New Roof Replacement in Ash & Ash Vale

Scott has spent more than 36 years on Surrey roofs, and a new roof is the one job where that matters most, because everything that goes wrong on a re-roof is hidden the day it is finished.

Wey Valley Roofing is family run, fully insured with Public Liability Insurance, and uses its own local roofers rather than subcontractors, with a real person answering day, night and weekend, the same line that handles emergency roofing in Ash & Ash Vale.

Call 07428 300474 and speak to Scott about your roof.

A new roof replacement in Ash and Ash Vale means stripping the covering back, checking the timber underneath, and rebuilding the roof to current fixing and ventilation standards rather than putting new tiles on old mistakes.

Full Roof Replacement

Most people ring us later than they should. The tiles have been slipping for two winters, the loft has a damp patch, and someone has already been up there with a bucket of mortar. By that point a patch is money thrown away. Scott will tell you that on the phone.

A full replacement is a strip and rebuild. Old covering off, battens off, felt off, and the rafters looked at properly in daylight. Rot near the eaves and around old chimney abutments is common on Ash and Ash Vale houses, and it only shows once the roof is open. We price the roof we can see and tell you in writing what happens if we find more, rather than discovering a number halfway through the week.

Stripping and inspecting

Scaffold goes up first. Nothing gets done off a ladder on a full roof. Once it is open we check rafter feet, wall plates, valleys and any old lead that has been patched with sealant over the years.

Fixing and wind uplift

Tiles are fixed to BS 5534, which sets out what has to be nailed, clipped or mechanically fixed rather than left to sit on mortar. Ridges and verges get dry fixed. That is the part of a re-roof that stops tiles moving in the next gale, and it is the part cheap quotes leave out.

Ventilation and insulation

A sealed-up roof sweats. We build ventilation in line with BS 5250 so the void breathes at eaves and ridge. Where Approved Document L applies because more than half of the roof is being renewed, insulation is handled as part of the job and quoted up front, not sprung on you when the scaffold is already standing.

Materials and Finishes in Ash & Ash Vale

The awkward part is matching. Ash and Ash Vale housing is mixed: interwar semis with plain clay tiles, postwar and military-era estate housing with concrete interlockers, newer estate builds, bungalows with shallow pitches, and a fair number of flat-roofed extensions and garages hung off the back. A tile that suits one of those is wrong on the next. Pitch decides more than taste does.

Tiles and slates

Plain tiles, concrete or clay interlockers, and natural or fibre cement slate. On shallow pitches we say what will and will not work at that angle instead of selling you the tile you liked the look of. If a like-for-like match matters on a semi where the neighbour's half stays as it is, we say so before ordering.

Flat roofs, lead and metal

Rear extensions and garages here are often flat. Those go in EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass or torch-on felt, laid to BS 6229 with falls that actually drain, and upgraded to a warm roof build-up where the construction allows. Leadwork to abutments, chimneys and valleys follows Lead Sheet Association guidance, in the right code and the right lengths. Standing seam zinc and aluminium, box profile and metal tile sheet are all covered too.

Rainwater and edges

New roof, tired edges. Fascias, soffits, cladding and gutters get replaced while the scaffold is there, because doing it later costs you scaffold twice. Gutters and downpipes are sized to BS EN 12056 rather than fitted at whatever came off the van. Whether you want a new roof replacement in Ash & Ash Vale or a roofer services Ash & Ash Vale for something smaller, we cover the whole area. From Ash & Ash Vale to Godalming, the same team covers the patch, new roof replacement services Godalming included.

Service Area and Response Times

Being told a roofer covers Surrey tells you nothing about whether they turn up. So here is the plain version. Wey Valley Roofing is family run and works across Guildford, Cranleigh, Woking and the towns and villages of Surrey and the Wey Valley, Ash and Ash Vale included. The work is done by our own roofers. No subcontracted strangers on your scaffold.

Scott answers the phone himself, day, night or weekend. Not a call centre. Surveys are free, done properly, and we will put a drone up where the pitch or the height makes that the sensible way to see it. The price comes back fixed and in writing with no obligation and no charge. If a repair will genuinely do, we tell you that instead of quoting a whole roof.

Whether you want a new roof replacement in Ash & Ash Vale or roof repairs in Ash & Ash Vale, we cover the whole area. Homes in Ash & Ash Vale and Woking alike call us for new roof replacement in Woking work of the same kind.

Emergency Roof Replacement

Sometimes there is no time for a survey and three quotes. A gale takes a ridge off, a tree comes through the covering, or a slipped slate turns into water running down a bedroom wall. Emergencies go to the front of the queue.

The first visit is about stopping water. Temporary covering, sheeting, making the roof safe. Then we look at what is left and tell you honestly whether it is a repair or whether the roof has reached the end. Storm damage on an old roof often just exposes what was already finished. We would rather say that once than come back three times.

Re-Roofing and Refurbishment

Not every roof needs stripping. Some do not. A sound covering with failed mortar bedding, tired leadwork or a spalling chimney stack can often be refurbished: repointing, flaunching, new flashings, partial or full stack rebuilds, pots and cowls. Chimney work is a service in its own right here, not an afterthought bolted onto a re-roof.

Asbestos-cement garage sheets are common on older Ash and Ash Vale properties. We assess them and advise the safe, compliant route under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, then hand that part to the people licensed for it. Roof cleaning is soft wash and hand scraping. We do not pressure wash roofs, because it drives water under the tiles and strips the surface. We do not push roof coatings either.

Every job, repair or full replacement, carries a 25-year written workmanship guarantee, handed over before the team leaves. Scott has spent over 36 years on Surrey roofs. If something is not right inside those 25 years, we come back and put it right.