“I would not hesitate to recommend Des Cowperthwaite as an expert witness. He is well respected, provides a very good service and his opinions are always well considered.”
Gareth Lewis
Partner, Grimshaw & Co., Solicitors
“I was referred to Des Cowperthwaite by a roofing contractor as someone with significant experience in identifying roof defects. At my initial contact with Des, he was friendly, professional and interested in resolving the issues we had with our roof. He promptly attended site and within a short period provided a comprehensive report on the state of the roof. The report was well structured, easy to read and gave clear recommendations on how to fix the identified defects. Des was aware that there were budget constraints and he was able to offer solutions which fit within these constraints. I would highly recommend Des to anyone needing professional advice on the state of their roof.”
Kirsty Dyet
Centurion Management Services Ltd.
"We have been involved in an unfortunate situation after having our apartment building re-roofed completely with new steel and butyl membrane.
In order to engage in communication with the roofing company and to estimate what was not up to building standard and to identify areas that would need remedial work done, we had engaged Mr Des Cowperthwaite of NZ Roofing Consultants.
For any future possible litigation it was very important that all items were detailed, and Des presented this in a very logical order. His subsequent advice on what remedial work actually needed to be done in order of importance was extremely helpful to our Body Corporate members.
His attention to detail was amazing and most importantly he was able to explain to us in layman’s terminology what the effect of his findings would mean to our building.
This has enabled us to resolve our immediate problem and move forward in a manner that leaves us without the stress and worry that would have been experienced by all of our owners had it not been for his expert report.
He was well versed in all aspects of our very complex roofing structure and we would be very happy to recommend Des to offer advice on any roofing issue.”
Christine Batkin
Chairman, Body Corporate