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Roof Repairs in North Devon
Whether you have a flat roof, a pitched roof, or need your chimney repointed, we carry out roofing repairs throughout North Devon.
Most people never give their roof much thought. It's there, it keeps the weather out and the heat in. The first time it comes to mind is usually a leak, a damp patch on a ceiling, or a broken slate on the ground after a windy night.
Left alone, those problems only get more expensive, so it's worth looking at early.
Pitched roof repairs
Whether your pitched roof needs a few missing or cracked tiles replacing, or a complete re-cover, we can carry out the work. The most common problems we're called to:
- Broken, missing or slipped tiles and slates
- Usually caused by severe weather, corroded nails, or the battens beneath rotting. Left unrepaired this lets water into the property and causes real damage.
- Missing or broken ridge tiles
- Normally the result of adverse weather, or the mortar bedding them having crumbled and needing replacement.
- Chimney missing mortar
- If the mortar between the bricks is falling out and you can see gaps, it's time to have the chimney repointed. It's the highest point of the house and takes everything the weather offers.
- Blocked or cracked valleys
- Blocked valleys are easy to clear. Cracked lead needs replacing properly — done well, that repair should last around 40 years.
- Build-up of moss
- Generally not something to worry about. Beyond blocking gutters and outlets, moss doesn't pose a real risk to a pitched roof.
- Missing roof mortar
- The old mortar is removed from the verge and the tiles re-bedded to make the roof watertight again.
Flat roof repairs
Flat roofs are well known for leaking eventually. Usually the first sign is a damp patch on the ceiling below. There can be several causes — ponding water with plant growth, failed joins, or a membrane that has gone porous with age.
- Felt
- The common felt flat roof has a lifespan of roughly 10 to 20 years.
- EPDM rubber
- A single-sheet rubber roof, with a lifespan of 30 years or more.
- GRP fibreglass
- A seamless fibreglass finish, also 30 years or more.
With any pitched roof repair we'll assess the existing roof first and recommend the most cost-effective way to put it right, rather than defaulting to a full replacement.
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Covering Barnstaple, Bideford, South Molton, Great Torrington, Chulmleigh, Umberleigh, High Bickington and Winkleigh and the surrounding area.