Hillside Villas · Wind · Ridges · Roof Terraces
Villas built to catch the view also catch the weather. We check the exposed parts of Finestrat roofs, such as ridges, hips, edges and terrace upstands, and fix the details that wind and sun work loose first.
Houses on the slopes beneath Puig Campana tend to be open to the air. That is lovely on a terrace in the evening, but it means the roof has little shelter from wind, and a ridge or an edge tile that is not firmly bedded can move.
We often start by looking at exactly those places. Ridge and hip tiles are held by mortar that cracks as it ages, and once it fails, a gust can lift a tile and start a leak.
Many Finestrat villas also feature flat roof sections, large terraces and parapets arranged around the views. These junctions between pitched and flat areas are where water most often finds a way in. A careful look at each of these joins is the heart of our survey here.
Exposure
On a roof without shelter, the edges take the strain: the verge where tiles end, the eaves overhang and the ridge line. Wind pushes at these places from below as well as from above, and mortar bedding is the first thing to give.
We rebed loose tiles with fresh mortar and replace cracked ones, checking neighbouring tiles that may have shifted slightly. Doing it properly the first time avoids a repair that comes loose in the next storm.
We cannot promise that no tile will ever move in severe wind. What we can do is make the fixing as sound as the roof allows and show you the finished work. Photographs of the bedding before and after let you judge the quality for yourself.
Junctions
A villa designed around views often has a pitched roof stepping into a flat terrace or abutting a parapet wall. The join between them is a classic leak point because two materials move at different rates in the sun.
We look at the upstand, the flashing or sealing at the wall, and the way water travels across the join. Often a neat, well-made repair at the junction is all that is needed.
If it turns out the flat area itself needs a new waterproof covering, that is dealt with under our Damp Proofing service, and we can quote for it alongside the roofing. Joining the two jobs avoids separate visits and keeps one team responsible for the whole join.
Village and coast
Larger, more recent villas tend to have bigger roof areas, with several pitches and valleys where water concentrates. Older houses near the village centre are smaller and may have a simpler roof with older timbers.
The scale of the work and the access vary with each, so we plan accordingly. A bigger roof often benefits from being looked at as a whole, while a small old roof might need careful, minimal repair.
Down towards the coast at Cala de Finestrat, salt in the air is a factor too, and we note it when choosing fixings and materials for the roof. Whether you are near the sea or up the slope, the choice of fixings is explained in the quotation.
How it works
The first visit covers the whole roof, with particular attention to ridges, hips, edges and junctions, since that is where we expect to find the fault. The quotation states exactly which areas will be worked on.
If you are out of the country, roof photographs go to your phone and the plan is agreed remotely. Once the work is finished we send final pictures of each repaired area. Anything unexpected found under the tiles is raised with you before we continue.
Questions
Loose tiles let water in and can fall, so it is worth dealing with promptly. We can secure the area and then rebed or replace the tiles properly after a full inspection of the surrounding roof.
Ridge and hip tiles are bedded in mortar, which cracks over time. Repointing renews that bedding. On exposed roofs the ridge line is usually the first place to fail, so we check it routinely on every visit.
Yes. We examine the upstand and sealing, repair what has failed and clear the drainage. If the whole flat area needs waterproofing, we quote for that separately and explain why it is needed.
Yes, we cover the whole of Finestrat. Near the coast we pay extra attention to salt exposure when choosing fixings and materials, while up in the village the focus is more on wind and age.
Across the area
Dragon Reforms also serves the towns along the coast and further up the valley. Browse the pages below for roofing in each setting.
Roofing Services Benidorm: top-floor leaks, penthouse roof terraces, tiled roofs and drainage on apartment blocks, quoted in writing. Free quotation.
View Benidorm →Roofing Services Altea: clay tile roofs, old timbers, gutters and repairs on steep sites and in narrow old town streets, quoted in writing. Free quotation.
View Altea →Roofing Services La Nucía: ageing villa roofs, tile relaying, underlay renewal and gutters on hillside urbanisations, quoted in writing. Free quotation.
View La Nucía →Roofing Services Calpe: salt-exposed tile roofs, ridge repointing, gutters and rooftop terraces on apartments and villas near the Peñón. Free quotation.
View Calpe →Roofing Services Alfaz del Pi & Albir: assessing decades-old tiled roofs, repair or staged renewal, gutters and terrace edges. Free quotation.
View Alfaz del Pi & Albir →Roofing Services Polop: old tiled roofs, beams and boards on village houses, heavy-rain damp, gutters and hillside villa repairs. Free quotation.
View Polop →Roofing Services Benissa: finca and old town roofs, stone walls, timber beams, reused tiles and coastal villa roofs, surveyed first. Free quotation.
View Benissa →Roofing Services Villajoyosa: tiled roofs on old town houses, shared party walls, seafront salt, gutters and inland urbanisation villas, quoted in writing. Free quotation.
View Villajoyosa →Roofing Services Callosa d'en Sarrià: valley house and finca roofs, hillside run-off, gutters and tiles, from our home-town office. Free quotation.
View Callosa d'en Sarrià →Roofing Services Albir: roof checks for holiday and second homes, hillside villa tiles, promenade-side flats and storm damage. Free quotation.
View Albir →Get in touch
Get in touch for a free quotation. We climb up, look at every exposed edge and junction and write up what needs doing.
If the roof is in good shape, we will tell you that too, and you can plan the next storm season without worry.
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Professional Collaboration & Complete House Renovation – Calpe
“We have been collaborating for many years on projects both large and small, with excellent results. Our latest collaboration was the complete renovation of a house in Calpe. Thanks to their professionalism and reliability, they were able to handle all phases of the project. We hope to continue working together for many years to come.”
Complete Apartment Renovation – Benidorm
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