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Quote on paper Insured £5m 10-year guarantee Drone surveys
Most failed flat roofs in Bradford failed because the water never had anywhere to go. Ponding, a perished seam, an upstand that was never high enough. We correct the falls first, then choose the system, then guarantee the work in writing.
Flat roofing has a poor reputation in this part of the world, and most of that is deserved but avoidable. The common failures are always the same: a deck laid dead level so rainwater sits in a pool until it finds a seam, upstands too shallow where the flat meets the house, no proper drip at the edge so water runs back under the trim, and outlets that were never sized for a Pennine downpour. None of that is the fault of the material. It is the fault of the detailing.
So a flat roof job here starts with a survey of the deck and the falls, not with a choice between fibreglass and rubber. Where the fall is wrong, firrings correct it. Where the deck has gone soft, it is replaced rather than covered over. Only then does the covering get chosen: GRP where a seamless finish and a hard wearing surface are wanted, EPDM where a large single sheet suits the shape, torch-on felt where a multi-layer build-up is the right answer, typically over a mill outrigger or a long back extension. You are told which is being recommended and why.
If any of that sounds like your house, ring 0113 460 1042 or book the free survey. Somebody comes out, looks at it properly, and puts the price on paper.
Soft boards replaced, firrings fitted where the fall is inadequate, so the roof drains instead of holding water.
A seamless laminate cured in place, with matching trims, for extensions, dormers, porches and balconies.
A single sheet across the whole roof on suitable shapes, with far fewer joints to fail over the years.
A multi-layer bonded system where the shape or the traffic suits it, including over outriggers and garages.
Proper height upstands, lead or system flashing into the wall, and a chased and pointed joint rather than mastic.
Outlets, gutters and hoppers sized for the roof, so a heavy Pennine shower is not the thing that finds the weak spot.
We look at what is under the covering as well as on it, because that is what decides whether an overlay is honest.
GRP, EPDM or torch-on, with the reason given in plain terms and the price written next to it.
Old covering off, soft deck replaced, firrings fitted so the water has somewhere to go.
Covering laid, upstands and outlets detailed properly, the roof flooded or checked, photographs and guarantee handed over.
We work out of Bradford (BD1), across the whole district and up the Aire and Worth valleys, and into every Leeds postcode. Nearest first: Bradford (BD1) · Bradford City Centre (BD1) · Manningham (BD8) · Heaton (BD9) · Great Horton (BD7) · Wibsey (BD6) · Bierley (BD4) · Eccleshill (BD2) · Idle (BD10) · Shipley (BD18), with everywhere else on the area finder.
Leaks followed back to where the water actually gets in, slates re-fixed, lead re-dressed. One visit, one written figure, ten years behind it.
What this covers →Mills, units, shops, schools and warehouses. Drone survey, written report, work phased round trading and stock.
What this covers →Cast iron, aluminium and UPVC hung, re-falled, cleared and repaired, shared terrace runs and back-to-back gutters included.
What this covers →Ring for a free look at the deck as well as the surface. Written quote, and an honest answer on overlay versus strip.