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Roofer in Rawdon
The honest position on Rawdon: most of the roofers here are firms with a call centre and I am one man, so you get the person who priced the job doing the job, and a straight answer about when I can get there rather than a booking slot.
Send a photo before I come out if you can. Nine times out of ten I can tell you roughly what it is and what it should cost from the picture, which saves us both a trip.
Most asked for
What people in Rawdon ring roofers about
- Guttering and roofline renewal
- Chimney repointing
- Roof windows and skylights
- Moss removal on north slopes
Roofs around here
Why Rawdon roofs need pointing more than tiles
This is interwar and 1930s semi country: concrete interlocking tile, hipped roofs more often than gabled, and generous eaves with the original clay or early plastic guttering still on plenty of them. The tiles themselves are tough and routinely outlive everything holding them down.
Which is why the work here is almost never the field of the roof. It is ridges, hips and verges, where bedding mortar that was thin to start with has had ninety winters of freeze and thaw. Being told a roof like this needs stripping is worth a second opinion, because usually it needs pointing.
What I do most in Rawdon
Roof leaking in Rawdon?
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
A firm said my 1930s roof needs stripping. Does it?
Often not. On these houses the concrete tiles usually outlive the mortar holding the ridges, hips and verges, so what looks like a failing roof is a pointing job. Get a second opinion before agreeing to a re-roof, and ask them to show you a tile that has actually failed.
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.
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.
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Tell me what you need and I'll get back to you to arrange a look.