Building Services in Rustington

The bungalow arithmetic applies here as much as anywhere: a large roof and gutter area for the floor space, which means more to maintain but easier and cheaper access when it needs doing. Roof coverings on the interwar and mid-century stock are broadly at end of life, and where the felt and battens underneath have gone too, a re-roof works out better value than repeated patching.

Extensions and garages added over the decades commonly have flat roofs on their original covering. Those are the leaks we get called to most, and the deck underneath has usually deteriorated by the time the water shows.

Being close to the sea, external finishes need attention on a shorter cycle than inland — render, exterior paint, garage doors and any exposed metalwork all age faster.

A good share of our Rustington work is on properties that have been in the same hands for decades and are being brought up to date all at once — often before a sale, or after one. That kind of refurbishment is mostly about sequencing: what has to come out before anything else can go in, and which trades need to follow which. We quote it broken down by element so you can see what each part costs and leave out anything you would rather not do.