Leeds
Roofer in Wortley
I work across Wortley regularly, usually on repairs rather than full re-roofs. Most jobs here start as one slipped tile or a damp patch on a ceiling, and get sorted in a morning if somebody looks at them early enough.
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.
Roofs around here
Slate, stacks and back additions in Wortley
The stock round here is mainly nineteenth century terrace, built in long runs with a continuous roof line and a rear outrigger on most of them. Natural slate, softwood battens, brick stacks, and a valley where the outrigger meets the main slope. None of it was built to be reached easily.
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 Wortley ring roofers about
- Gutter clearing and repairs
- Ridge re-bedding
- Slipped and cracked slates
- Nail sickness and slope re-hooking
What I do most in Wortley
Roof leaking in Wortley?
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
Who pays when the leak is on the shared roof line?
Usually whoever owns the section the fault is on, but on a terrace the water rarely respects the boundary. I photograph what I find and where it is so there is something factual to show a neighbour, which settles most of these without anybody falling out.
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.
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