Bury St Edmunds · Suffolk
Flat roofs and EPDM in Bury St Edmunds
EPDM rubber flat roofing across Bury St Edmunds, laid in one piece on a new deck with proper edge trims. The system that replaced felt for good reason.
Flat roofs and EPDM in Bury St Edmunds
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Flat roofs and EPDM on Bury St Edmunds property
Listed and conservation property in the centre, Victorian and Edwardian terraces around it, and interlocking concrete tile on the Moreton Hall estates. Most of the flat roofs here are extensions, dormers and garages added later, and almost all of them were felted.
Flat roofs and EPDM on Bury St Edmunds roofs
Most of the calls we get from Bury are one of three things. Slipped or cracked pantiles on a Victorian terrace where the nibs have gone. Failed lead work around a chimney or a valley on a period property. Or an estate house where the original bitumen felt has perished behind the fascia and the first sign of it is a damp patch on a bedroom ceiling.
Almost every flat roof we replace fails at the edge or the upstand rather than in the middle. A mortar fillet where the roof meets the wall will crack, and once it does the water goes behind the covering. Aluminium trims and a properly dressed upstand cost a little more and are the difference between fifteen years and thirty.
It matters here because bury sits high enough to catch the wind that comes across the open Suffolk farmland, and it is exposed ridges and dry verges that go first., and wind driven rain finds the lap in a felt roof long before standing water finds the middle of it.
What the job includes
- Aluminium drip trims and edge detail, not a mortar fillet
- Inspect the joists and firrings, and replace the deck where it is soft
- New OSB3 deck laid and fixed
- Strip the old felt or asphalt back and take away the waste
- Outlets and guttering connected and tested
Signs to look for
- The felt has pulled away at the edge or the upstand
- Water sitting on the roof for days after rain
- The deck feels soft or springy underfoot
Why EPDM rather than felt in Bury St Edmunds
Falls matter more on a flat roof than most people expect. A flat roof is not actually flat; it needs a fall to the outlet, usually built up with firrings on the joists. If the fall is wrong the water sits, and standing water finds every weakness there is. Where the existing falls are wrong we correct them rather than lay a new membrane over the problem.
A recent job in Bury St Edmunds
In August 2026 we were on a property in Bury St Edmunds fitting new flashing and faunching, and went back later the same week to change the whole ridge system. That job is on our Facebook and Instagram if you want to see it.
Getting to you in Bury St Edmunds
We are in and around Bury St Edmunds most weeks, so a survey is usually a few days away rather than a few weeks. We cover the town and the villages around it, including Moreton Hall, Westley, Fornham All Saints, Great Barton, Rougham, Horringer, Ixworth and Thurston.
- Moreton Hall
- Westley
- Fornham All Saints
- Great Barton
- Rougham
- Horringer
- Ixworth
- Thurston
Our work
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FAQs
Flat roofs and EPDM in Bury St Edmunds: your questions
Will it look better than felt?
It is a flat matt black finish with clean aluminium edge trims, so from the ground it reads as a tidy line rather than a patchwork. If the roof is overlooked from a bedroom window that tends to matter more than people expect.
How long does an EPDM flat roof last?
EPDM rubber membranes are widely expected to last thirty years or more in UK conditions, and the material has been in use on flat roofs since the sixties. The manufacturer's own guarantee terms vary by system, and we will show you the paperwork for the system we are quoting rather than quote a number at you.
Do you do flat roofs and epdm in Bury St Edmunds?
Yes. Bury St Edmunds is one of the towns we cover as standard, along with Moreton Hall, Westley, Fornham All Saints and the villages around them.
What does a flat roofs and epdm job in Bury St Edmunds start with?
A free survey. We come out, get on the roof where it is safe to, photograph what we find and send you a written quote. There is no charge for that and no obligation afterwards.
Flat roofs and EPDM in Bury St Edmunds
Call 07934 565 449 or send the form and we will come out, look at it properly and put a price in writing.