Lincolnshire
Flat roofing in Lincoln
Extension, dormer and garage roofs laid to fall and finished properly, so water leaves the roof instead of standing on it.
Most failed flat roofs were built without enough fall, so water sits instead of running off, and standing water finds every seam eventually. In Lincoln there is a second common culprit: the rear extension or dormer added to a much older house, where the junction between new flat roof and old brick or stone was never detailed properly.
Where they actually leak
Far more often at the edges than in the middle. The upstand where the flat roof meets the house wall, the abutment against an older wall that is not flat or plumb, and the point where the flat roof meets a pitched one are the three places we find the water getting in. A covering can be sound across the whole field of the roof and still be letting water in at a six inch detail.
What we look at
- Whether water is standing, and where it is supposed to go
- The deck underneath, and whether it has gone soft
- Upstands, abutments and the junction with the main roof
- The outlet, and whether it copes with what lands on it
- How the roof was tied into older brick or stone in the first place
Rebuilt to drain, then covered
Falls go back in with firrings, soft decking is replaced, upstands and abutments are formed properly against whatever they meet, and only then does the covering go on. Dormer tops on the terraces and rear extensions on Victorian houses are the two we are called to most. Everything is photographed, quoted free in writing, guaranteed and insured.
- 10 year guarantee
- Quotes are free and put in writing
- The price agreed is the price you pay
- Insurance in place on every job
- Rated 5.0 by our customers
Our work
Jobs near Lincoln
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
Flat Roofing in Lincoln: common questions
It leaks where the extension meets the house. Is that the flat roof?
Usually the junction rather than the roof itself. The upstand and the flashing into an older wall are the weak point, and re-covering the roof without correcting that detail simply repeats the problem.
Do you do dormer roofs?
Yes, dormer tops, rear extensions, porches and garages across the city.
There is always a puddle up there. Does it matter?
It does. Standing water a day after the rain has stopped is the main reason flat roofs fail early, and correcting the fall is part of the job rather than an optional extra.
Can you just patch it for now?
If a patch is genuinely the right answer we will say so and do it. Where the deck below has gone soft a patch only moves the leak along, and the photographs will show you which situation you are in.
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