Chatteris sits at the heart of the Cambridgeshire fens, and the wide-open skies and persistent damp that come with it are hard on rooflines — particularly the timber fascias and soffits found on much of the town's older housing.
A large part of Chatteris is made up of inter-war and early post-war terraces and semis built when the fenland drainage schemes opened up land for development. Original timber roofline boards on these properties have often had a hard life — moisture wicks in from the fens year-round, and without regular maintenance the end grain of fascias rots through from behind, long before it is visible from the street. We replace them with factory-finished uPVC that holds up in the damp fen climate without needing annual painting.
Guttering on Chatteris properties is also prone to silting up with the fine, wind-carried soil that blows across from the surrounding black peat fields. Blocked or poorly-falling gutters are the most common cause of damp at the top of a Chatteris party wall, so we check fall and outlet positions as part of every job. We cover Chatteris and the nearby villages of Doddington, Wimblington and Manea — call us for a free roofline quote.
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Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge — we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
