Mildenhall · Suffolk
Pitched roofs in Mildenhall
Tile and slate pitched roofing across Mildenhall, repaired properly or stripped and re-covered when repairing it would only buy you a season.
Pitched roofs in Mildenhall
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Pitched roofs on Mildenhall property
Post war concrete tile estates, fen edge bungalows at Beck Row and West Row, and clay tile and slate in the older centre. That mix is why a pitched roof job here is never quite the same twice.
Pitched roofs on Mildenhall roofs
The job we get called for most around Mildenhall is mortar failure. Bedded ridge and verge mortar cracks, water gets behind it, the batten ends rot and then the whole edge of the roof starts to lift. It is a straightforward fix if it is caught, and a re-roof if it is not.
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.
It matters here because flat, open and dry, with the wind coming straight off the fen., and a pitched roof that is losing its fixings sheds tiles fastest on exactly that kind of exposure.
What the job includes
- New treated battens and a breathable membrane on any full re-cover
- Eaves protection, ventilation and the guttering reset properly at the end
- Strip, dispose of the old covering and inspect every rafter and batten
- New lead soakers and flashings where the roof meets a wall, chimney or valley
Signs to look for
- Tiles or slates that have slipped, cracked or gone missing after wind
- Daylight visible through the roof from inside the loft
- Damp patches on upstairs ceilings that come back every time it rains
Repair or re-cover in Mildenhall
What decides between a repair and a re-cover is almost never the tiles. It is what is underneath them. If the battens are sound and the underlay has not perished, we will patch and move on. If the felt has torn at the eaves and the batten ends are soft, then re-fixing tiles onto it is money thrown away and we will say so.
Getting to you in Mildenhall
Mildenhall and the fen edge villages are all inside our normal patch, including Beck Row, West Row, Holywell Row, Barton Mills, Worlington, Freckenham, Tuddenham and Icklingham.
- Beck Row
- West Row
- Holywell Row
- Barton Mills
- Worlington
- Freckenham
- Tuddenham
- Icklingham
Our work
Pitched roofs work
FAQs
Pitched roofs in Mildenhall: 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.
Do I need scaffolding?
For any full re-cover, and for most work above single storey, yes. It is the only safe way to work and it goes in the written quote as a line you can see, not hidden inside the price.
Do you do pitched roofs in Mildenhall?
Yes. Mildenhall is one of the towns we cover as standard, along with Beck Row, West Row, Holywell Row and the villages around them.
What does a pitched roofs job in Mildenhall 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 Mildenhall
Call 07934 565 449 or send the form and we will come out, look at it properly and put a price in writing.