Sovereign Roofing Services

Concrete tile is becoming the most common replacement when re-roofing, as it is much cheaper than clay tiles or slate. It has essentially all of the positive characters of a clay tile but with the added advantage of being available in a wider range of styles & colours including traditional clay, slate, & many more. Tile is a very resilient material and is able to withstand some of the harshest elements. The drawback to tiles is their weight; they are very heavy.

Gives a great finish to a roof, it is a skilled and meticulous process. Its life expectancy can be more than 100 yrs. Dependent of course upon the condition of the slate. Slate roofs are more difficult to repair, if repairs are needed. As the roof can be fragile when repairing 1 slate sometimes the surrounding slates may break. Once you start to have a few problems with a slate roof it quite often makes more sense to re-roof reclaiming and re-using as much of the original 'good' slate as possible. There are also many new slates available, Chinese, Spanish etc.

Most felted roofs over 15 years old will be glass fibre felt. Our company uses a polyester-based felt, fully bonded with hot bitumen, which will contract & expand, during changes in weather condition. This system will adhere to most types of decking, providing it is not rotten. If decking needs replacing, we recommend 18mm ply board, roofers used to use chipboard but this is no longer recommended. We finish the roof with green mineral drips and flashings. Solar bar reflective paint is an alternative to the old style limestone chippings as a finish which reflects the sun to keep the felt cool.

Cleaning gutters is an essential once- or even twice-a-year job. We also replace all types of guttering, cast iron, wooden, (like for like) or U.P.V.C. and of course down pipe to suit. The U.P.V.C gutters and down pipes come in different shapes & colours, e.g. square line, half round & commercial half round, Niagara, hi-cap. In colours- black, white, brown or grey. If you would like to set up a maintenance contract with us to maintain your guttering, twice yearly; clearing out silt, leaves other debris unblocking outlets, please contact us for information. Special discounted price for an annual fee, can be arranged. Based on the size or the time it takes to carry out the maintenance.

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