Valley replacements in Hull

Valley replacements in Hull

Valley replacements in Hull. 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 Hull office covers Hull on 01482 961 240.

Hull is in the middle of our Hull patch, so it is part of the Hull office's normal patch rather than a job we have to travel for. It covers the HU1, HU2, HU3, HU4, HU5 and HU9 postcode districts. That matters when you need somebody back to look at something.

The roofs in Hull

Hull is the most mixed roof stock we work on. The Avenues and the terraces off Beverley Road and Newland Avenue are largely Victorian and Edwardian, which means natural slate, lead valleys and party wall abutments shared with the house next door. Move out to Bransholme, Sutton and the west of the city and it is post war concrete interlocking tile on felt underlay, most of it laid within the same twenty year window and now arriving at the end of its fixings together.

Hull's housing runs from the Avenues and the terraces off Beverley Road through to the post war estates north and east of the centre, and the roofs change completely as you move between them.

Valleys are a common source of leaks in Hull, particularly on terraced and semi detached property where two roofs meet. Cement filled valleys, left behind by an earlier repair, are one of the most frequent things we find and one of the most reliable causes of a returning leak.

What valley replacements in Hull involves

• Mitred and swept valleysOn plain tile roofs where the original detail is a mitred or swept valley, restored rather than replaced with a trough.
• Valley boards and structureThe boarding and any structure under the valley checked and replaced where it has been wet for years.
• Cleaning and clearingValleys cleared of moss, debris and old mortar so they run properly again.

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

Signs your Hull property needs this

• Tiles along the valley cut badly, sitting proud or slipping into the channel
• A persistent leak in a room below the junction of two roof slopes
• Cracked or split lead visible in the valley

Why cement in a valley always fails

It is very common to find a valley that somebody has filled with sand and cement, either to stop a leak or to tidy up badly cut tiles. It never lasts. Cement is rigid, the valley moves, and the mortar cracks along its whole length. Worse, it blocks the channel, so water that should be running away sits against the tile edges and finds its way underneath.

Valley replacements in Hull at a glance

What affects the price in Hull

• Lead, GRP or metal, and the code of lead where lead is used
• Whether the boarding underneath is sound
• How far the tiles have to be lifted back on each side

We will not quote a roof we have not seen. Book the free survey and you will get a written price with the scope set out rather than a number over the phone.