Gerrards Cross · SL9
Roof repairs in Gerrards Cross
Gerrards Cross repairs are usually on large plain-tile roofs: valley and dormer leaks, slipped tiles on steep slopes, chimney leadwork and flat roofs on extensions.
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 Gerrards Cross homeowners know?
Around the common and the Camp Road and Bulstrode areas, Edwardian and Arts and Crafts houses carry steep plain clay tile roofs, hips, dormers and tall chimneys. Interwar detached homes along Packhorse Road and the Austenwood area follow the same style. Many have been extended with large flat roofs or rebuilt with modern slate.
What goes wrong on Gerrards Cross roofs?
Valleys and dormers on complex roofs. Large houses with many hips, valleys and dormers have more junctions to leak, especially where old lead has split.
Plain tiles sliding on steep pitches. Interwar plain tiles hung on corroded nails start to slip, often in patches above dormers.
Tree cover over the common. Mature oaks and beeches drop leaves into valleys and gutters, causing overflow leaks.
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 Gerrards Cross’s conservation status affect repairs?
The common and surrounding roads are conservation areas, and much of the town sits in Green Belt. Changes to roof materials or shapes need care; like-for-like repairs usually do not need consent.
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 Gerrards Cross: FAQs
My house has lots of valleys and dormers. Where do leaks usually start?
Most often at lead valleys and dormer cheeks. We trace the water, photograph the cause and repair that junction properly.
Do I need consent to repair my roof near the common?
Like-for-like repairs normally do not. Changing materials can. We check with the council first if there is any doubt.
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.
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Get a quote in Gerrards Cross.
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.