New roofs and reroofing

Signs it's time for a new roof

• Slates or tiles slipping faster than they can be refixed, often because the nails have rusted.
• Tiles flaking, delaminating or crumbling across the slopes.
• No underlay at all (common on older roofs) or old felt that has perished.
• A sagging roof line or battens that have rotted.
• Repeat repairs in different places every winter.

What a Mionlach reroof includes

1. Survey and specification: the roof measured and photographed, materials agreed and building regulations and any planning points confirmed.
2. Scaffold and protection: scaffold with edge protection and the roof made watertight every night while it's open.
3. Strip to the rafters and check the timbers, repairing anything that needs it.
4. New breathable membrane, graded battens and ventilation, plus insulation upgrades where building regulations require them.
5. New covering fixed to BS 5534, with mechanically fixed ridges, hips and verges.
6. New leadwork to chimneys, valleys and abutments by our own leadworkers, then a full clean-down and photo handover.

Choosing a roof covering

Natural slate is long-lasting and suits Victorian and period homes; Welsh slate is the traditional choice, while good Spanish slate offers value. Clay plain tiles are the traditional covering across much of Aylesbury Vale and the Chilterns and are often expected in conservation areas. Concrete interlocking tiles are the economical choice for many post-war and modern homes.

If your home is listed or in a conservation area, changing the type of covering may need consent, while like-for-like replacement usually doesn't. We check this with you before anything is ordered. Where your roof includes a flat section, dormer or extension, we can renew that at the same time with matching flat roofing.

What affects the cost of a new roof

The size and pitch of the roof, the covering you choose, the number of chimneys, valleys, dormers and hips, the condition of the timbers, scaffolding and any insulation upgrade all affect the price. Every reroof is quoted individually after a full survey, in writing, with the materials itemised.

The part most roofers subcontract

On a reroof, the leadwork is where the roof will fail first if it's done badly and it's the part most roofers subcontract. Ours is done by the same team that does our specialist leadwork. You get photo updates throughout, a tidy site every day and we come back for any snagging.