Oak shingle roof needing attention

[cplev]

Hi all

 

We built our house about 20  years ago in Buckinghamshire. It is an oak framed building clad in SIP panels, with oak weatherboarding, and oak shakes on the roof. These are split oak and originally came from Germany. The area under the shingles is double battened over the SIP panels with a standard house wrap membrane.

 

The roof has aged well in the main, but some areas of the roof now need attention where weathering has been particularly severe, and there has been runoff from a large glazed area on the ridge which has accelerated the deterioration of the shakes below it, particularly on the north side. We are thinking of replacing the shakes in this area with copper or zinc standing seam roofing or similar.

 

The area is about 2x3m and there is a similar area on the other side of the ridge which may need the same solution. The importance of the correct flashing details puts me off doing it myself - the area either side of the metal roofing would remain as shakes and would need to be correctly detailed and flashed in.

 

So we are looking for a roofing company who will work in Bucks, who has experience of both shingles and metal roofing to get this done and sort out one or two other small areas of deterioration.

 

Any comments and recommendations?

 

Thanks

 

Chris

 

 

 

[ToughButterCup]

I don't know -personally- of anyone who'll work for you.

But here's a list of companies who are in that sector. Ring them - maybe they'll know one that is close to your site. I bet the sector is quite small so its likely everyone knows ( or knows of ) everyone else

 

List  of companies in the sector.