Pitched Roofing · Highworth · Swindon · Cotswolds
Tile and slate pitched roofing: full re-roofs, ridge and hip repairs, storm-damage response, chimney flashings. Done by the same family that lays the brickwork below. (We don't take on flat roofing.)
40 years in the trade · Family-run · Free site visits · Fully insured
Overview
Roofing is where the whole building's weather protection succeeds or fails. Slipped tiles, tired ridge mortar, blocked or split lead flashings, spongy sarking: all of them let water in, and once water is in the roof space the damage compounds fast. We take on pitched roofing as the natural extension of the brickwork we lay: same team, same standard.
Full re-roofs in concrete and clay tile and natural or man-made slate. Individual tile and slate replacement. Ridge and hip repairs including dry-ridge upgrades. Verge and eaves repairs. Chimney flashing renewal and repointing above the roofline. Storm-damage response. Lead flashings and soakers. Sarking membrane and batten replacement during re-roofs. (We do not take on flat roofing: for that we recommend a trusted local flat-roofing specialist.)
Homeowners with a roof that's on its last decade. Landlords with leak reports. Buyers who've had a survey flag roof age or condition. Anyone chasing a leak that keeps coming back. Owners of Cotswold-fringe properties whose slate or clay roof needs matching properly on repair.
Slipped or missing tiles/slates. Water staining on upstairs ceilings. Sagging ridge line. Mortar falling out of ridge tiles or verges. Chimney flashings pulled away. Roof age past forty years and starting to look tired. Post-storm damage. Extension needing new roof to tie into the existing.
A leaky roof damages more than plasterboard. Wet timbers rot, insulation fails, electrics get compromised, and eventually structural timbers weaken. Roofing is the one trade where a small delay reliably costs a large amount of money.
The cost of getting it wrong
Water finds the weakness. Once it's in, damage compounds monthly.
Rafters, purlins and battens hold the roof up. Sustained damp turns structural timbers into structural liabilities.
Wet loft insulation is worse than no insulation: it loses R-value and holds moisture against the ceiling below.
Ceiling stains are stage one. Sagging plasterboard is stage two. Falling in is stage three.
Loft cabling and downlighters exposed to water are a fire risk long before the leak is visible.
Common mistake, Common mistake: patching the same section repeatedly instead of dealing with the underlying cause (usually a flashing or ridge issue, not the tile everyone keeps replacing).
Our process
Four steps, same as every trade we run.
Where safe, ladder inspection from eaves; otherwise binoculars from ground and drone-based photos on request. We diagnose the actual cause, not the visible symptom.
Itemised: labour, tile/slate supply, membrane, batten, ridge system, flashings and scaffold: in 3–5 working days.
Scaffold up, weather protection ready, roof stripped, sarking membrane and battens replaced as required, tiles or slates re-laid to correct laps and bond.
Dry-ridge or mortared ridge to spec, lead flashings dressed properly, cleared down, scaffold struck. We walk the roof line with you before invoicing.
The benefits
We're honest when a repair will do: and honest when it's time for a full re-roof.
Correct headlap for the pitch, tiles sourced to match existing where possible on repairs.
Dry-ridge fitting where appropriate: no mortar-cap failures a decade in.
Lead flashings dressed, welted and pointed properly at chimneys, abutments and valleys.
Because we lay brick too, chimney rebuilds and roof flashings integrate cleanly: one job, one team.
£5m public liability and full paperwork for insurance-claim work.
In detail
What we cover, what we don't, and where the technical decisions live.
Concrete interlocking tiles, plain clay tiles, machine-cut and reclaimed natural slate, and fibre-cement slates for like-for-like replacement. Matching tile to existing pattern and colour is a big part of a good repair; we source and match rather than swap for whatever's on the merchant's shelf.
Breathable sarking membranes correctly overlapped and taped. Treated tile battens gauged to the correct centres for tile choice. Roof ventilation at eaves and ridge to modern standards so the loft space breathes.
Dry-ridge and dry-verge systems fitted to spec where appropriate. Traditional mortared ridge on matching properties where the style demands it. Hip irons and bonnet hips for hipped roofs where the geometry calls for it.
Lead flashings, soakers, back gutters and step-flashings dressed and welted correctly at all abutments. Chimney repointing and rebuild above the roofline as part of the same job: no returning to argue about which trade owns the leak.
Flat roofing (felt, EPDM, GRP): not our trade, and we'd rather refer you to a specialist than pretend. Very large commercial roofs also outside our scope. We stay in the residential pitched-roof lane where our experience adds real value.
Recent works
Where we work
No, pitched only. We can recommend trusted local flat-roofing specialists if you need one.
Both. Small repairs where a repair will genuinely fix it, and full re-roofs where the roof is at the end of its life. We'll be honest about which is right.
Depends on roof size, tile choice, scaffold access and whether the timbers need work. We give you an itemised written estimate after a free site visit.
A standard three-bed semi is usually one to two weeks depending on weather. Larger detached properties take two to four.
Yes: usually done as part of the same job since we're already up there and we lay the brickwork ourselves.
We source reclaimed and matching replacement materials where possible: a mismatched patch on an otherwise good roof is a jarring thing, and worth avoiding.
Ring 07926 334368: for genuine storm damage we try to attend quickly to make safe and cover the roof, then quote the full repair once the weather has passed.
Yes: regular working patch across Highworth, Swindon, Faringdon, Cirencester, Lechlade, Fairford, Witney, Burford and Shrivenham.
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Free site visit at a time that suits. Written, itemised estimate in 3–5 working days. Staged payments, nothing due before we start.
