Roof repairs in Great Yarmouth

Most of our repair work in Yarmouth follows weather. A serious blow off the North Sea will lift verges, take ridge tiles off and strip slates from an exposed slope, and the calls come in for a fortnight afterwards.

Storm damage and insurance

Most policies cover storm damage and exclude gradual wear, so what usually decides a claim is the quality of the evidence rather than the damage itself. We photograph the damage in place before we touch it, record what caused it, and write the report in the detail insurers actually ask for. Where a roof needs making safe immediately we will do that first and document it as we go.

The repairs we do most here

Lifted and missing tiles

Replaced and mechanically fixed, not simply laid back into place to come off again in the next gale.

Ridge and verge failures

Loose ridge tiles are a safety problem above a pavement as much as a leak. We re-bed or, better, convert to a dry fixed system.

Corroded flashings

Salt gets at lead and at the fixings holding it. Failed flashing around chimneys and abutments is a constant here.

Flat roofs on rear additions

Wind uplift at the perimeter peels back an old felt roof from the edge inwards. It is usually repairable if it is caught, and a re-lay if it is not.

How we work

We trace the leak to its source rather than to the nearest stain, photograph before and after, and give you an honest answer about whether a repair will hold or whether the covering has reached the end.