Downham Market · Norfolk
Flat roofs and EPDM in Downham Market
EPDM rubber flat roofing across Downham Market, 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 Downham Market
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Flat roofs and EPDM on Downham Market property
Georgian and Victorian brick with slate and clay pantile in town, and bungalows, farmhouses and barns across the fen villages around it. 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 Downham Market roofs
The split is very clear here. In town it is slate and pantile work, valleys and chimney leadwork on older brick property. Out on the fen it is ridge and verge, storm damage, and re-covering long low roofs that have taken forty years of wind. We also do a lot of flat roof replacement on the extensions that were added to the bungalows in the seventies and eighties.
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.
It matters here because this is some of the most exposed ground in the east of England, with the wind coming off the washes and nothing to break it., and wind driven rain finds the lap in a felt roof long before standing water finds the middle of it.
What the job includes
- Upstands dressed into the wall and flashed in properly
- Inspect the joists and firrings, and replace the deck where it is soft
- Outlets and guttering connected and tested
- EPDM membrane bonded down in a single sheet with no field joints
- Strip the old felt or asphalt back and take away the waste
Signs to look for
- Water sitting on the roof for days after rain
- Staining on the ceiling of the room below
- The deck feels soft or springy underfoot
Why EPDM rather than felt in Downham Market
The reason EPDM took over from felt is joints. A felt roof is built from overlapping sheets, and every lap is a future leak. An EPDM roof on a domestic extension is normally one sheet with no joints at all in the field of the roof, which removes the commonest failure point entirely.
Getting to you in Downham Market
We work across the fen and the Norfolk border every week, so Downham Market surveys are usually quick to book. We cover the town and Denver, Nordelph, Stow Bardolph, Ten Mile Bank, Hilgay, Southery, Barroway Drove and West Dereham.
- Denver
- Nordelph
- Stow Bardolph
- Ten Mile Bank
- Hilgay
- Southery
- Barroway Drove
- West Dereham
Our work
Flat roofs and EPDM work
FAQs
Flat roofs and EPDM in Downham Market: 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 Downham Market?
Yes. Downham Market is one of the towns we cover as standard, along with Denver, Nordelph, Stow Bardolph and the villages around them.
What does a flat roofs and epdm job in Downham Market 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 Downham Market
Call 07934 565 449 or send the form and we will come out, look at it properly and put a price in writing.