Roof Repairs in Aldershot

A leaking roof in Aldershot needs the fault found first, not a bucket and a guess.

Scott has spent more than 36 years on Surrey roofs and still answers the phone himself, and the same team behind our pitched roofing services Aldershot homeowners use handles every repair, tile, flashing and gutter fault we're called to.

Call 07428 300474 and tell us what you're seeing, and we'll come and look properly.

Roof repairs in Aldershot start with finding the actual fault, not the wet patch on the ceiling. We inspect, explain what we've found, then price the repair in writing before anything starts.

Roof Leak Diagnosis and Emergency Call-Outs

A leak rarely enters where it appears inside. Water tracks along battens, rafters and felt before it drops. So we work backwards from the stain to the entry point, and we don't guess.

How the first visit runs

You call, and a real person answers. Scott has spent more than 36 years on Surrey roofs, and he still picks up the phone himself, day or night. We book the survey, get up for a proper look, and use a drone view where the pitch or access makes that sensible. Terraced roofs off Victoria Road and the older stock around North Town often need that view rather than a ladder shuffle.

Emergency work and making safe

Emergencies go to the front of the queue. If water is coming in tonight, the first job is stopping it: a temporary cover, a cleared blockage, a lifted tile bedded back. That's a hold, not the fix, and we'll say so plainly. The permanent repair is then quoted properly rather than rushed while you're panicking.

What you get in writing

The survey is free and there's no charge for the quote. You get a fixed price in writing with the work described, so nothing appears halfway through as an extra. If a small repair will do the job, we say that instead of selling you a new roof.

Slipped Tiles, Slates and Broken Roof Coverings

Most Aldershot roof repairs we attend start here. One slipped tile lets wind and rain at the felt underneath, and the felt gives up long before the tile does.

Nail fatigue and wind uplift

On older properties, the nails corrode and tiles slide in the first hard gale. We refix to BS 5534, which sets out fixing and wind uplift requirements. That matters on exposed elevations and around the higher ground towards Manor Park, where gusts hit the verges and ridges first.

Matching what's already up there

A patch that stands out is a bad repair. We match profile, colour and weathering as closely as we can, sourcing reclaimed tiles or slates where the run is discontinued. On a plain tile roof that means keeping the bond and the gauge consistent, not just filling a gap.

Ridge, verge and hip repairs

Loose ridge tiles are a safety problem before they're a leak. We rebed or dry fix them, repoint verges and make good hips where the mortar has blown. It's slow, unglamorous work, and it's what stops the same call coming again in two winters.

Guttering, Fascias and Roofline Repairs for Aldershot Homes

Plenty of "roof leaks" are roofline faults. Water running down a wall from a split joint looks identical from the inside, and it rots timber quietly.

Blocked, sagging and undersized gutters

Gutters fail when they're full, when brackets have dropped, or when they were never big enough. We size rainwater goods against BS EN 12056 rather than fitting whatever's on the van. Streets with mature trees, like the residential roads near Manor Park, silt up faster and need clearing more often.

Fascias, soffits and ventilation

Rotten fascia takes the gutter with it eventually. When we replace it we check the eaves are still breathing, because blocking ventilation creates condensation that people mistake for a leak. BS 5250 covers that, and we work to it on every roofline job.

Seamless aluminium options

Where a long run keeps splitting at the joints, seamless aluminium guttering removes the joints altogether. It's formed to length on site. We'll tell you honestly if your existing plastic system just needs realigning instead.

Lead Flashing, Chimneys and Valleys

These are the three places roofs leak most, and the three places bad workmanship shows quickest.

Leadwork done to the right sizes

Lead that's too long or the wrong code splits along the fold within a few years. We follow Lead Sheet Association guidance on code, lap and clipping, so the sheet can move without tearing. Cement smeared over a failed flashing is not a repair and we won't do it.

Chimney stacks

Stacks take weather from every side. We repoint, renew flaunching, replace stepped and back flashings, fit pots and cowls, and rebuild partially or fully where the brickwork has gone. Around Aldershot's older Victorian terraces near the town centre, spalled brick and soft mortar are common, and patching over it just delays the bill.

Valleys and abutments

Valleys carry the most water on any pitched roof. Are you seeing damp on a ceiling directly below where two roof slopes meet? That's usually a failed valley lining or debris damming it, and both are repairable without touching the rest of the roof.

Pitched and Flat Roof Repairs

We repair both, and we treat them as different trades because they are. Our pitched roofing services Aldershot customers rely on cover tiles, slates, ridges and structural repairs, while flat roofs need a system approach.

Flat roof systems we repair

EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass and torch-on felt all fail differently. Splits at upstands, blown laps, ponding water and perished felt each need their own answer. We work to BS 6229 on flat roofs, and where the deck is saturated we'll say the covering needs replacing rather than patching it and taking your money twice.

Garage and extension roofs

Garage roofs are the most patched surfaces in any street. Where an old garage roof is asbestos cement, we assess it and advise the safe compliant route under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. We don't carry out licensed removal ourselves, and we'll tell you exactly who should.

When a repair stops being sensible

Sometimes it does. If you're patching the same slope every year, a re-roof costs less over five years than the repairs will. If that's the case with your roof, we'll show you why on the survey photos and let you decide without pressure.

Who's accountable afterwards

The same team that quotes the job does the job. We don't subcontract to strangers, the site is left tidy, and a 25-year written workmanship guarantee is handed over before we leave. If something isn't right inside those 25 years, we come back and put it right.