Cambridge sits on level, relatively low-lying terrain just south of the Fens. Away from the college buildings that dominate the skyline, the housing around Mill Road went up between the 1860s and 1900, and those terraces were covered in natural slate with terracotta ridge tiles and large chimney stacks. That is still what we spend most of our time on here: slates that have slipped or gone soft at the nail holes, ridge tiles that have lost their bedding, and tall stacks where flashings and flaunching fail long before the covering does. We repair and re-roof to match, keeping slate sizes and ridge lines right rather than swapping the lot for concrete. Flat roofs over rear extensions, gutters and fascias are all part of the same job.
Haverhill lies about 14 miles southeast of Cambridge, and the A1307 is the only major road connecting the two, which is why we set out early: it carries commuter congestion most mornings and evenings. Cambridge City Council has 18 conservation areas, all with published appraisals, so a roof in one of them needs checking with the council before anything is ordered. We cover the villages along the route too, including Linton, Hildersham and Little Abington.
Older Cambridge terraces are pale yellow or white gault brick, sometimes painted or rendered, built on the back of the pavement, with no party walls carried up through the roofs. Access is tight for scaffold, and the fiddly work is cutting into valleys where rear back-additions meet the main slope, plus matching when only part of a roof has failed.
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Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge - we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
