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Roof repairs in Hemel Hempstead
Hemel repairs are mostly on New Town concrete tile roofs: ridges and verges, broken tiles, eaves felt and flat-roofed garages. In Boxmoor, slate repairs and nail sickness on Victorian terraces.
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 Hemel Hempstead homeowners know?
Hemel was designated a New Town in 1947. Neighbourhoods like Adeyfield, Bennetts End, Highfield and Grovehill were built in phases with concrete interlocking and plain tiles, shallow pitches, and many flat-roofed garages and blocks. The Old Town High Street keeps Georgian and earlier buildings, and Boxmoor has Victorian terraces and villas under slate.
What goes wrong on Hemel Hempstead roofs?
Mortar ridges and verges. Concrete-tiled New Town roofs are now 50 to 75 years old, and their mortar ridges and verges are cracking.
Shallow pitches. Low-pitch roofs are more prone to wind-driven rain getting under the tiles, especially when the felt is old.
Flat roofs everywhere. Garages, porches and some house types have felt flat roofs at the end of their life.
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 Hemel Hempstead’s conservation status affect repairs?
The Old Town High Street and Boxmoor are conservation areas. Most New Town neighbourhoods have no special controls, though some estates have covenants on appearance.
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 Hemel Hempstead: FAQs
Should I switch to a dry ridge on my Hemel roof?
On concrete-tiled New Town roofs, a dry ridge and verge system to BS 8612 is often the sensible long-term fix.
Can you replace my flat garage roof?
Yes, usually in EPDM rubber or torch-on felt with new trims.
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 Hemel Hempstead.
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.