Roofers in Stalham, Norfolk

Your local roofer in Stalham

Roofing in Stalham has to cope with damp, not just rain

Stalham grew up around its staithe on the edge of Barton Broad, and the boatyards and waterside cottages still set the tone for the whole town. The air here carries more moisture than it does further inland, and that shows on the roofs: algae and moss build up fast on north-facing pantiles, timber fascias soften and rot years before they would on a drier site, and felt roofs on boat sheds and outbuildings blister and split under the damp.

The older part of town, around the staithe and the high street, is flint and brick with steep clay pantile roofs, some sitting close to thatched neighbours that need their own separate care. Further out, 1960s and 70s bungalows and estates use concrete tile, and on these the usual problem is a ridge that was never properly bedded settling and letting wind get underneath it.

We come out from Norwich on the A1151, about 16 miles, and Stalham is a regular job for us. You get a clear answer on repair against re-roof, a written price before anything starts, and roofing that copes with the damp Broads air rather than fighting it for one summer.

Roof repairs, re-roofs and roofline in Stalham

The jobs we see most in Stalham are moss-damaged pantiles and rot in roofline near the water. Our roof repairs in Stalham cover re-bedded ridges, replaced pantiles and failed flashing around chimneys, and where a roof has taken on damp for years we quote a new roof in Stalham with a proper breathable membrane behind it.

Soft, rotten fascias by the staithe are replaced with uPVC fascias, soffits and guttering that will not soak up moisture again, and outbuilding and boat shed roofs get GRP fibreglass and EPDM rubber flat roofing instead of felt that blisters in the damp. We also clear algae and moss with careful roof cleaning rather than a pressure washer that cracks the tiles.