Flat roofing in Scunthorpe

Flat roofing in Scunthorpe

Flat roofing in Scunthorpe. We survey the roof first, photograph what we find and give you an itemised written quote, so you know what you are paying for before anyone starts. Our Scunthorpe office covers Scunthorpe on 01724 706 781.

Scunthorpe is in the middle of our Scunthorpe patch, so it is part of the Scunthorpe office's normal patch rather than a job we have to travel for. It covers the DN15, DN16 and DN17 postcode districts. That matters when you need somebody back to look at something.

The roofs in Scunthorpe

Scunthorpe's housing is overwhelmingly twentieth century, and that shapes almost every roof job in the town. Concrete interlocking tile laid on bituminous felt, across Bottesford, Ashby, Riddings and the estates north of the centre, most of it now fifty years old or more. The tiles usually look fine from the pavement. The nails holding them and the felt beneath them are the parts that have quietly run out of life.

Scunthorpe's housing is largely twentieth century, so a great many of its roofs are concrete interlocking tile laid on felt, all reaching the end of their fixings around the same time.

Flat roofing in Scunthorpe is mostly extensions, dormers and detached garages on estate housing, much of it original to the property. Where the deck has been wet for years a new covering over the top just buys a couple of seasons, so the deck is the first thing we look at.

Flat roofing where Scunthorpe's Lincoln Gardens garages meet the house

In Lincoln Gardens, later twentieth century houses and their garage additions make the route from the main roof to the lower flat roof worth examining closely. A downpipe from the tiled house can discharge onto a garage covering, concentrating runoff where an older felt seam or outlet was intended to serve only the garage itself. Where that Scunthorpe garage has become a utility room, its insulation and condensation behaviour also differ from an unheated store. Flat roofing decisions in Lincoln Gardens therefore need the roof above, the room below and the final drain position considered as one connected arrangement.

We begin a Lincoln Gardens garage assessment by tracing every pipe that brings water onto the flat covering and measuring the deck's existing falls. On a side garage between houses, access planning includes a safe edge platform and space to remove old boards without carrying them over the neighbouring roof. The usual renewal sequence is to expose the deck, replace unsound sections and establish the chosen insulated or unheated construction before applying the waterproofing. At this Scunthorpe house and garage junction, we resolve the upper downpipe discharge before completing the membrane outlet, so the new covering is not left receiving an avoidable concentrated flow.

Renewing a Lincoln Gardens garage roof generally takes a short run of working days, with altered insulation or a rerouted downpipe adding to the programme. Its price depends on the deck condition, outlet construction and whether side access permits materials to reach the garage directly. Aftercare for this Scunthorpe arrangement should include watching the upper downpipe during rain, because a detached shoe can direct water behind a sound flat roof trim. At the free survey, photographs of what we find accompany an itemised written quote that separates the garage covering from any changes to the house's rainwater route.

What flat roofing in Scunthorpe involves

• EPDM rubberFirestone EPDM in a single sheet with no field seams, dressed into trims and upstands. Carries a 25 year guarantee from us on the Firestone system.
• GRP fibreglassGlass reinforced polyester laid wet onto a new deck with bonded trims and a rolled topcoat, good on roofs with lots of detail.
• Torch on feltTwo and three layer high performance felt where budget or the detail of the roof makes it the right call.

That is the short version. There is a fuller explanation of the work, the materials and the detailing on our flat roofing page.

Signs your Scunthorpe property needs this

• Water staining on the ceiling below, often away from where the leak actually is
• Trims lifting at the edge or the upstand pulling away from the wall
• Chippings or mineral finish washed off in patches

Choosing between EPDM, GRP and felt

EPDM suits most domestic flat roofs. It goes down as one piece of rubber, so on a typical extension or garage there is no seam anywhere in the middle of the roof to fail. It stays flexible in the cold and does not mind the movement a timber deck makes through the year.

Flat roofing in Scunthorpe at a glance

What affects the price in Scunthorpe

• Whether new fascia, trim or guttering is being picked up at the same time
• Roof area, and how much of the perimeter is trim, upstand or abutment
• Whether the existing deck can stay or needs stripping and re-boarding

The survey is free, there is no obligation, and the quote is itemised so you can put it next to anyone else's and compare like for like.