Wakefield & Kirklees
Roofer in Outwood
I would rather be the roofer you ring about something minor in Outwood 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.
Photographs of what I found go with the invoice, whether it was what we expected or not. You cannot see your own roof, so the only alternative is taking somebody's word for it, and that is how people end up paying for work nobody did.
Roofs around here
Flat roofs are what fail first in Outwood
Mostly houses built from the late forties onward: low-pitched concrete tile, simple gables, and a collection of later additions on the back and side. The extensions, garages and porches are where the roofing work is, because they are younger than the house and have aged worse.
The flat roofs are what fail first. Felt laid decades ago is long past it, and the join between a flat extension roof and the main house wall is where water gets in more than anywhere else on the property. On the pitched roofs it is usually verge and ridge rather than tiles.
What I do most in Outwood
Most asked for
What people in Outwood ring roofers about
- Guttering and roofline
- Storm damage repairs
- Flat roofs on extensions and garages
- Garage roof replacement
Roof leaking in Outwood?
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
How long should a felt flat roof last?
Older felt was doing well to reach twenty years, and a lot of what I look at is well past that. Modern EPDM and GRP go considerably longer. If yours is original to a seventies or eighties extension, it is at the end of its life whether or not it is leaking yet.
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.
How much does a roof repair cost in Leeds?
Most small repairs, a slipped tile or a bit of flashing, land between £150 and £400. A bigger job needs a look first. I quote in writing before anything starts, and the quote is the price.
Nearby
I cover these too, usually on the same run.
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