Leeds
Roofer in Yeadon
If you are looking for roofers in Yeadon, you are most likely looking at one of three things: a leak that has just appeared, a roof that has been patched too many times, or gutters that have stopped coping. I cover all three, and I turn up myself.
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
Two kinds of roof in Yeadon
A market town centre and the suburb that grew around it, so the roofs run from Georgian and Victorian slate on the older streets to concrete tile on everything built since. Older centres often carry conservation constraints that the estates a mile away do not.
That mix is the point: two houses a few streets apart can need completely different work and completely different materials. On the older stock it is slate, lead and stack work. On the newer, ridges, verges and guttering. Pricing one from a photo of the other is how quotes go wrong.
Most asked for
What people in Yeadon ring roofers about
- Storm damage repairs
- Slate repairs on the older stock
- Concrete tile repairs on the newer
- Chimney repointing
What I do most in Yeadon
Roof leaking in Yeadon?
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
Do I need permission to change my roof covering?
On the older streets, quite possibly. Conservation area status and listing both restrict what can go back on, and like-for-like is usually the expectation. On the newer estates round the edge there is normally no such constraint. Worth establishing before anyone prices it.
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.
Do you charge for quotes?
No. I come out, look at the roof properly, and tell you what it needs. If it does not need doing, I will say so.
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Tell me what you need and I'll get back to you to arrange a look.