Larke's Roofs — East Anglia roofing experts
Mid Suffolk District Council · IP23

Business and agricultural roofing in Eye

We are based at Costessey near Norwich and reach Eye via the A140, about 6 miles from Diss. That matters for commercial & industrial roofing: it decides how quickly we can inspect, how we get materials on site, and how we sequence work on historic town roofs and pantiles.

County
Suffolk
Postcode
IP23
Access
A140
From Diss
~6 miles
work in progress: ePDM flat roof with new edge trims on a historic town roof in Eye (IP23) off the A140 — commercial & industrial roofing by Larke's Roofs
site photograph of re-tiled pitched roof on a historic town roof in Eye (IP23) off the A140 — commercial & industrial roofing by Larke's Roofs

Specification and scope in Eye

Roofing for shops, offices, farm buildings, workshops and industrial units — flat roof systems, sheeting, gutter lining and planned repairs.

  • Commercial flat roof systems
  • Industrial and agricultural units
  • Gutter and rainwater works
  • Planned and reactive repairs
Full commercial & industrial roofing details

How a Eye job runs

  1. Site survey and risk assessment

    Access, fragile surfaces and working-at-height arrangements assessed for the premises around Eye airfield business park.

  2. Report with photographs

    You get a written condition report you can put in front of a landlord, insurer or board.

  3. Phased works

    Larger roofs split into phases so the building keeps operating while work proceeds.

  4. Maintenance plan

    An optional inspection cycle afterwards so the next problem is found in a survey rather than a downpour.

Where else we work from Eye

Most weeks we are somewhere between Eye and Diss, which is why a free inspection here does not need to wait for a run of work to build up. Commercial & Industrial Roofing enquiries here are handled the same way. Postcodes covered locally: IP23.

Frequently working in and around Eye airfield business park.

Materials and systems we use

Roof-light replacement
Brittle GRP roof-lights swapped for new units — a leak fix and a safety improvement in one.
Insulated panel repairs
Composite panel roofs repaired at laps, fixings and penetrations rather than wholesale replacement where possible.
Single-ply and built-up membranes
Large-area systems for flat commercial decks, mechanically fixed or adhered to suit the substrate.
Profiled sheet and overlay systems
Sheet replacement or overlay for industrial and agricultural roofs, priced against the remaining life of the existing sheet.

Questions we get asked in Eye

Can you work while the building stays open?
Usually yes. Works are phased and access planned so trading, deliveries and staff movement continue, including on sites around Eye airfield business park.
Can you set up a maintenance schedule?
We can quote a planned inspection cycle with a written report each visit, so budgeting is predictable instead of reactive.
Is a gutter lining cheaper than replacement?
Almost always, and on large-span roofs it's frequently the fix that stops the leak. We price both so the comparison is yours to make.
Do you actually cover Eye, or just the Norwich area?
We cover it. We're based at Costessey, Norwich and Eye is about 6 miles from Diss, reached on the A140. It's a normal working area for us, not an outlier.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Yes. Scaffold is struck, waste removed and gutters cleared before we invoice.

Covering Eye and Diss

About 6 miles apart — both are normal working areas for us. Free inspection either way.

Serving Eye and nearby areas

Standards, insurance and guarantees

  • Independent, Costessey based

    We're an independent firm at 41 The Street, Costessey, working out to Eye ourselves rather than passing you to a national call centre.

  • Local knowledge

    Mid Suffolk District Council area work, the IP23 postcode district — we know the building types and what tends to fail on them.

  • Emergency call-out

    We advertise a 24/7 emergency call-out for leaks and storm damage — call and we'll tell you honestly when we can be there.

Where to go from here

Phased works, planned access and trading hours respected. That is usually what separates a workable commercial roof programme from a disruptive one. Neighbours in Diss and Stowmarket get the same service, and the written quote is yours to keep and compare.

Covering Eye and Diss

About 6 miles apart — both are normal working areas for us. Free inspection either way.

Serving Eye and nearby areas