Lincolnshire
Fascias, soffits and guttering in Boston
New fascias, soffits and deep flow guttering, with the roof edge underneath put right first.
Guttering is the cheapest thing on a house to put right and among the most expensive to leave. Water running down brickwork for a couple of winters costs far more to make good than the gutter ever would. We fit fascias, soffits, gutters and downpipes across Boston and the fen villages.
What actually fails
Gutters block, sag on tired brackets, or part at a joint and drip in one place until the brick below goes green and soft. The fascia behind rots where the roofing felt was cut short and rain has been landing on bare timber for years. Soffits follow, and once there is a gap, birds get in. None of it is sudden and all of it gets worse.
Taking the old boards off
Capping over rotten timber with new plastic looks like a job done and is not one. We take the old boards off, look at the rafter feet and the felt behind them, and put right what we find before anything new goes on. Where the felt has perished at the eaves we fit a support tray so water runs into the gutter rather than behind it. That detail is invisible from the pavement and it is what separates a lasting job from a tidy one.
Deep flow, and when it earns its place
A long or steep slope throws more water at the gutter in a downpour than a standard half round can carry, and it overshoots exactly when it matters. A deep flow system holds a good deal more. We fitted one across the whole Wyberton re-roof along with new fascias and soffits, and it is the right answer on plenty of houses around here.
Timing it
If the roof is being done, this is the moment, because the scaffold is already up and doing it later means paying for access twice. If the roof is sound we work from ladders or a tower and it is quick. Free written quote, price quoted is the price paid, five or ten year guarantee.
- Work guaranteed for five or ten years
- Free, written quotations
- What we quote is what you pay
- Insured on every single job
- A 5.0 rating from our customers
Our work
Jobs near Boston
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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
Fascias, Soffits & Guttering in Boston: common questions
Can you just clear the gutters instead?
Yes, and sometimes that is genuinely all that is wrong. We will tell you if the system is sound and simply full rather than turning a clearance into a replacement.
How can I tell if the fascia behind is rotten?
Generally you cannot from the ground, which is why we look before quoting. Flaking paint, a gutter line that has started to dip, or green staining down the wall are all worth a call.
What is deep flow guttering and do I need it?
It is a deeper profile that carries considerably more water. It earns its place on long or steep roof slopes where a standard gutter overshoots in heavy rain. We will say plainly whether yours needs it.
Can this be done at the same time as a re-roof?
It is the best time to do it. At Wyberton the fascias, soffits and deep flow guttering all went on while the scaffold for the re-roof was still up.
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