Wharfedale & north
Roofer in Linton
I would rather be the roofer you ring about something minor in Linton than the one you ring when a ceiling has come down. The first is an hour. The second is a room, and usually a slope of roof as well.
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.
Most asked for
What people in Linton ring roofers about
- Ridge and verge re-bedding
- Chimney stack repointing
- Full re-roofs on exposed property
- Stone slate slippage and re-fixing
What I do most in Linton
Roofs around here
Stone slate, and what it means in Linton
Stone country. The roofs are local gritstone slate, laid biggest at the bottom and smallest at the ridge, on structure built to carry a covering several times the weight of a modern tile. Much of it is listed, in a conservation area, or both, and that governs the job from the start.
Stone slate does not fail the way tile does. It slips when the pegs and nails holding it give up, and the repair is finding matching reclaimed stone rather than ordering off a merchant shelf. That sourcing is the cost driver, and it is why no national price guide gets close on these houses.
Roof leaking in Linton?
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
Why does matching reclaimed stone cost so much?
Because it has to be found rather than ordered. Stone slate varies by quarry and by age, and getting a match that will not stand out for the next century means sourcing from reclamation rather than a merchant. That search is the cost, not the labour.
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.
How do I know if I need a repair or a whole new roof?
Age, spread and the state of the battens underneath. One slipped tile is a repair. Widespread slippage on a roof past fifty years old usually is not. I will tell you honestly which one you are looking at.
Do you do small jobs?
Yes, and they are most of what I do. A single tile, a bit of guttering, a chimney flaunching. The jobs bigger firms will not turn out for.
Nearby
I cover these too, usually on the same run.
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Tell me what you need and I'll get back to you to arrange a look.