Fit New Gutters & Fascias

One of the cheapest and most cost-effective methods of improving your house is to fit new Gutters & Fascias.   Here are very few pictures that demonstrate what I mean.

Cast Iron Gutter with brackets rusted away and eaves felt rotted

In this first image, you can see daylight between the gutter and fascia indicating that the under tile felt has rotted away in this area. This has allowed water to run between the gutter and the fascia, which in turn has caused the gutter brackets to rust away.

If you look closely, you may also notice the mould around the joint to the left of the outlet.
This is a very god indication that the gutter is leaking.

As this cast-iron gutter is no longer supported, it presents a serious hazard as it could fall at any time.

New uPVC Gutter fitted onto new Fascia & Soffit with Felt Support Tray to prevent splashback

Here you can see, in this second image, that the fascia has been clad with new UPVC.

Felt Support Tray

Where you previously saw daylight between the gutter and fascia, the Felt Support Tray has been fitted to ensure there really is no splashback down the fascia.

Felt Support Tray fitted under the Eaves Felt and into the New Gutter to prevent 'splash-back'

Felt Support Tray Detail

Here are 2 more images of new uPVC Gutter, Fascia & Soffit

The sections of wood, that were deteriorating were replaced with New Treated Timber and the remaining area was sprayed with wood preserver prior to fitting the new Fascia and Soffit

There are literally thousands of Sheds and Garages up and down the UK
with roofs of asbestos cement.

Many of these,  built in the 1950′s and 60′s and are now beginning to leak

In the ‘Good Old Days,’ the policy was to scrape of the moss off of the sheets
and coat the roof with a bitumen treatment.

Scraping the moss off is frowned upon these days because of the risks of
disturbing asbestos fibres that may be released from the sheet

Typical Asbestos Garage Roof

So, what is the best solution?

One idea is to overlay the roof with Insulation and Steel Sheets

First you must fit the spacer bars

Then, if you wish, you can add Insulation.

Here we have added a glass fibre quilt

Then you fit the roof sheets

Then, when the sheeting is done, you must attend to the edge details

And the roof is then finished

If you are anything like me, you are probably sick to your back teeth
with all of all the signs outside Pubs and restaurants reminding
you to book your Christmas Party with them!

These signs appear about mid August and stay on show until
they are replaced with the “Book Your Easter Party” with us signs
that appear about mid January.

Rather than book a lunch in three months time, I am someone
who lives in the hear and now and would rather concentrate on
today’s lunch and let tomorrow take care of it’self!

However, the “here and now” is fine where lunch is concerned
but when it comes to TAX, that is a different ball game.

Take Notice; On January 1st 2011 The Rate of VAT in the UK
Will Increase from 17½% to 20%

Only 2½% you think, no big deal!

OK if you are a tax collector but not OK if you want you house repaired

Let us suppose you are contemplating house repairs or improvements
that could cost about £5,000.00

If you wait until “After The Christmas Party” to do the work
You will have to pay an extra £125.00 VAT

Just small change for the likes of David Cameron or Gordon Brown
but the Cost Of The Christmas Party for the rest of us

You get no benefit for this extra money, it is just extra TAX

If you are contemplating house repairs, DO IT NOW
Don’t wait for the Tax Increases

Many years ago, it was the fashion to cover roofs with wriggly cement sheeting.

This looked bad enough when new but hideous once the moss takes hold

There are few options available to deal with this
Sometimes it is best to ‘Just Start Again’

Please contact Mayfield Roofing if you would like help in planning your next refurbishment project
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Industrial, Commercial and Domestic Roofing Repairs and Renewal.

Mayfield Roofing look after our valued clients in and around
East Worcestershire, South Warwickshire, North Gloucestershire
and West Oxfordshire; Providing a Wide Range of Services, some are detailed below.

Our services include:

• Flat Roof Refurbishment; Built-up Three Layered Felt Roofs, with
• High Performance Mineral Finish. 10 Year Guarantee as Standard.
• Bonded Rubber EPDM roofing systems 40+year Proven Life Expectancy.
• Total protection for all flat roofs.
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