Strip, re-batten, re-felt and re-tile, with new lead where the old lead has had its day. A re-roof is the one job on a house that should not need doing again in your lifetime, so it gets set out and built to that standard.
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Old covering, battens and felt all come off so the timber underneath can actually be seen. Rot and split rafters get found at this stage rather than after the tiles are back on.
Graded, treated battens at the right gauge for the tile, over a breathable membrane, so the roof space stays dry and ventilated instead of sweating under the covering.
Chimney flashings, valleys, abutments and soakers are renewed as part of the job. Reusing tired lead on a brand new roof is where re-roofs start leaking first.
Proper scaffold, edge protection and a tidy site. The scaffold cost is in the quote from the start, not added on halfway through.
The old roof goes in a skip we arrange, gardens get sheeted, and the nails and clout heads get picked up off the drive before we leave.
Every re-roof is guaranteed and the business is fully insured. You get that in writing with the quote rather than as a verbal promise on the day.
A straightforward semi or terrace is usually a week or so once scaffold is up. A larger detached house with valleys, dormers and multiple chimneys runs to two or three weeks. Weather moves it, and you get told realistically rather than optimistically.
Yes, and yes. Nobody should be stripping a roof off a ladder. Scaffold is priced into the quote up front so the number you are given is the number you pay.
In most cases yes. Plain tiles, pantiles, concrete interlocking and natural slate are all available in matching or close profiles, and on older Kent and Sussex property we will look at reclaimed where the planners or the look of the house need it.
You get shown it and told what it costs before it is replaced. Nothing gets quietly added to the bill, and nothing gets tiled over and forgotten either.
For a like-for-like re-roof, normally not. In a conservation area or on a listed building it can be a different story, and around Edenbridge, Westerham and Tunbridge Wells that comes up regularly. We will tell you if we think you need to check.
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