Rutland
Re-roofing and new roofs in Oakham
Full re-roofs across Rutland: stripped to the rafters, re-felted and battened, finished in tile or slate.
There is a point where patching stops being thrift and turns into a standing charge. When the same roof wants attention every winter, or the felt has perished across the slope, a re-roof costs less over any sensible span of years. We re-roof houses across Oakham and the Rutland villages.
What the job is
The old covering comes off completely, back to the rafters. A breathable membrane goes on, the roof is re-battened throughout in treated timber, and the new covering is laid from the eaves up. The membrane and battens are the parts nobody sees and the parts that decide how long the roof lasts, which is exactly why they are what a cheap quote leaves out.
When the timber has gone too
Sometimes the covering comes off and the structure below is not fit to take a new one. On one of our jobs the old pantiles came off a brick cottage and the roof was rebuilt on new rafters before anything else happened, because a new covering over tired timber inherits every fault that timber has, and it is the one part you cannot correct later without stripping the roof twice.
Ridge and verge on exposed ground
We fit dry ridge and dry verge as standard, mechanically fixed rather than bedded in mortar. On open Rutland ground that is worth more than it is in a sheltered town: the verge is where wind gets its first grip on a roof, and a dry verge removes that edge entirely. There is also nothing up there to crack and need repointing in a few winters.
Listed buildings and stone slate
On a listed building or a stone slate roof, expect to need consent and expect to be asked to keep the covering as it is. We will tell you what we think applies and point you at the conservation officer, and where a stone slate re-roof wants a heritage craftsman rather than us we will say so. Free itemised written quote, price quoted is the price paid, 25 year guarantee.
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Our work
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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
Re-Roofing & New Roofs in Oakham: common questions
Do I need permission to re-roof in Rutland?
Like for like usually not. On a listed building, or where the covering is changing, often yes. We will tell you what we think applies and send you to the conservation officer rather than guess for you.
What if the rafters turn out to be rotten?
They get replaced, and we tell you as soon as we can see it rather than at the end. We have rebuilt a cottage roof on new rafters for that reason, and the job is on our work pages.
Why does dry verge matter so much here?
Because the gable verge is where wind gets its first grip, and Rutland has a lot of open ground. Once one verge tile lifts the wind has an edge to work at. A dry verge takes that edge away.
Do I have to move out?
No. It is noisy and there is scaffolding up, but the house stays livable and the roof is never left open to the weather overnight.
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