Re-roofing and new roofs in Stamford

There is a point where patching stops being economy and becomes a standing charge. When the same roof needs attention every winter, or the felt has perished across the whole slope, a re-roof costs less over any sensible span. We re-roof houses across Stamford and the PE9 villages.

What a re-roof involves

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. Membrane and battens are what nobody sees and what decides how long the roof lasts, which is exactly why they are the first thing trimmed on a cheap quote.

Where planning comes into it

This is the service where Stamford differs most from anywhere else we work. Replacing like for like usually needs no permission, but inside the conservation area, or on a listed building, changing a roof covering can need consent, and a stone slate roof will normally be expected to stay a stone slate roof. We will tell you what we think applies and point you at the conservation officer rather than let you commission a roof that has to come back off. On a stone slate re-roof we will also tell you honestly if it is a job for a heritage stone slater rather than for us.

The straightforward re-roofs

Outside the old centre it is our ordinary work: Victorian terraces, interwar semis and estate housing in slate, pantile and concrete interlocking tile. We fit dry ridge and dry verge as standard, mechanically fixed rather than mortar bedded, so there is nothing up there to crack and repoint later. On one job the old slate came off a main roof and lower elevation together, a redundant chimney stack was taken down and roofed over, and new fascias, soffits and deep flow guttering went on in the same visit.

Getting a price

Free written quote, itemised, and the price quoted is the price paid. Once accepted we tell you when scaffold, skip and materials arrive. 25 year guarantee, insured throughout.