Roofing in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes, west on the A421

Milton Keynes is half an hour west of Bedford along the A421, and it is a city we work in. We re-slated a whole roof in MK5 in a single day, and we cover MK1 to MK15, from the old towns to the grid-square estates.

A new town with old towns inside it

Milton Keynes was designated a new town in 1967, and most of its housing went up in the 1970s and 80s, estate by estate between the grid roads. It also took in older places like Wolverton, Stony Stratford and Bletchley, so the roofs here run the full range:

• Wolverton and the older towns: Victorian terraces in slate, with chimneys and lead valleys.
• The 1970s and 80s estates: concrete tile roofs that are now old enough for the original felt and battens to be failing, plus some estates built with flat or low-pitched roofs.
• The newer areas: modern roofs where the jobs are mostly ridges, verges and gutters.

Roofs of the new-town years

A lot of what we do in Milton Keynes is putting right roofs from that first building boom. Typical work:

1. Strip the old tiles or slates and the perished felt.
2. Replace any rotten battens or rafters.
3. Fit a breathable membrane, treated battens and counter-battens.
4. Re-cover in new tile or slate, with a dry ridge and dry verge.
5. Top up the loft insulation to 300mm or more while the roof is open.

Flat roofs get replaced in GRP fibreglass or EPDM rubber, which last far longer than the old felt.

Clear quotes

Every quote is written and itemised, with scaffold, materials, skip and labour all listed. We photograph the roof first so you can see what we are quoting for.