Littleport · Cambridgeshire
Pitched roofs in Littleport
Tile and slate pitched roofing across Littleport, repaired properly or stripped and re-covered when repairing it would only buy you a season.
Pitched roofs in Littleport
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Pitched roofs on Littleport property
Victorian brick terraces in the village, and bungalows, barns and long single storey roofs out along the droves. That mix is why a pitched roof job here is never quite the same twice.
Pitched roofs on Littleport roofs
Out on the droves we spend a lot of time on ridge and verge work, because a mortar bedded ridge on an exposed fen bungalow simply does not last. Dry ridge and dry verge systems are mechanically fixed and they stay put. The other regular is guttering and fascia work on properties where the timber behind the boards has been wet for years.
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 completely open ground, so wind uplift is the main enemy rather than age., and a pitched roof that is losing its fixings sheds tiles fastest on exactly that kind of exposure.
What the job includes
- Eaves protection, ventilation and the guttering reset properly at the end
- Dry ridge and dry verge systems, mechanically fixed rather than bedded in mortar
- Strip, dispose of the old covering and inspect every rafter and batten
- New treated battens and a breathable membrane on any full re-cover
Signs to look for
- Damp patches on upstairs ceilings that come back every time it rains
- Mortar dropping out of the ridge or the verge
- Sagging along the ridge or between the rafters
Repair or re-cover in Littleport
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 Littleport
We re-covered a garage roof in Littleport with new treated batten and a breathable felt membrane, relaying the original tiles so it matched the house. The photographs from that day are on our page.
Getting to you in Littleport
Littleport and the droves around it are close to home for us. We cover Black Horse Drove, Little Ouse, Brandon Creek, Downham Market road, Ely road, Hale Fen, Padnal and Chettisham as well as the village itself, including the farms and outbuildings.
- Black Horse Drove
- Little Ouse
- Brandon Creek
- Downham Market road
- Ely road
- Hale Fen
- Padnal
- Chettisham
Our work
Pitched roofs work
FAQs
Pitched roofs in Littleport: your questions
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.
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.
Do you do pitched roofs in Littleport?
Yes. Littleport is one of the towns we cover as standard, along with Black Horse Drove, Little Ouse, Brandon Creek and the villages around them.
What does a pitched roofs job in Littleport 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 Littleport
Call 07934 565 449 or send the form and we will come out, look at it properly and put a price in writing.