New roofs and re-roofing in Downham Market

New roofs and re-roofing 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.

People assume a re-roof means the same tiles again. It does not have to. If the roof is coming off anyway, that is the moment to change the covering, upgrade the insulation at the eaves, add ventilation and get rid of the mortar bedded ridge for good. We will price the like for like option and the upgrade so you can decide with the numbers in front of you.

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., which is why coverings around Downham Market tend to reach the end of their life at the edges and the ridge before the middle.

What the job includes

• New lead work, dry ridge, dry verge, eaves protection and ventilation
• Every rafter, purlin and wall plate inspected once the roof is open
• Your choice of covering, with the options and the price difference explained
• Full strip of the existing covering, battens and underlay
• New or spliced timbers where rot or beetle damage is found, priced before we do it

Signs to look for

• Previous repairs have been patched over with mortar, mastic or spray foam
• The roof is thirty years old or more and has never been touched
• More than a handful of tiles or slates have slipped in the last two winters

What a re-roof in Downham Market involves

Spray foam is the reason for a lot of the re-roofs we quote. It was sold hard across this area, it traps moisture against the timber, and it usually means the roof cannot be inspected or the house easily mortgaged. Removing it and re-roofing properly is a bigger job than it sounds, and we will be straight with you about what it involves.

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