This semi in a cul de sac in Fishponds which I saw today, sort of falls into that category. It was a smallish house that had been fairly well modernised, a pleasant bathroom and kitchen, but no fire door to the hall, so a chip pan fire could easily spread up the stairs, but this can easily be sorted out. The ridge and hip tiles will need lifting and re-bedding, which is a scaffolding job. So do you just do that, and leave it, or do you start again with the roof? The roof is original and the under felt, which protects the rafters is deteriorating, so strip the roof, re-felt and batten and re-cover with new concrete tiles. Oh! and re-point the stack. And whilst the scaffolding is there, upgrade the rainwater goods and do not forget to clad the facia and soffit with laminate, all top reduce future maintenance, or do you just re-bed the tiles? Do a proper job and then have a shinny new roof of which you can be justifiably proud…   more »