Flat Roofing in Walsall
Garage, extension and dormer roofs in EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass or felt, laid with proper falls so water leaves instead of ponding. Twenty minutes east, strongest on the west side.
Flat Roofing for Homes in Walsall
Flat roofing on our side of Walsall means the back additions and outriggers of the terrace streets, the garage stock of Alumwell and Bescot, and the workshop-descended outbuildings that a making-town’s backyards accumulated. Generations of felt, familiar failures, junction leaks, ponding, brittle edges.
We cover Walsall and the surrounding area: Pleck, Alumwell, Birchills, Caldmore, Palfrey and beyond (WS1, WS2, WS4).
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What’s Included
We strip to the deck, rebuild falls and upstands, and recover in EPDM or GRP depending on shape and detail. Terrace back-addition work benefits from our party-wall comfort, the junctions where two houses’ additions meet are where these roofs actually fail.
- EPDM rubber, one-piece membrane with no seams
- GRP fibreglass with a hard-wearing gel top coat
- High performance felt where it suits the job
- Falls corrected so water drains instead of ponding
- Rotten decking cut out and replaced
- Proper edge trims, outlets and upstands
How It Works
Flat Roofing in Walsall, FAQs
We can, with the joint detailed properly at the boundary, though where both halves are tired a coordinated recover serves both households better and cheaper. We will quote it both ways and let the neighbours decide.
Yes, Bescot and Alumwell sit well inside our strong zone, and garage recovers there batch nicely with our other west-Walsall work, which keeps the prices sensible.
Both are excellent when fitted right, so it comes down to the roof. EPDM suits larger, simpler roofs because it goes down in one continuous sheet and copes with a bit of movement. GRP gives a hard, walkable finish and crisp edges, which suits smaller roofs, balconies and roofs with lots of detail. We quote whichever suits yours, or both so you can compare.
Old style felt was ten to fifteen years if you were lucky. A properly fitted EPDM or GRP roof is a different class: the materials themselves are rated for decades. The weak point is always the workmanship at edges and outlets, which is exactly where we take the most care.
Standing water, called ponding, ages any flat roof faster: it strains the membrane, freezes in winter and finds any weak seam. Sometimes the fix is as simple as correcting the falls with firring or a tapered board when the roof is recovered. If your roof ponds, it is worth a look before it starts leaking.