Amersham · HP6, HP7
Roof repairs in Amersham
In the Old Town we repair peg-tile roofs and leadwork with traditional materials. On the Hill, plain tiles, hips, valleys and dormers on Metroland houses.
Free photographed survey
Every slope, chimney and gutter photographed.
Report yours to keep
Whether you hire us or not.
Agreed in writing
Scope fixed before any work starts.
One point of contact
Your survey and every follow-up handled by one person, 8am–6pm.
What should Amersham homeowners know?
Amersham Old Town is a near-complete historic market town of timber-framed and Georgian-fronted buildings under handmade clay peg tiles, many listed. Amersham-on-the-Hill was built up from the 1890s to the 1930s with Edwardian and interwar houses in plain clay tile, and post-war estates around it. There is also notable modernist housing nearby with flat roofs.
What goes wrong on Amersham roofs?
Old Town peg tiles. Handmade peg tiles on centuries-old roofs slip as pegs and nails decay and frost breaks the tile faces.
Metroland hips and valleys. Interwar roofs on the Hill commonly have loose hips and worn valleys.
Flat roofs on modernist homes. Flat roofs need regular maintenance at edges and outlets.
How do we do roof repairs?
Most roofs that leak or shed a slate need a repair, not a new roof. We find the actual cause, show you photographs of it, and fix that, whether it is a single slipped slate on a tingle or a slope suffering nail sickness.
Full details on our roof repairs page.
Does Amersham’s conservation status affect repairs?
The Old Town is a conservation area with a high number of listed buildings. Any material change there needs consent, and repairs are expected to use matching traditional materials.
Our process
What you get
- 01
Survey and photograph
We go up, photograph every defect and the condition of the surrounding roof.
- 02
Repair vs re-roof, honestly
If a repair will last, we repair. If the fixings have failed across the slope, we tell you why with photos.
- 03
Match the material
Reclaimed slates and tiles matched for size, colour and thickness so the repair disappears.
- 04
Photos of the finished work
You see what was done, even on the slopes you can’t see from the garden.
Questions
Roof repairs in Amersham: FAQs
Do you work on listed buildings in Amersham Old Town?
Yes, with traditional materials and consent where needed.
Can you repair a flat roof on a modernist house?
Yes, with a system suited to the building, detailed carefully at edges and outlets.
Can you replace just one slate?
Yes. A single slipped or broken slate is refixed or replaced using a copper or lead tingle, with a reclaimed slate matched to the rest of the roof.
Roof repairs nearby
Free · Photographed · No pressure
Get a quote in Amersham.
Get a quote for your roofing work. Where an inspection is needed, we photograph the roof, explain our findings in plain English and give you the report to keep.