Roof repairs in Stamford

Repairs that disappear

In a town built of limestone, a repair that shows from the street is a bad repair. A bright new tile in a weathered roof, a smear of sealant on old lead, or a cement fillet where there should be a neat flashing all spoil a roof that has looked right for a long time. Our aim on a Stamford repair is simple: you should struggle to see where we've been.

Faults we're asked to fix

• Slipped, cracked or missing tiles and slates
• Lead flashings lifted or split round chimneys and walls
• Leaking lead valleys between roof slopes
• Ridge tiles loose on old mortar
• Felt rotted at the eaves, letting water into the wall top
• Chimney stacks needing repointing

Lead gutters and valleys

Older houses, in Stamford as anywhere, can hide lead box gutters and valleys behind the roof slopes, where nobody sees them until a ceiling stains. We work in Code 4 and Code 5 lead, including welded lead gutters and aprons. Where a gutter has cracked, a section can often be renewed without touching the rest of the roof.

How we fit a Stamford visit in

1. Phone first. Tell us what you're seeing and send photos if you can. It helps us bring the right materials on the first trip.
2. Look and quote. We go up, photograph the fault and give you a written quote.
3. Book the repair. Small jobs are often done from a tower scaffold, which avoids scaffolding the whole front.
4. Clear up. We leave the street and your garden as we found them.

Honest about Collyweston

Many old Stamford roofs are Collyweston stone slate. It's a specialist material, heavy and laid in courses that get smaller up the roof. A loose lead flashing or a ridge on a Collyweston roof is a repair we'll look at. Relaying a whole stone slope is a job for a stone slater, and we'll tell you so.

When it can't wait

We run a 24-hour call-out for leaks and storm damage. Stamford is a longer run than our Bedford jobs, so we'll tell you honestly when we can get there and how to limit the damage in the meantime.