Blofield Heath re-roofing specialists
Full strip-and-recover re-roofs and new roof installations — tiles or slate, new battens, breather membrane, ventilation and fixings to current standards. In Blofield Heath that usually means working on bungalows and 1970s estates, alongside commercial jobs around Blofield industrial units. Broadland District Council is the local authority, and we'll flag anything that may need consent before we start.
- County
- Norfolk
- Postcode
- NR13
- Access
- A47
- From Norwich
- ~8 miles
What Blofield Heath roofs typically need
Village housing, bungalows and extensions.
Inadequate ventilation
Older roofs were rarely built with eaves or ridge ventilation. A re-cover is the moment to add it and stop condensation soaking the insulation.
Batten decay and nail fatigue
Softwood battens and the nails holding the covering are the usual reason an otherwise sound-looking roof starts shedding tiles.
Tired felt and battens
Where the underfelt has perished — common on 1970s estates — patch repairs stop being economic and a strip-and-re-cover is the honest recommendation.
Failed ridge and hip mortar
Bedding mortar on bungalows cracks and lets ridge tiles move; dry-fix is the usual long-term answer on the exposed side towards the A47.
What goes on the roof
- Clay pantiles and plain tiles
- Traditional East Anglian coverings, re-laid on new battens and breather membrane with salvaged tiles matched where they are sound.
- Breather membrane and battens
- Graded battens and a vapour-permeable membrane replace the old bitumen felt, which is the part of a re-roof nobody sees and everybody relies on.
- Concrete interlocking tiles
- The standard on post-war and modern estates — quicker to lay, heavier, and clipped at verges and eaves where exposure demands it.
- Eaves and ridge ventilation
- Ventilation paths added during the re-cover so the roof space stays dry once it is closed up.
The work, step by step
Full strip-and-recover re-roofs and new roof installations — tiles or slate, new battens, breather membrane, ventilation and fixings to current standards.
- Full strip and re-roof
- Tile, slate and pantile coverings
- New battens, membrane and ventilation
- Ridge, hip and verge dry-fix systems
Business premises near Blofield industrial units?
We quote reactive repairs and planned maintenance for commercial and agricultural roofs.
Nearby villages and towns
Neighbouring Thorpe St Andrew, Acle, Norwich and Wroxham come under the same Broadland District Council patch, so there is no extra travel charge for roof replacement & new roofs there. Roof Replacement & New Roofs enquiries here are handled the same way. That includes commercial premises around Blofield industrial units.
Frequently working in and around Blofield industrial units, A47 roadside businesses.
Blofield Heath roofing questions
- How do we know the roof needs replacing rather than repairing?
- The test is the felt and battens, not the tiles. Once the underfelt has perished, water that gets past a tile has nothing to stop it. We'll show you the state of it at the inspection and say plainly which side of the line your roof is on.
- Can we keep the existing tiles?
- Sometimes. Clay pantiles and natural slate often survive a strip and can be re-laid with new ones making up breakages. Concrete tiles past their life usually aren't worth salvaging.
- What happens if you find rotten timbers?
- We stop, photograph it and price the repair before covering it up. It's the one part of a re-roof that can't be fully quoted in advance, so we tell you the rate for it up front.
- Does the exposure here change what you'd specify?
- Sometimes. Sheltered streets can run standard details, but shared valleys, restricted scaffold or heavy moss growth all change how we'd approach the work.
- Do you clear up afterwards?
- Yes. Scaffold is struck, waste removed and gutters cleared before we invoice.
How we work — and what we don't claim
Free inspections
Inspections in Blofield Heath are free and carry no obligation — including the written quotation.
Independent, Costessey based
We're an independent firm at 41 The Street, Costessey, working out to Blofield Heath ourselves rather than passing you to a national call centre.
One crew, start to finish
The same team strips and re-covers, so nobody inherits half a job.
Book a free inspection
On bungalows the salvage question matters: clay and natural slate often survive a strip and go back down; tired concrete tiles rarely justify it. We decide that with you on the roof, not in the office. NR13 addresses are quoted on the same terms as anywhere else in Broadland District Council.
Business premises near Blofield industrial units?
We quote reactive repairs and planned maintenance for commercial and agricultural roofs.