Roof repairs in King's Lynn

Repairs in Lynn split fairly neatly. On the older property in and around the centre it is nearly always leadwork or pointing that has given up. On the post war estates it is wind damage at the verge and ridge, and slipped tiles where the original clips were never quite right.

Older property

Lead that has had its day

Original lead around chimneys, parapets and abutments cracks along the fold lines with age and thermal movement. Sealant over it is a holding measure, not a repair. We strip it out and form new lead to code.

Parapet and hidden gutters

A lot of the older Lynn buildings have parapet walls with a concealed gutter behind them. When those block or split, water goes straight into the structure and it is often well advanced before anyone sees a stain.

Soft mortar and hard repairs

Historic brickwork wants a lime mortar. Repointing it in modern cement is harder than the brick, traps moisture and spalls the face off over the following winters. We use the right mix.

Estate property

Verges bedded in mortar crack and let wind under the tiles, and once one goes the row follows. Ridge tiles come loose the same way. Both are worth converting to a dry system when they are repaired rather than re-bedding them to fail again on the same timescale.

What you get from us

We trace the leak to its source rather than to the nearest stain, we photograph everything before and after, and if the roof is past repairing we will say so instead of selling you a patch that will not hold.