Natural slate, clay plain tile, pantile and concrete interlocking, laid to the right gauge and headlap for the pitch in front of us. Traditional coverings on Kent and Sussex property, matched properly to the roofline rather than to whatever is quickest to get hold of.
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Every tile and slate has a minimum pitch it will actually work at. Getting that wrong is why some roofs let water in from day one, so it is checked before anything is ordered.
Holed, sorted and laid with the right headlap, on treated battens with copper or aluminium nails. Slate on the wrong fixings is a roof with a countdown on it.
Traditional Kent and Sussex coverings, including hand-made where the property calls for it, bedded and clipped to modern fixing standards.
Dry-fix or mortar bedded, both done properly. Dry ridge systems are mechanically fixed and stay put in a gale, which is more than can be said for a lot of the old bedded ridges we take off.
Velux windows fitted and flashed into slate and tile with the correct flashing kit for the covering, not a bead of silicone and hope.
Redland, Marley and Velux as standard, with reclaimed and specialist tiles sourced where the roof needs them.
Neither is better, they are different. Natural slate is thin, light, long-lived and suits steeper pitches and period property. Concrete and clay tiles are heavier, cheaper per square metre and work down to lower pitches. The right answer usually comes from the house rather than from a preference.
Usually. Between current ranges, matched profiles and reclaimed stock there is normally something that sits right. On a conservation-area property we will be honest about what will be accepted and what will not.
Almost certainly not. Loose bedded ridges are one of the most common jobs we do and they get re-bedded or converted to a mechanically fixed dry ridge on their own, without touching the rest of the covering.
Yes. On any re-roof we will usually recommend them. They are mechanically fixed, they do not crack out like mortar, and in the exposed spots around the Weald that matters more than it does in a sheltered street.
Yes. The opening is formed, the rafters trimmed where needed, and the window flashed in with the correct kit for slate or for tile. It is a day or two of work on most roofs, and the inside making-good can be arranged too.
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