Lincolnshire
Dry ridge and dry verge in Long Sutton
Mechanically fixed ridge and verge systems with no mortar to crack, loosen and wash out.
Out on this side of the county the wind gets a clear run at a ridge line, and mortar does not enjoy it. It cracks, it loosens, it washes down the tiles in dirty streaks, and eventually a ridge tile lifts in a gale. If you keep paying to have the ridge on your Long Sutton roof repointed, you are treating the symptom on repeat.
Why the mortar keeps failing
Mortar is rigid and a roof is not. Tiles expand and contract, timbers flex, wind rocks the ridge, and the mortar bed cracks because it cannot move with any of it. Once cracked it drinks water, frost gets in, and the cycle starts again. Repointing resets the clock without fixing the problem, which is why the same roofs need doing over and over.
Fixed with screws and clamps, not hope
A dry ridge system holds every ridge tile down mechanically, screwed and clamped to the roof with weatherproof unions between the tiles, and no mortar anywhere in the detail. Dry verge does the same job along the gable ends, capping the tile edges so wind and birds cannot get underneath. The result moves with the roof instead of cracking against it, which is exactly what an exposed fen roof needs. We fitted dry-fix ridge and hips on our own photographed re-roof, and it is the detail we would put on our own houses.
Explained before you commit
When one customer asked us about dry ridge and dry verge, we installed the system after walking them through exactly what it does and why, and that is the pattern for every job: you get the reasoning first, then the price in writing, then the work. Nothing about your Long Sutton roof gets decided until you have seen photographs of what is up there now. The system is guaranteed by us for five or ten years depending on the work, like everything else we fit in Long Sutton.
- Guaranteed for five or ten years
- Free quote, confirmed in writing
- No surprises on the bill: the quoted figure is final
- Public and employer's liability cover on every job
- Customers score us 5.0 wherever we are reviewed
Our work
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Every photograph here is EverCrest's own, taken on the job.
What people say
In their words, not ours
One of the problems of finding a roofer when you are an older person is the thought of being scammed, especially given the increasing numbers of rogue traders together with the high costs at stake especially if the work is poor or non existent. We trawled a lot of roofers and found varying prices and limited experience and ‘one man bands’ offering little or no guarantees for their work. We came across Fred’s newly formed EverCrest Property Care Ltd Company and were initially concerned at the limited 3 months or so that they had been trading for, albeit that Fred had been a Sole Trader for some 6 years. So we undertook a ‘due diligence’ on the company and found they had worked on a limited number of roofing projects in the start up time. However having had a number of positive conversations with Fred we decided to give his company a chance having had a very good response and price to our required specification that formed the basis of our Building Control Application through Boston Borough Council. They say you can only make a first impression once and EverCrest Property Care Ltd certainly made an excellent impression indeed, in fact the work they undertook was first class and our Building Control Inspector was equally impressed with the standard of works they carried out. Our project involved replacing a main roof on a detached property and likewise on a kitchen extension. Work commenced on a Friday with the scaffolding being erected along with the delivery of two skips. On the Monday morning around 8:30am a team of 7 arrived on site and by 10am both roofs had been stripped and the Building Inspector was called early to check out the structure prior to the roofers installing the new insulation, membrane and battening in readiness for the new soffits, guttering and tiles being installed from Tuesday onwards. By Thursday the project had been completed and the Building Inspector returned first thing Friday morning and signed off the work having been impressed with the finished work. On the basis of the above experience we would have no hesitation in recommending EverCrest Property Care Ltd as a suitable and very experienced roofing contractor and would be happy to give any references to their standard of works.
Brilliant work! Reasonable price a friendly. Recommend to anyone. Sorted out my roof after 3 companies turned me down.
Amazing roof repair everything finished to a high standard,good communication and reasonable priced would definetly recommend.
Before you ring
Dry Ridge & Dry Verge in Long Sutton: common questions
What does a dry ridge system cost to fit in Long Sutton?
It varies with the length of ridge and hip, the tiles and the access, so we price it per roof, not from a rate card. The visit and the written quote are free, and the quoted figure is what you pay.
What is dry verge installation exactly?
Interlocking caps fitted along the gable edges of the roof, fixed mechanically over the tile ends. They do the job the mortar used to do, without cracking or washing out, and they keep wind and birds from getting under the edge tiles.
Would a dry-fix system look wrong on an older cottage?
The systems are made in colours to sit alongside common tiles, and we show you what we would use before anything is ordered. On an older roof we talk the appearance through at the quote stage so nothing turns up as a surprise.
Is dry ridge guaranteed like your other work?
Yes. Repairs are guaranteed for five or ten years depending on the work, and dry ridge and verge work is included in that.
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