pitched roof over bay window

catwoman

At the moment we have a flat roof over our front bay window and porch but it sometimes leaks so we want to have a pitcthed tiled roof erected. Can anyone give me an idea of how much thay might cost please, maybe theres a builder out there or someone else has had it done in the past. Thanks

silvercar

We have the same, not leaking yet but noisy in the rain!

I wondered if a pitched roof would require plannig permission?

catwoman

most of the houses in our area have pitched their rooves but can't say I saw any planning put forward.

theLearner_3

i hate the flat roof over our bay window, the lead flashing looks rubbish and drainage is a real problem. Is cost the only reason why flat roofs are installed?

hopefully a builder/roofer on here can shed some light for us

firkin0

Hi there i also would like to find out the rough cost of replacing the flat roof with a mono pitch. My problem is both neighbours have had their lead stolen and i dont want to be the next victim!! Our street has both flat and pitched bay fronted windows so planning shouldnt be a problem.

System

any chance of a picture, it's hard to give any advice on it without seeing the bay in question...

Jackinbox99

One option may be to replace the flat roof material with EPDM rubber roofing material as that is supposed to have a much longer lifespan and less likely to leak.

ormus

flat roofs are much cheaper to install. if regulary maintained they are as good as a pitched roof.
a flat roof may need attention every 5/10 yrs. a pitched roof should last 50 yrs easy.

costs wise they probably balance out.