Roofers in Stiffkey, Norfolk

Your local roofer in Stiffkey

Roofing in Stiffkey means small, exposed cottages built close to the marsh

Stiffkey is a small village strung along the coast road with saltmarsh on one side and open farmland on the other, and there is very little to break the wind before it reaches a roof. The village's flint and brick cottages tend to be low, with modest pitches, but that does not make them easy roofs to keep watertight. Salt-laden wind off the marsh works into any gap in the mortar or lead just as fast as it does on a taller building.

Because the village sits within a protected stretch of coastline, a lot of the older cottages need work carried out sympathetically, matching flint and pantile rather than swapping in whatever is quickest. Outbuildings and rear additions are simpler concrete tile or felt, and these fail first, since they were never built to the same standard as the main cottage roof.

We drive up from Norwich on the A148, about 28 miles, to reach Stiffkey, and we know the difference between a repair that respects an older flint roof and one that just covers the gap. You get a written price before anything starts and work that is done to last, not just to get through the next tide.

Roof repairs, re-roofs and roofline in Stiffkey

Most calls we get from Stiffkey are for cracked ridge mortar and lifted lead flashing on flint cottages after a spell of coastal wind. Our roof repairs in Stiffkey cover re-bedded ridges, replaced flint-roof pantiles and reset flashing around chimneys, matched to what is already on the cottage. Where a roof needs replacing rather than patching, we quote a new roof in Stiffkey in the right material for the property.

Rear extensions and outbuildings with flat sections get GRP fibreglass and EPDM rubber flat roofing that stands up to salt air better than felt, and worn timber roofline is replaced with uPVC fascias, soffits and guttering that will not need painting again. We also treat moss and salt staining with gentle roof cleaning that protects the flint beneath.