Write the property, roof section and reported symptom at the top. Then compare each contractor’s diagnosis and evidence. If the proposed causes differ, resolve that before comparing price.
Scope and preparation
- Exact roof area and detail
- Materials removed, retained and installed
- Preparation and opening-up
- Temporary weather protection
- Access, scaffold or platform
- Waste and making good
Price and changes
Check tax, payment stages, expiry, provisional sums and the route for approving extras. Ask what happens if hidden timber or a different fault appears. Do not give open-ended authority to continue.
Completion and protection
- Before and after photographs
- Who checks the finished work
- Workmanship guarantee and exclusions
- Product registration where relevant
- Planning or building-control records
- Clean-up and rainwater-flow check
Final comparison
Totals become meaningful only after the proposed outcome matches. One quote may cover a local repair while another assumes renewal. Ask for unclear phrases to be rewritten before accepting.
Referral role: Roof Repair Bournemouth can review your details and discuss an introduction. A roofing partner must accept the work before availability is confirmed.