Norwich 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 Norwich that usually means working on Victorian terraces and city-centre listed roofs, alongside commercial jobs around Riverside. Norwich City Council is the local authority, and we'll flag anything that may need consent before we start.
- County
- Norfolk
- Postcode
- NR1, NR2, NR3
- Access
- A11
- From Costessey
- ~4 miles
What Norwich roofs typically need
Victorian terraces, city-centre period roofs and commercial buildings.
Ageing slate and lead
Nail fatigue in original slate and split lead gutters accounts for a large share of leaks on Victorian terraces.
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.
Domestic and commercial in one visit
We quote homes and small commercial premises on the same terms — inspection first, written specification second.
Rear-addition and outrigger roofs
The back additions on Victorian terraces carry awkward little roofs that are frequently the actual source of a leak in the Norwich City Council stock.
What goes on the roof
- Eaves and ridge ventilation
- Ventilation paths added during the re-cover so the roof space stays dry once it is closed up.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fascia, soffit and rainwater goods
- Renewed at the same time where they are rotten, because access is already paid for by the scaffold.
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 Riverside?
We quote reactive repairs and planned maintenance for commercial and agricultural roofs.
Nearby villages and towns
Norwich sits about 4 miles from Costessey, so Costessey, Thorpe St Andrew and Hellesdon are all on the same run for us. Roof Replacement & New Roofs enquiries here are handled the same way. That includes commercial premises around Riverside.
Frequently working in and around Riverside, Whitefriars, Vulcan Road industrial area.
Norwich roofing questions
- 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.
- How disruptive is a re-roof?
- Noisy for a few days and dusty in the loft, but you can stay in the house. Roofs are left weathertight overnight and we work around agreed hours.
- 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.
- Do you actually cover Norwich, or just the Norwich area?
- We cover it. We're based at Costessey, Norwich and Norwich is about 4 miles from Costessey, reached on the A11. It's a normal working area for us, not an outlier.
- Will you patch it, or push a full new roof?
- Whichever is honest. If a repair will genuinely hold, that's what we quote. If the felt and battens underneath have gone, patching just moves the leak, and we'll show you why on the inspection.
How we work — and what we don't claim
Fully insured
We carry insurance for the work we take on, and can confirm cover before we start.
Domestic and commercial
From a single slipped tile to Riverside, quoted on the same basis.
Independent, Costessey based
We're an independent firm at 41 The Street, Costessey, working out to Norwich ourselves rather than passing you to a national call centre.
Book a free inspection
On Victorian terraces 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. NR1 addresses are quoted on the same terms as anywhere else in Norwich City Council.
Business premises near Riverside?
We quote reactive repairs and planned maintenance for commercial and agricultural roofs.