Roofer in Guildford

Scott has spent more than 36 years on Surrey roofs, and on a Guildford job that length of time shows up in the details: knowing which slipped slate means a failed batten, and which stained ceiling is condensation rather than rain.

From full reroofs on Victorian terraces to roof repairs in Guildford on estate housing, we cover Guildford, Cranleigh, Woking and the towns and villages across Surrey and the Wey Valley, fully insured and holding Public Liability Insurance.

Call 07428 300474 and speak to Scott about your roof.

A roofer in Guildford spends most of his time on nineteenth-century and Edwardian roofs, which means hand-sorted tiles, old lime-bedded ridges and lead that has been patched more than once. The work below covers repairs, surveys, emergencies, full reroofs, chimneys and rainwater goods across the town and the surrounding villages.

Roof Repairs for Leaks and Storm Damage

On a Victorian terrace in Charlotteville the failure is rarely the middle of the slope. It is the abutment, the valley or the mortar bedding at the ridge, where nail fatigue has let a course slip and rain now tracks along the batten instead of off it. Cracked tiles and missing tiles are the visible half of the problem. The wet timber underneath is the half that costs money if it is left.

We open up enough of the covering to see where water is actually running, then refix to BS 5534 so the repair holds through the next gale rather than the next shower. Where a slate has slipped we use a tingle or replace the batten, not a bead of mastic. If a smaller repair will do the job, that is what we quote.

Small repairs done properly outlast big ones done badly.

Roof Surveys, Inspections and Reports in Guildford

Older Guildford roofs hide their faults. A Pewley Hill villa with a steep pitch and a parapet gutter can look sound from the pavement and still be soaking a bedroom wall. We inspect properly, from the loft as well as the outside, and use a drone view where the pitch or the access makes a ladder inspection worse than useless.

What the survey covers

Coverings, battens, felt or underlay, fixings, lead bays, flashing, verges, valleys and ventilation paths. Condensation gets checked against BS 5250, because a cold roof with blocked eaves vents will stain a ceiling in a way that looks exactly like a leak.

The written report and price

You get an honest fixed price in writing, no obligation and no charge for the quote. If you need a roofer in Guildford or a roofer in Godalming, we cover the whole area, so a second property on the other side of the Wey is no complication.

Emergency Roofing and Call-Outs

Wind gets under a loose ridge tile or lifts a felt flat roof at the perimeter, and the water is inside within the hour. Storm damage on the older streets in the centre tends to arrive as slipped slates and a stripped section of flashing at a chimney.

Call any time and a real person answers, day, night or weekend. Scott has spent more than 36 years on Surrey roofs and still answers the phone himself. Emergencies go to the front of the queue: we make the roof watertight first, temporarily if that is the sensible move, then price the permanent repair in daylight.

New Roofs and Roof Replacement in Guildford

A reroof on a Guildford property is decided by what is under the tiles. Sarking-free Victorian roofs with sagging rafters and 1930s Onslow Village houses with sound structure but tired concrete tiles need two different jobs. New roofs and reroofs are our stated speciality, and the survey settles the specification before anyone quotes.

Older terraces and Edwardian houses

Tile or slate matched to the street, new treated battens, breather membrane, dry verges or bedded verges depending on the setting, and leadwork renewed rather than reused. The historic street pattern in the centre matters, so a roofline that reads wrong from the pavement is not an option.

Estate and postwar housing

Merrow, Burpham and Bellfields housing usually takes a straight recover, with fixing specified for wind uplift under BS 5534 and ventilation set so the loft stays dry.

Insulation and the 25% rule

Approved Document L brings insulation upgrades into a reroof once you renew enough of the covering. We handle that as part of the job and price it up front, rather than raising it halfway through.

Chimney Repairs, Lead Work and Flashing

Guildford has a lot of tall stacks on shallow-fronted terraces, and most of the damp blamed on them starts at the flaunching or the back gutter. Sand and cement pointing that has gone soft lets water into the brickwork, and a cement fillet where an apron should be will always crack.

We repoint, renew flaunching, fit new pots and cowls, and rebuild stacks partially or fully where the brick has spalled. Leadwork is done to Lead Sheet Association guidance, with proper bay lengths, welts and stepped flashing chased into the joint. Cement fillets are not leadwork.

Gutters, Fascias and Soffits

Rotten fascia on an Edwardian house is usually a symptom. The gutter behind it has been overflowing for years, often because it was sized by eye rather than for the roof area draining into it. BS EN 12056 covers rainwater sizing, and it is the reason a downpipe and hopper head arrangement that worked on one house fails on the next.

We replace fascias, soffits and cladding, fit guttering systems including seamless aluminium, and clear or realign runs that have dropped. Roof cleaning is done by low-pressure soft wash and moss is scraped off by hand. We do not pressure wash roofs, and we do not hard sell coatings.

Every job carries a 25-year written workmanship guarantee, on repairs as well as new roofs, handed over in writing before the team leaves. The work is done by our own local roofers and never subcontracted. We are fully insured, holding Public Liability Insurance.

Done once, done properly, in writing.

Roofer in Guildford: Your Questions Answered