Can you repair a roof in a terraced street with no rear access?

Yes, though the access needs a bit of planning. Depending on the job we'll use a scaffold to the front with a crash deck, a tower, or agreed access through a neighbouring property. We sort that out before quoting, not on the day.

How soon can you attend a leak?

Active leaks get priority. If water's coming in right now, give us a call — we cover Hampshire for emergency call-outs as well as booked repairs.

What terms apply to a repair?

Any applicable workmanship terms will be set out in the quotation, including what has been repaired and what remains outside the agreed scope. We will also explain anything else we notice while we are there.

Should I get the whole roof checked while you are there?

It costs nothing extra and it's the only way we can give you a realistic picture. If everything else is sound, we'll happily tell you that too.

Roof Repairs Hampshire | Tiles, Flashing & Leak Diagnosis

We repair roofs right across the county, and we split the answer into two parts: what's wrong now, and how much life is realistically left in the rest of it.

The three most common repairs we carry out here

Ridge and hip tiles that have lost their bedding

Mortar-bedded ridges on estate housing crack, take in water, and eventually lose their grip. Re-bedding is a perfectly reasonable repair, but on an exposed elevation a mechanically fixed dry ridge system tends to be the fix that doesn't come back to bite you.

Perished felt at the eaves

Old bitumen sarking felt tears where it laps into the gutter. Rainwater then runs behind the gutter and down the wall, which usually shows up as damp at the top of an upstairs wall rather than a drip through the ceiling. Eaves protection trays and a re-lapped felt edge sort it out nicely.

Flashings at abutments and extensions

Hampshire has a huge number of rear extensions added to post-war houses. Where the extension roof meets the main wall, cement fillets were often used instead of lead, and they crack within a few years. Replacing them with correctly dressed and chased lead gives you a proper, permanent solution.

Diagnosis before quotation

We inspect the loft as well as the roof, because water can travel a fair way before it shows itself: a stain above a bedroom window may actually start at a ridge two metres away and three metres up. On larger or steeper roofs we'll often fly a drone first so you can see the defect for yourself rather than just take our word for it.

You then get a written quotation that names the defect, the repair and the price — not a lump sum for 'roof works'.

When repairing stops making sense

We'll discuss replacement when battens are failing across the roof, the underlay has deteriorated widely, or the tiles themselves are delaminating. If repairs are becoming frequent, it can be worth comparing further repair costs with re-roofing.

Common questions

What homeowners in Hampshire usually want to know about roof repairs.

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Roof Repairs in Hampshire