Ely · Cambridgeshire
Pitched roofs in Ely
Tile and slate pitched roofing across Ely, repaired properly or stripped and re-covered when repairing it would only buy you a season.
Pitched roofs in Ely
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Pitched roofs on Ely property
Clay peg tile and Welsh slate near the centre and inside the conservation area, concrete tile on the outer estates, and a lot of flat roofed extensions. That mix is why a pitched roof job here is never quite the same twice.
Pitched roofs on Ely roofs
The single most common job we do in Ely is stripping a tired felt flat roof off an extension or a garage and putting an EPDM rubber system down in its place. The second is chimney and valley leadwork on the older property near the centre, where the original lead has been dressed too thin and has split along the fold.
On a full re-cover we strip back to the rafters so we can actually see the timber. That is the only point in the life of a roof where anything wrong with the structure is visible and cheap to put right, so it is worth doing properly: new treated batten, a breathable membrane, and the ridge and verge fixed mechanically rather than bedded.
It matters here because there is nothing between Ely and the North Sea but flat fen, so wind driven rain gets under coverings that would be fine somewhere sheltered., and a pitched roof that is losing its fixings sheds tiles fastest on exactly that kind of exposure.
What the job includes
- Dry ridge and dry verge systems, mechanically fixed rather than bedded in mortar
- New treated battens and a breathable membrane on any full re-cover
- Clay, concrete or slate to match what is already there, or an upgrade if you want one
- Eaves protection, ventilation and the guttering reset properly at the end
Signs to look for
- Mortar dropping out of the ridge or the verge
- Damp patches on upstairs ceilings that come back every time it rains
- Tiles or slates that have slipped, cracked or gone missing after wind
Repair or re-cover in Ely
Ventilation is the part of a pitched roof that gets forgotten. Once you put a breathable membrane and a dry ridge on, air has to be able to move from the eaves to the ridge, or you trade a leak for condensation dripping onto the insulation. It is designed in at the quote stage, not added afterwards when somebody notices damp in the loft.
A recent job in Ely
One of the jobs on our page is an EPDM flat roof completed in Ely, stripped back off the old felt and laid in a single sheet with proper edge trims.
Getting to you in Ely
Ely is on our regular run, so getting out to look at a roof here is normally quick. We cover the city and the surrounding fen villages, including Ely City Centre, Stuntney, Prickwillow, Witchford, Little Downham, Queen Adelaide, Soham and Haddenham.
- Ely City Centre
- Stuntney
- Prickwillow
- Witchford
- Little Downham
- Queen Adelaide
- Soham
- Haddenham
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FAQs
Pitched roofs in Ely: your questions
How long does a pitched roof last?
A concrete interlocking tile roof laid in the sixties or seventies is typically good for fifty to sixty years on the tiles themselves, but the felt underlay and the mortar bedding underneath will usually need attention well before that, often at around thirty years. Welsh slate outlasts its nails, so a slate roof is normally condemned by corroded fixings rather than by the slate.
Can you match the tiles on an older property?
Usually yes. We can source most common clay and concrete profiles, and where a pattern is out of production we will salvage and re-lay the sound tiles on the elevation that faces the road and use the new ones out of sight.
Do you do pitched roofs in Ely?
Yes. Ely is one of the towns we cover as standard, along with Ely City Centre, Stuntney, Prickwillow and the villages around them.
What does a pitched roofs job in Ely 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.
Pitched roofs in Ely
Call 07934 565 449 or send the form and we will come out, look at it properly and put a price in writing.