Pitched Roofing in Cranleigh

Thirty-six years on Surrey roofs, and a 25-year written workmanship guarantee handed over before the van leaves, is what stands behind pitched roofing in Cranleigh.

Family-run, fully insured with Public Liability Insurance, and founder Scott answers the phone himself at any hour, whether the job is a slipped ridge tile or chimney work in Cranleigh.

Call 07428 300474 for a free pitched roof survey in Cranleigh and a fixed price in writing.

Pitched Roof Repairs

Most pitched roofs in Cranleigh do not fail all at once. They fail at one detail, and the water travels. A slipped tile, a rusted nail fixing, a cracked verge mortar bed, and by the time it shows on a bedroom ceiling the trail has moved several feet from the actual hole. That is the awkward part of repair work. Finding the entry point takes longer than fixing it.

So we look before we quote. Scott has spent more than 36 years on Surrey roofs and knows how these tile ranges behave when they age. The fix is then a fix, not a guess.

• Slipped, cracked and broken slates and tiles replaced with matching stock where it exists
• Nail fatigue and torn underlay dealt with at the course, not patched over
• Battens checked and renewed where they have gone soft
• Flashings, valleys and abutments resealed or relaid properly
• Storm damage made safe first, then repaired

If a targeted repair will hold, we say so. We do not talk a sound roof into a re-roof. That is the whole point of looking first.

Lead Flashing and Valleys in Cranleigh

Leadwork is where cheap roofing shows itself. Mortar smeared over a joint instead of a dressed lead upstand. Lengths run too long so the sheet splits at the fold within a few winters. Valleys lined with the wrong material and no proper laps. It looks fine from the ground on day one. It leaks by the second autumn.

We work to Lead Sheet Association guidance on codes, lap sizes and step lengths, which is what stops thermal movement tearing the sheet. Chimney and abutment flashings are stepped and wedged. Valleys are supported, laid to fall and clipped where wind demands it.

Leadwork done right lasts decades. Done wrong it lasts one season. There is not much middle ground.

Ridge, Hip and Verge Repairs

Ridge and hip tiles bedded in sand and cement will loosen eventually. Cranleigh has plenty of older properties where the ridge line has been repointed two or three times already, each time over the last failed layer. That builds a thick, weak, cracked bed that traps water rather than shedding it.

Rebedding means stripping back to a clean surface. It also means fixing mechanically where the exposure calls for it, which is what BS 5534 covers for fixing and wind uplift. Verges get the same attention: dry verge systems or a properly bedded and pointed edge, not a smear of mortar over a crumbling one.

• Ridge and hip tiles stripped, cleaned and rebedded with mechanical fixing
• Repointing only where the bed underneath is sound
• Verge repairs, dry verge units and undercloak renewal
• Loose or missing ridge tiles made safe the same visit where we can

Pitched Roof Installation for Cranleigh Homes

A new pitched roof is disruptive and there is no way to pretend otherwise. Scaffolding goes up, the old covering comes off, and the house is open to the weather under temporary protection until the new underlay is on. Being honest about that up front matters more than being cheerful about it.

What we quote is what happens. Our pitched roofing services cover the full strip and recover: battens, breathable underlay, ventilation to BS 5250 so the roof void does not sweat, fixing specification to BS 5534, new leadwork, and rainwater goods sized to BS EN 12056 where the guttering is being renewed at the same time. Under Approved Document L, a re-roof of this scale brings insulation into scope, and we set that out at quote stage rather than raising it as an extra once the tiles are off.

How the job runs

Four stages, no surprises in the middle.

The call and the survey

You ring 07428 300474 and a real person answers, day, night or weekend. Scott usually picks up himself. Then a free survey, on the roof and up close, with a drone view where the pitch or the access makes that the sensible way to see it.

The written price

An honest fixed price in writing. No obligation, no charge for the quote, and the scope itemised so you can see what your money buys: labour, materials, scaffold, waste, leadwork, ventilation. If a smaller repair would do the job instead, that is what we recommend.

The work and the guarantee

The work is done by our own experienced local roofers, never subcontracted out to strangers who have never met the person paying. Site cleared and swept at the end. Then the 25-year written workmanship guarantee is handed over before the team leaves, covering repairs as well as full roofs. If something is not right inside those 25 years, we come back.

Whether you want pitched roofing in Cranleigh or a roofer in Cranleigh for something broader, we cover the whole area. Coverage runs across Guildford, Woking and the villages of the Wey Valley too, so if you have been searching for a pitched roofer close to home in Cranleigh, we are already working nearby.

Slate and Tile Roofing

Matching is the difficulty. Cranleigh roofs run from natural slate on older cottages to clay plain tiles, concrete interlocking tiles and handmade clay peg tiles on the period stock. Some of those ranges were discontinued years ago. Sourcing an exact colour and profile match for a patch repair takes phone calls, and sometimes it takes reclaimed stock.

We do that work rather than dropping in the nearest lookalike and hoping the weathering hides it. Where nothing matches, we say so and discuss the options honestly, including relocating salvaged tiles to the visible elevation.

• Natural slate repairs, tingles and full reslating
• Clay plain tile and peg tile work, including reclaimed sourcing
• Concrete interlocking tile repairs and replacement
• Single-lap and double-lap detailing set out correctly

A mismatched patch is visible from the pavement for the next thirty years. Worth getting right.

Roof Surveys and Leak Detection

Plenty of people have already had a roof looked at and been told it needs replacing, with nothing written down and no explanation of what was actually seen. That is not a survey. It is a sales visit.

Our survey is free and there is no obligation attached to it. We get up on the roof, or use a drone where that gives the better view, and we check the things that cause leaks: fixings, underlay condition, batten condition, flashings, valleys, ridge bedding, mortar, gutter falls and the roof void from inside where there is access. If a chimney is the source, we handle that too. Findings come back in plain language with photographs, and the quote follows the findings.

Fully insured, with Public Liability Insurance in place. Nine Google reviews at five out of five. Thirty-six years of roofs behind the advice.

• Repair before replacement. If a targeted fix will hold, we recommend the fix.
• In-house teams only. Our own roofers, on your roof, every job.
• Written price, written guarantee. Fixed scope up front, 25 years behind the workmanship.