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Roofer in Hunslet
A lot of what I do around Hunslet is telling people their roof is fine. Not every mark on a ceiling is the roof, and not every roof a firm has condemned needs replacing. Getting that right saves more money than any quote ever will.
Old tiles get matched rather than replaced with the nearest thing on the shelf. A patch in the wrong colour is visible from the street for the next thirty years and costs the same to do properly on the day.
Roofs around here
Slate, stacks and back additions in Hunslet
Most of the housing here is Victorian and Edwardian terrace, a good share of it back-to-back, and that means natural slate hung on softwood battens with tall brick stacks and a back addition running off the rear. The roof line is shared with the neighbours, so what happens on their slope tends to arrive on yours.
The failure that defines these roofs is nail sickness. The nails corrode before the slate does, slates start letting go one at a time, and you get a slipped slate a year until somebody re-hooks a whole slope at once. Past that point, repairs are a drip feed that costs more than the job.
Most asked for
What people in Hunslet ring roofers about
- Valley and back-addition leaks
- Chimney repointing and flaunching
- Lead flashing around stacks
- Gutter clearing and repairs
What I do most in Hunslet
Roof leaking in Hunslet?
Ring me and I will get out to look at it. Free quote, in writing, and I will tell you if it does not need doing.
Call 07770 902292Common questions
What is nail sickness, and does my roof have it?
It is corroded nails letting go of otherwise sound slate. The tell is slates slipping in different places every year rather than in one spot after a storm. Once a slope is doing that, re-hooking the whole slope at once is cheaper than the repeat call-outs.
How quickly can you come out?
For a leak, usually the same day or the next morning. I will get it watertight first and sort the proper repair once the weather allows.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully insured for public liability. Ask to see the certificate and I will send it over before I start.
Will I be dealing with you or a salesman?
Me. I quote the job, I do the job, and I am the one you ring afterwards. No call centre and no lads you have never met on your roof.
Do you guarantee your work?
Yes. Guarantee length depends on the job and the materials, and it is written on the quote before you agree to anything.
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