Leanne Walkden
"Very happy with our new flat roof! Liam and the team were prompt, very clean and very good at what they do! I now have a roof that doesnt hold water! Thank you so much!"
Great Baddow is part of Chelmsford's built-up area, and our Chelmsford base is a short run away. Flat roofs on extensions and garages, repairs, slating and tiling, with a free home visit.
Free home visit, anywhere in Great Baddow.
Great Baddow is a suburban village and parish about 1.5 miles south-east of Chelmsford city centre, and it now forms part of the city's built-up area. It is in the CM2 postcode district, and the parish had 14,951 residents at the 2021 census.
That makes it a big place to call a village, and close to home for us. We are based in Chelmsford, not in Great Baddow, and the home visit and quote are free.
Free visit, a clear written quote, and no pressure to go ahead.
Great Baddow grew in stages. Early in the 20th century, ribbon development stretched the village out towards Chelmsford and Galleywood. In the 1950s the Rothmans Estate was built to house workers at Marconi's and the English Electric Valve Company, so parts of the village are post-war housing.
The result is a place where roofs come in very different ages. A 1950s estate house, an older property on one of the roads that grew out towards the city, and a listed building in the old centre each need looking at on their own terms.
Suburban houses also tend to pick up flat-roofed extensions and garages over the decades, and those coverings wear out on their own timetable. We look at the roof you actually have rather than assuming.
The centre of Great Baddow is a conservation area and contains over 30 listed buildings.
If your home is listed or inside the conservation area, check with Chelmsford City Council before changing roof materials. We are happy to come out, look at the roof and tell you what we find, and the planning side stays with the council.
Slipped tiles, cracked slates, loose ridges and damp patches by the chimney are the usual reasons a pitched roof needs us. We find out why it failed before we price it. See how we approach repair jobs and our tile and slate work.
Flat roofing is what we specialise in. We fit GRP fibreglass, which cures into one continuous skin with no joints, and high-performance felt, torch-applied in layers. On the visit we check the falls, the outlets and the deck before recommending either. Read more about our flat roofing specialism.
If water is getting in, call or WhatsApp 07540 235332. Our page on a roofing emergency explains the first steps, and the one on leaking roofs covers how we track a leak back to its cause.
Fascias, soffits and gutters fail quietly and send water down the wall. We replace and repair fascias, soffits and gutters, and our carpenters deal with rotten rafter feet, joists and decking in the same job rather than as a second booking.
Ring, WhatsApp or use the form, and describe what the roof is doing. We book a time that suits you and come out to look at it properly.
You get an honest assessment and a transparent written quotation, both free. Nothing starts until you have agreed the price.
Two of our five-star reviews, exactly as the customers wrote them.
"Very happy with our new flat roof! Liam and the team were prompt, very clean and very good at what they do! I now have a roof that doesnt hold water! Thank you so much!"
"Very happy with Liam and the team, reasonably priced without compromising on the quality of work with great care taken to every detail throughout the job."
Next door to the east is Little Baddow, which we also cover, and we are often up in Broomfield to the north of the city. Chelmer Village is in our patch too. For the full list, see our wider Chelmsford service, and for towns further out, the wider county.