Re-roofing and new roofs in Oakham

There is a point where patching stops being thrift and turns into a standing charge. When the same roof wants attention every winter, or the felt has perished across the slope, a re-roof costs less over any sensible span of years. We re-roof houses across Oakham and the Rutland villages.

What the job is

The old covering comes off completely, back to the rafters. A breathable membrane goes on, the roof is re-battened throughout in treated timber, and the new covering is laid from the eaves up. The membrane and battens are the parts nobody sees and the parts that decide how long the roof lasts, which is exactly why they are what a cheap quote leaves out.

When the timber has gone too

Sometimes the covering comes off and the structure below is not fit to take a new one. On one of our jobs the old pantiles came off a brick cottage and the roof was rebuilt on new rafters before anything else happened, because a new covering over tired timber inherits every fault that timber has, and it is the one part you cannot correct later without stripping the roof twice.

Ridge and verge on exposed ground

We fit dry ridge and dry verge as standard, mechanically fixed rather than bedded in mortar. On open Rutland ground that is worth more than it is in a sheltered town: the verge is where wind gets its first grip on a roof, and a dry verge removes that edge entirely. There is also nothing up there to crack and need repointing in a few winters.

Listed buildings and stone slate

On a listed building or a stone slate roof, expect to need consent and expect to be asked to keep the covering as it is. We will tell you what we think applies and point you at the conservation officer, and where a stone slate re-roof wants a heritage craftsman rather than us we will say so. Free itemised written quote, price quoted is the price paid, 25 year guarantee.