Drayton flat roof installation and repair
EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass and felt flat roofs for extensions, garages, dormers and outbuildings, with proper falls, trims and outlets. In Drayton that usually means working on suburban semis and flat-roof extensions and porches, alongside commercial jobs around Drayton High Road shops. Broadland District Council is the local authority for Drayton, and anything that may need consent gets flagged before we start.
- County
- Norfolk
- Postcode
- NR8
- Access
- A1067
- From Norwich
- ~5 miles
What Drayton roofs typically need
Suburban housing and extensions.
Restricted access and scaffold
Narrow frontages and parking pressure across NR8 mean scaffold design and permits are planned in advance, not on the morning.
Extensions, porches and garages
Small flat roofs over Drayton extensions, porches and garages make up a large share of the work here and are usually quoted with the main roof.
Rear-addition and outrigger roofs
The back additions on suburban semis carry awkward little roofs that are frequently the actual source of a leak in the Broadland District Council stock.
Split and blistered felt
Old bitumen felt on Drayton extensions splits at the movement joints and blisters where trapped moisture expands, and overlaying it rarely cures either fault.
What goes on the roof
- Warm-deck insulation build-ups
- Insulation above the deck keeps the structure warm and reduces condensation risk compared with old cold-deck details.
- GRP fibreglass
- Laid in situ over a ply deck for balconies and anything walked on, finished with a hard topcoat.
- Falls and firrings
- Firring pieces set the fall so water leaves the roof rather than sitting on it.
- Trims, upstands and outlets
- Edge trims, correctly formed upstands and adequate outlets, where nearly all flat roof failures actually begin.
The work, step by step
EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass and felt flat roofs for extensions, garages, dormers and outbuildings, with proper falls, trims and outlets.
- EPDM rubber roofs
- GRP fibreglass roofs
- Torch-on felt systems
- Extensions, garages and dormers
Business premises near Drayton High Road shops?
Reactive repairs and planned maintenance are both quoted for the commercial and agricultural roofs around Drayton.
Nearby villages and towns
Drayton sits about 5 miles from Norwich, so Taverham, Hellesdon and Costessey are all on the same run for us. Flat Roofing & EPDM enquiries here are handled the same way. In Drayton that includes commercial premises around Drayton High Road shops.
Frequently working in and around Drayton High Road shops.
Drayton roofing questions
- Can you overlay the existing felt?
- Only if the deck below is dry and sound, and we'll lift a section to check. Overlaying a soft deck buys a year or two and costs the whole job again.
- Do you insulate at the same time?
- We can build a warm deck with insulation above the structure, which usually makes sense if the roof is coming off anyway and the room below is cold or prone to condensation.
- Why does water sit on our flat roof after rain?
- Insufficient fall, a sagging deck or a blocked outlet. On Drayton extensions it's usually falls that were never set properly. We reset falls with firrings rather than lay new membrane over the same puddle.
- Do we need permission from Broadland District Council for a roof in Drayton?
- Most like-for-like roof work needs no consent, though listed buildings and conservation areas in and around Drayton can, so if your property looks like one of those it gets flagged at the inspection and dealt with before anyone starts work.
- Our Drayton roof is suburban semis, is that a problem?
- Not at all, that is ordinary for Drayton. Suburban semis is among the most common things we work on in Broadland District Council, and materials are matched wherever existing covering is being kept.
How we work, and what we don't claim
Free inspections
Inspections in Drayton are free and carry no obligation, including the written quotation.
Emergency call-out
A 24/7 emergency call-out is advertised for leaks and storm damage in Drayton; ring it and you'll get an honest answer on when we can be there.
Fully insured
Insurance is carried for the work we take on around Drayton, and cover can be confirmed before anyone goes up.
Book a free inspection
Shelter helps, but a flat roof still lives or dies on its falls and its upstands. That is what we survey first. Drayton addresses in NR8 are quoted on the same terms as anywhere else in Broadland District Council.
Business premises near Drayton High Road shops?
Reactive repairs and planned maintenance are both quoted for the commercial and agricultural roofs around Drayton.