north east Cardiff is a little different. Welsh weather is hard on every roof, old or new, with driving rain, Atlantic winds and freeze-thaw cycles testing tiles, ridges and verges year after year. Redland Roofing Cardiff is an independent, family-run business based in Rumney, a short drive from Pontprennau, and has been

Up on the northern edge of the city, where the houses get bigger and the gardens stretch back towards open fields, roofs tend to be a different job altogether. Thornhill and Lisvane are full of detached homes with hipped roofs, double garages and kitchen extensions added over the years. Redland Roofing Cardiff, a family-owned roofing contractor led by John Owen, works on these properties regularly, heading out from its base in Rumney along Eastern Avenue and up past Llanishen

Storms rarely arrive at a convenient time. A gale that rips tiles loose at two in the morning, or a sudden leak dripping through a bedroom ceiling on a Sunday evening, needs dealing with straight away rather than after the weekend. Cardiff sits right in the path of Atlantic weather, with driving rain and strong coastal winds that can find any weak spot in a roof. Redland Roofing Cardiff is an independent, family-run roofing business from South Wales that has served Cardiff an