Trusted Roofers in Cowbit

Cowbit sits on the River Welland a few miles south of Spalding, one of the closest villages to our Spalding team.

The village runs along the bank above Cowbit Wash, a mix of older brick cottages and farmhouses, post-war bungalows and newer homes, all on open flat ground where wind and rain arrive with nothing in the way.

Cowbit is one of the nearest villages to our Spalding team, so a survey is normally a matter of days and there is nothing added for travel. Owner Charles Stevens surveys free of charge, sends a fixed written quote within 48 hours that stays valid for 30 days, and the finished work carries a written guarantee: 20 years on roofing, 5 years on driveways and patios.

Roofing on the Welland bank: Cowbit

Cowbit stretches along the bank of the River Welland a few miles south of Spalding, looking out over Cowbit Wash, the flat washland that used to flood every winter and still gives the village one of the most open outlooks in South Holland. Open outlooks mean open roofs. Rain arrives sideways here, and the details that keep a roof watertight in a sheltered street, the ridge mortar, the verge pointing, the lead at the chimney, are the details that take the punishment.

The village has a lot of bungalows, and a lot of them have concrete interlocking tiles laid close to the shallowest pitch those tiles are designed for. On a roof like that the underlay is not a backup, it is doing a share of the job every time the wind blows. The felt used from the 1960s through to the 1990s goes brittle with age and splits, and once it does the loft gets wet from the windward side. Patching a tile will not cure that. The lasting answer is usually to lift the tiles, fit a modern breathable membrane and new battens, and re-lay, which is a full re-roof and is signed off by an independent building inspector when it is done.

The older brick cottages and farmhouses along the bank carry clay pantiles and sizeable chimneys. Slipped pantiles, cracked nibs, blown ridge mortar and lifted lead flashings are all quick to diagnose and, caught early, quick to put right as a fixed-price roof repair. We photograph what we find so you can see it, and we do not turn a repair into a re-roof unless the survey genuinely shows the roof needs it.

Cowbit is a few minutes from Spalding, so this is one of the easiest villages for our Lincolnshire crews to reach. That matters most with an active leak, when a quick look and a temporary fix can stop the damage spreading while the proper repair is arranged.

Roofing in Cowbit, your questions answered