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Roof renovation in Aerdenhout
Municipality of Bloemendaal. Survey on the roof within 4 working days, with a photo report and an insulation calculation, and that report stays yours.
In short
Roofs in Aerdenhout
Thatched roofs, deep overhangs and zinc work that does not survive being ignored.
Aerdenhout is villa building inside dune woodland, which is a different task from villa building in a street. The houses on Zandvoortselaan, Boekenroodeweg and Oscar Mendliklaan stand among pines and beeches, often with a thatched roof or a mix of thatch and tile, with overhangs projecting a metre or more beyond the wall.
Those overhangs are the point of attention here. They keep the wall dry, and they are exactly where a zinc box gutter can leak unnoticed for the longest time: the water runs behind the gutter into the fascia rather than onto the ground, so you only find out when the timber is soft. During the survey the gutter therefore gets opened up at the back and the zinc thickness is measured.
With thatch the question is rarely whether it needs replacing but which face. A thatched roof weathers per plane: the north face holds moisture and moss, the south face dries out. It is entirely normal for a thirty-five year old roof to have fifteen years left on one side and none on the other. What we can say about that is in the report, with the thatch depth per face.
What matters here
What matters in Aerdenhout
- Municipality of Bloemendaal, with an added fire safety assessment as soon as thatch is involved.
- Villa stock in dune woodland on Zandvoortselaan, Boekenroodeweg and Oscar Mendliklaan.
- Deep overhangs behind which a leaking box gutter can stay hidden for years.
- Thatched roofs weathering per plane: the north face holds moisture, the south face dries out.
- Pine needles and leaves collecting in valleys, forming a damp layer quickly.
- Sandy ground and narrow drives, which decide how material and scaffolding reach the site.
Want to know what is actually on your roof?
The survey costs nothing, takes about an hour, and produces a report with a photo per roof plane, the condition of the deck and the insulation calculation. That report stays yours.
The local rules
Permits and conservation rules in Aerdenhout
Aerdenhout falls under the municipality of Bloemendaal. With a thatched roof a fire safety requirement comes on top of the conservation one: the distance to the plot boundary and to neighbouring buildings decides what is allowed, and that differs per plot.
What we do
What we do in Aerdenhout
Flat roof replacementEPDM or bitumen, with the insulation going on in the same operation.
Tiled roof renewalTiles, battens and membrane off and back on, done once properly.
Zinc work, gutters and lead flashingValleys, box gutters and junctions: where a roof actually leaks.
Roof insulation during renovationFrom Rc 0.4 to 6.0, at the one moment the roof is open anyway.
Send it along and we will set it out beside ours
Send it along. We set out line by line what it does and does not cover, and that is often more useful than adding a third quote to the pile.
Indicative price per roof type
What a roof in Aerdenhout costs
Amounts per square metre of roof surface. What explains the spread is in the third column, and what is not included follows underneath.
| Roof type | Per m2 |
|---|---|
| Flat roof, two layers of bitumen | € 65 to € 95 |
| Flat roof, EPDM | € 80 to € 120 |
| Flat roof as a warm roof, with 160 mm PIR | € 150 to € 200 |
| Tiled roof, clay, with new battens and membrane | € 95 to € 150 |
| Tiled roof with insulation between the rafters | € 170 to € 240 |
| Zinc roof plane or large valley gutter | € 160 to € 230 |
| Natural slate roof | € 180 to € 260 |
What is not included
Scaffolding, insulation, repair of a damaged deck, roof windows, and removing and refitting solar panels. All five appear as separate lines on the quote with a quantity and a unit rate, so that you can check them and strike them.
Why there is no fixed price here
Because we have not seen your roof. What makes a roof expensive is rarely the material and nearly always the access and the number of junctions. That is why the survey is free and the report is yours: then you can check what any quote is worth, including somebody else’s.
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Questions
Questions about roofs in Aerdenhout
Missing your question here? Pick up the phone. About your own roof something concrete can be said; about roofs in general the page above has it covered.
Do you do thatched roofs?
The thatching itself we place with a thatcher; it is a trade of its own and not something to do on the side. What we do is the survey, the zinc junctions, the gutters and the chimney work, and the coordination of the whole. The report states which part belongs to whom, so you know what to ask where.
How do I know my box gutter leaks if I cannot see anything?
From the fascia board, not from the gutter. Press a screwdriver into the timber behind the gutter: if it is soft, water has been running behind it for a while. During the survey we do that at several points and measure the zinc thickness, which is more objective than looking.
Can I replace thatch with tiles?
That is a conservation question and the answer depends on the building and its surroundings. In a street where everything is thatched, a tiled roof is a heavier application than in a street where both occur. We put that question to the council desk the moment you request the survey. Whatever they write back travels with the report, a no included.
Quote
Request the survey
You hear within one working day when we can come. The survey itself costs nothing and the report stays yours, including when you go on with somebody else.
Rather speak to somebody now
For a question about a quote you already have, or about what is allowed at your address, calling is faster than this form.
Start with a photo
A photo of the eaves, the gutter or the place where it leaks says more than half a form. Send it ahead and we know what we are looking at.