Roofers in Ely
With Lancaster Way business park on the doorstep, Ely gives us a mix of domestic and light commercial roofs. Our roofing work covers both ends of that — a single dwelling or a full unit — and the quote sets out the specification either way.
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- Postcode
- CB6, CB7
- Access
- A10
- From Cambridge
- ~16 miles
Typical jobs on historic city roofs
Historic city roofs and fenland housing.
Wind-driven debris damage
Open ground either side of the A10 means grit and debris get thrown at roofs in a gale, chipping tiles and blocking gutter runs.
Standing water on shallow flats
Flat roofs laid with too little fall pond quickly on fen-edge housing; we reset falls and outlets rather than patch over them.
Domestic and commercial in one visit
We quote homes and small commercial premises on the same terms — inspection first, written specification second.
Split and blistered felt
Old bitumen felt splits at movement joints and blisters where trapped moisture expands. Overlaying rarely fixes either.
What roofing involves in Ely
We cover pitched roofing, flat roofs, repairs and commercial work across Ely and the surrounding Cambridgeshire area.
- Pitched roof repairs and re-covers
- EPDM, GRP and felt flat roofs
- Leadwork, valleys and flashings
- Commercial and agricultural roofs
Want a written quote you can compare?
Ours lists materials, membrane, fixings and detailing — so other Cambridgeshire quotes can be judged against it properly.
Our working method
Inspection first
Nothing is priced before someone has been on the roof or a ladder over it.
Honest recommendation
If a repair will hold, we say so. If the covering is finished, we explain why rather than patching indefinitely.
Specification in writing
Membrane, battens, fixings and detailing are all listed, so quotes from other Cambridgeshire firms can be compared properly.
Clean handover
Scaffold struck, gutters cleared, and the site tidied before we invoice.
What you can expect from us
Domestic and commercial
From a single slipped tile to Lancaster Way business park, quoted on the same basis.
Independent, Costessey based
We're an independent firm at 41 The Street, Costessey, working out to Ely ourselves rather than passing you to a national call centre.
Fully insured
We carry insurance for the work we take on, and can confirm cover before we start.
Areas we cover near Ely
If you're just outside Ely — Cambridge, March and Newmarket or the villages between them — it's the same service and the same free inspection. Journey time from our Costessey yard is about 26 minutes on a normal day.
Frequently working in and around Lancaster Way business park.
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Practical answers before you book
- Do you clear up afterwards?
- Yes. Scaffold is struck, waste removed and gutters cleared before we invoice.
- Our roof is historic city roofs — is that a problem?
- No, it's typical for the area. historic city roofs is one of the most common types we work on locally, and we'll match materials where any of the existing covering is being retained.
- Can you work on commercial premises around Lancaster Way business park?
- Yes — shops, offices, workshops, agricultural and industrial units. Work is scheduled so trading and site access carry on where possible, and larger roofs are quoted with a planned maintenance option if that's more useful than a one-off repair.
- Does the exposure here change what you'd specify?
- Yes. Open fen exposure means wind uplift is the main enemy, so clipping patterns, verge fixing and adequate falls on flat roofs get more attention than they might in a sheltered street.
- Do you actually cover Ely, or just the Norwich area?
- We cover it. We're based at Costessey, Norwich and Ely is about 16 miles from Cambridge, reached on the A10. It's a normal working area for us, not an outlier.
Next steps in Ely
If you take one thing from this page: don't let anyone price a Ely roof without seeing it. Historic city roofs in particular can look sound from the ground and be finished underneath. CB6 addresses are quoted on the same terms as anywhere else in East Cambridgeshire District Council.
Want a written quote you can compare?
Ours lists materials, membrane, fixings and detailing — so other Cambridgeshire quotes can be judged against it properly.