Flat Roofing in Gillingham

Gillingham at a glance

Postcode districts: ME7, ME8
Population: about 101,187 (GeoNames)
Council area: Medway Council
Building approval: Medway Council building control, or a registered building control approver
Nearest main town: Maidstone, about 9 miles
Guide price region: South East (+10% on West Midlands rates)

What flat roof work do we do in Gillingham?

Extension and kitchen roofs

Extension roofs in Gillingham are often replaced because the original was built cheaply: thin chipboard decks, little or no insulation and felt turned up the wall without a proper flashing. Twenty or thirty years on, those weaknesses show up as leaks at the back wall and a cold, damp ceiling.

Flat roof replacement

Flat roofs in Gillingham get replaced for the same reasons as anywhere else: the covering has reached the end of its service life, leaks keep returning after repairs, or water ponds because the deck has sagged. Once the boards are soft or the insulation is wet, a full strip usually costs less than another round of patching.

Dormer roofs

In Gillingham, as anywhere, it often makes sense to replace a dormer roof while scaffold is already up for other work, such as new windows, rendering or repairs to the main roof. Sharing the scaffold keeps costs down and means every edge of the dormer can be checked at the same time.

All flat roof services in Gillingham:

How much does a flat roof cost in Gillingham?

Guide prices at South East rates including VAT. New and replacement roofs get a fixed price after a free survey; repair prices are confirmed once we've found the problem.

Job	Guide price inc VAT
Extension (20 m²), EPDM, insulation + 1 rooflight upstand	£3,300–£5,750
Single garage (18 m²), liquid-applied	£2,250–£3,600
Emergency temporary weatherproofing visit	£200–£500
Single garage (18 m²), torch-on felt	£1,650–£2,900
Extension (20 m²), GRP, new deck + insulation	£3,300–£5,900

What flat roofs are typical in and around Gillingham?

In a large town like Gillingham flat roofs are mostly on bungalows with flat-roofed side extensions and dormers and low-rise post-war blocks of flats. Local weather shapes the specification. Much of the South East sits in the drier Thames catchment at roughly 730 mm of rain a year, so the usual failures are at joints, upstands and outlets rather than from sheer volume of rain. Approximate 1991–2020 regional averages based on Met Office data.

Who approves flat roof work in Gillingham?

Where approval is needed it goes to Medway Council building control, or a registered building control approver. Replacing more than half of a roof over a heated room usually counts as renovating a thermal element, so it is insulated to current standards and notified to building control. How the rules work.

Which places near Gillingham do we cover?