Do I need planning permission for a new roof?

It depends on the proposed changes and the property. Check with your planning authority, especially where height, appearance, listed status or a conservation area is involved.

Do I need a roof replacement?

Not for every leak. An inspection should distinguish an isolated repair from wider failure in the covering, fixings or underlying roof.

How do you reroof a garage?

First identify whether it has a pitched or flat covering. The new system, supporting structure, drainage and access should be specified after inspection.

Do I need roofing underlayment?

The underlay or membrane forms part of the roof design beneath the covering. Our full replacement service includes new membrane and battens with ventilation details.

Roof Replacement & New Roofs

Full strip-and-recover re-roofs and new roof installations, tiles or slate, new battens, breather membrane, ventilation and fixings to current standards.

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Newly replaced pitched tiled roof on a Norfolk home

What's included

Full strip and re-roof
Tile, slate and pantile coverings
New battens, membrane and ventilation
Ridge, hip and verge dry-fix systems

Every job starts with a free inspection and a written, no-obligation quotation. We're based at 41 The Street, Costessey, Norwich and work Monday to Saturday, 08:00-17:00, with an emergency call-out service advertised 24/7.

Inland, we often carry out roof replacement in Dereham, where post-war estate roofs are now due their first full re-cover.

Deciding whether a new roof is justified

A new roof should answer a wider condition problem, not simply a single broken tile. Recurring leaks, failed fixings over a large area and deterioration beneath the covering can make re-roofing more appropriate than repeated local repairs. The inspection should explain what remains usable and which parts require renewal.

Our stated area includes Dereham, Cromer and Wroxham. A replacement in any of those places starts with the same property-specific questions about covering, access and condition. The existing town pages describe local buildings; they are not a substitute for assessing your roof.

Underlay, permissions and the programme

The membrane or underlay is part of the roof build-up, not an optional surface finish. Along with battens, eaves details and ventilation, it needs to suit the covering and the roof design. Our replacement service includes new battens and breather membrane, so those concealed elements belong in the quotation as well as the visible tiles or slate.

Check the planning position before changing a roof's appearance, height or materials, especially for listed buildings and conservation areas. Planning consent and building regulations are separate matters; the local authority can clarify what applies. The timing guide explains how access, strip-out, concealed repairs, materials and weather affect the programme without promising a universal completion time.

Garage reroofing needs the existing system identified

A garage might carry a pitched tile covering or a shallow felt, EPDM or GRP roof. Those require different replacement methods. The flat roofing service is the appropriate starting point for a complete new flat covering, while a pitched garage needs its supporting roof, membrane and chosen tiles considered together.

Ask how the property will be protected during stripping, which material is being installed and what happens if damaged timber is revealed. Those answers make a re-roof quotation useful; a single price described as a new roof does not explain the working method or the arrangements you need to make at home.