Wells is where we are based, so it is the area we know best and the one we can get to fastest. If you are anywhere in the BA5 postcode, from the streets around the Cathedral out to Wookey Hole, Coxley, Dinder and Croscombe, a flat roof problem usually means a short drive rather than a long wait for an appointment.
We work on GRP fibreglass, EPDM rubber and torch-on felt, covering everything from a patch repair on a leaking garage to a full strip and re-cover on an extension or commercial unit.
What Wells rooftops are usually like
Wells has an unusual mix for a place its size. The centre is dense with Georgian and Victorian stone-built property, much of it inside the conservation area and a good deal of it listed, where flat roofs tend to be small, awkward and hidden: box gutters behind parapets, lead-lined valleys, porch and bay window tops, and outriggers tucked behind the main roofline.
Around that centre sit the post-war and later estates, where the flat roofs are the more familiar kind. Attached garages, kitchen and dining room extensions, flat-roofed dormers and the occasional full flat-roofed bungalow. These are the roofs most often reaching the end of their original felt covering now, and they are the ones GRP and EPDM suit best.
What we get called out for in Wells
- Leaks at the join between a flat extension roof and the main house wall, where the old flashing has lifted or the felt upstand has cracked
- Ponding water on garage roofs where the deck has sagged and never drained properly
- Failed felt on 1960s to 1980s extensions, usually blistering or splitting after a hard winter
- Box gutter and parapet work on older stone properties in and around the city centre
- Rotten timber decking found once the old covering comes off, which we replace before laying anything new
- Fascia, soffit and guttering replacement alongside a roof job, so the whole roofline is sorted in one visit
Getting to you in Wells
Because we are based in the city, Wells jobs do not involve travel time for us and we do not charge a call-out fee anywhere we work. If you have an active leak we will always try to get someone out to look at it quickly and make it safe, then book the proper repair in once you have the quote and have had time to think about it.
Postcodes covered: BA5, plus the surrounding villages.
Flat roofing questions we get asked in Wells
Do you work on listed and conservation area properties in Wells?
Yes, and a fair amount of our Wells work falls into that category. Where a property is listed or in the conservation area, the covering and detailing may need to be sympathetic and consent may be required, so we will tell you at survey stage what we think is involved rather than starting work and finding out later.
How quickly can you get to a leak in Wells?
Wells is our base, so it is usually the quickest area for us to reach. Call 07477 140732 and we will tell you honestly when we can get to you rather than promising a slot we cannot keep.
Which covering is best for a Wells extension roof?
It depends on the deck, the size, the detailing and whether the roof gets walked on. GRP gives a hard, seamless finish and suits roofs that see foot traffic; EPDM is a single sheet with very few joins and copes well with movement. We will tell you which we would use on your roof and why at the survey.