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Our Services
Roofing repairs and planned work across Manchester and Greater Manchester.
Not sure which of these you need? Call and describe what the roof is doing.
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- Water is coming through the ceiling right nowEmergency Roof Repair
- Tiles have come off and the roof is openEmergency Roof Repair
- A damp patch on the ceiling that keeps coming backRoof Leak Repair
- A brown stain on the ceiling but I cannot find a leakRoof Leak Repair
- Damp in the loft, and I am not sure if it is a leak or condensationRoof Leak Repair
- Tiles blew off in a storm and I need it for the insuranceStorm Damage Roof Repair
- A slate has slipped, or one came off into the gardenSlate and Tile Roof Repairs
- The ridge tiles are loose, or the cement along the edge is crumblingSlate and Tile Roof Repairs
- A damp patch on the chimney breast in the bedroomChimney Repair and Leadwork
- It leaks where the extension joins the houseChimney Repair and Leadwork
- The Velux is leaking, or the skylight has misted upVelux and Roof Window Repairs
- The bay window roof, the porch or the dormer is letting water inDormer and Bay Roof Repairs
- Water sits in a puddle on the flat roof, or it has blisteredFlat Roofing
- The garage roof leaks every time it rainsGarage Roofs
- The gutter overflows down the wall in heavy rainGuttering
- The gutter is clear and it still overflowsGuttering
- The boards behind the gutter have gone softFascias and Soffits
- The roof is covered in moss and somebody knocked offering to coat itRoof Moss Removal and Cleaning
- The roof is at the end of its life and I am getting quotesNew Roofs and Reroofs
- I am selling, or the homebuyer survey flagged the roofRoof Survey and Written Report
- The conservatory leaks when it rains hardConservatory Roof Repair
- The conservatory is freezing in winter and boiling in summerConservatory Roof Replacement
That is what Dave gets called out for most. If yours is not on it, or you already know the name of the job, here is everything, grouped by the kind of work.
Everything Boardman Roofing does
Urgent and unplanned
Water coming in now, or a roof left open. Ring rather than fill anything in.
- Emergency Roof RepairIncludes making a roof safe while water is still coming in, temporary weatherproofing where it can be done safely, blown off and hanging tiles, and a clear next step once the roof has been looked at.
- Roof Leak RepairIncludes tracing a leak back from the stain to where the water actually gets in, damp patches with no obvious source, valleys, flashings and slipped tiles, and telling a real leak apart from loft condensation.
- Storm Damage Roof RepairIncludes tiles and ridges lifted by wind, torn flashings and stripped felt, making the roof watertight first, and the damage written up in detail for your own insurance claim.
Roof repairs and maintenance
A defect you can see, or one somebody else has told you about.
- Slate and Tile Roof RepairsIncludes slipped, cracked and missing slates and tiles, ridge and verge rebedding, dry ridge and dry verge systems, lead valleys, and what nail sickness means on an older roof.Also listed here: Nail sickness, Dry ridge, Dry verge, Valley.
- Chimney Repair and LeadworkIncludes repointing, flaunching, stack rebuilding and pots, plus every lead detail on the roof: flashings, soakers, back gutters, aprons and parapet gutters. Also the damp patch on a bedroom chimney breast that is usually a roof job and gets treated as a damp job.Also listed here: Flashing, Stepped flashing, Soakers, Back gutter, Flaunching, Repointing.
- Velux and Roof Window RepairsIncludes leaking and misted roof windows, perished seals, seized handles and hinges, flashing kits reset to the roof covering, and like for like replacement.Also listed here: Skylight, Roof light, Sun tunnel.
- Dormer and Bay Roof RepairsIncludes the small roofs over projections: dormer tops and cheeks, bay window roofs, porches and canopies, the flat covering on top of them and the leadwork where they meet the wall.
- Roof Moss Removal and CleaningIncludes moss and algae cleared off the covering by hand, blocked valleys and gutters cleared with it, and a straight answer on the roof coatings sold at the door.Also listed here: Roof coating.
- Roof Survey and Written ReportIncludes a booked inspection with a written report, a second opinion on somebody else's quote, and reports for a house sale or a homebuyer survey that has flagged the roof.Also listed here: Homebuyer roof report, Pre purchase survey.
New roofs and replacements
The considered end of the work, where you are getting more than one quote.
- New Roofs and ReroofsIncludes the honest conversation about whether the roof needs replacing at all, full strip and recover, battens, membrane and ventilation, and the building control side of the work.Also listed here: Strip and re-cover, Overlay.
- Flat RoofingIncludes felt, EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass and liquid applied systems, ponding water, blistering and splits, failed upstands and outlets, and repair or full recover on extension and dormer roofs.Also listed here: Rubber roof, EPDM, Fibreglass roof, GRP, Felt roof, Shed roof, Ponding, Blistering.
- Garage RoofsIncludes leaking and sagging garage roofs, felt and rubber recovering, new decking and edge trims, and telling you plainly if the sheeting on an older garage looks like asbestos cement.Also listed here: Asbestos garage roof.
Roofline and rainwater
Everything that moves water off the roof and away from the wall.
- GutteringIncludes clearing blocked runs and outlets, resealing failed joints, refixing sagging lengths, downpipes and hoppers, cast iron repair, and full replacement in uPVC or aluminium.Also listed here: Downpipe, Drainpipe, Hopper head.
- Fascias and SoffitsIncludes rotten fascia boards, soffits and bargeboards, capping over against full replacement, eaves ventilation, and preventative bird proofing at the eaves.Also listed here: Soffit boards, Bargeboards.
Conservatory roofs
A different roof with different problems, whether it leaks or the room is simply unusable half the year.
- Conservatory Roof RepairIncludes leaks at the ridge, the box gutter and the wall abutment, cracked or slipped polycarbonate panels, perished seals and capping, and blocked conservatory gutters.Also listed here: Polycarbonate panels.
- Conservatory Roof ReplacementIncludes replacing a glass or polycarbonate roof with a solid insulated one, and what taking the roof below the glazing threshold means for building regulations on a conservatory.Also listed here: Warm roof, Tiled conservatory roof.
Christmas lights
Your lights fitted by a roofer who knows the roofline, taken down in January.
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