Roofers and roof repairs in Earlsfield, SW18Earlsfield's Terraces,Slate and Lead.
Earlsfield grew up around its station in the 1880s and 90s, and almost all of it is the Victorian and Edwardian terrace under Welsh slate. We do a lot of work here: slipped slates, lead valleys, shared chimneys and the roofs on back additions and loft conversions.
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Earlsfield’s roofs
Slate, Gablesand Loft Rooms.
Built Around the Station
Earlsfield station opened in the 1880s and the houses followed it up both sides of the Wandle valley. Most are two storey terraces under Welsh slate at a shallow pitch, with brick stacks rising between neighbours and a two storey wing behind each one. Plenty are still on the battens they were built with.
East of Garratt Lane
Climbing towards Wandsworth Common, along the Earlsfield Road and Magdalen Road side, the houses get bigger and later. Edwardian terraces and semis bring bay windows, front gables and decorative ridge tiles, some in clay and some in slate. Where each gable joins the main slope sits a lead valley, carrying more water than any other part of the roof.
West Towards Southfields
On the other side of the valley the streets run long and straight towards Southfields. The higher roads catch the wind more than the sheltered ones by the river, and it shows in lifted slates and loose ridge tiles after a storm. A walk along the street usually tells you which houses have had their roofs done and which have not.
Rooflights and Loft Rooms
A great many Earlsfield lofts have been turned into bedrooms, with a rear dormer and one or two rooflights let into the front slope. The rooflight flashing kits, and slates cut badly around them, are now a regular source of drips. Dormer cheeks finished in tile or slate also need their lead checking after twenty years or so.
Summerstown and the Newer Blocks
Down towards Summerstown the mix changes: older industrial buildings turned into flats, and newer blocks with flat roofs, membranes and outlets that need keeping clear. That work is usually planned with a managing agent, and a blocked outlet on a big flat roof can do as much damage as a missing slate.
Kitchen Extensions
Behind the terraces, single storey kitchen extensions from the 1980s and 90s are mostly felt on timber. Many were laid almost flat, so water sits on them, and felt that stays wet blisters and splits. Re-covering them in GRP on a corrected deck is a regular job behind Earlsfield's front doors.
The Wandsworth Common Side
At the top of the slope, nearest Wandsworth Common, the houses are at their largest: late Victorian and Edwardian, three storeys in places, with deep bays, tall chimneys and decorative clay ridges over slate. Their roofs carry more lead than the terraces below, and the valleys behind the front gables are the details that most need watching.
What we are called to in Earlsfield
- Lifted slates on the higher streets towards Southfields
- Valleys behind Edwardian front gables
- Rooflight flashings on converted lofts
- Ponding on kitchen extension roofs
- Party wall stacks needing repointing
- Rotten fascias on the back additions
What we do in Earlsfield
Roofing and Roof Repairs,Across Earlsfield.
Roof Repairs in Earlsfield
Most Earlsfield roofs are slate over Victorian timbers, and most faults are local: a slipped slate, a split valley, a tired stack. We find the actual cause and repair that.
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Slate Roofing in Earlsfield
Earlsfield's Welsh slate is matched from reclaimed stock and refixed with copper nails or slate hooks. Where the fixings have failed across a whole slope, it is stripped and relaid on new battens and breathable membrane.
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Flat Roofing in Earlsfield
Kitchen extensions, dormer tops and the flat roofs on the newer Summerstown blocks. Failed felt comes off, the boards are checked, and GRP or felt is laid to a proper fall.
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Roof repairs in Earlsfield
Seen Oneof These Lately?
What brings Earlsfield owners to us most often. Find the one you can see, inside or out.
Likely cause
Usually the nail has failed, or the slate itself has started to flake with age. The higher streets towards Southfields lose them first. Replacements are reclaimed Welsh slate of the same size and colour, so the patch does not show.
Usually the job is
Slate Roofing in Earlsfield
Likely cause
The flashing kit around the frame is the usual cause, or slates cut short when the window went in. Sealant buys a few weeks. The lasting fix is to lift the slates around the frame and refit the flashing properly.
Usually the job is
Roof Leak Repairs in Earlsfield
Likely cause
Standing water means the deck has sagged or the falls were never there. Felt that has sat wet for years blisters and splits. We strip it, check the timbers, set the falls right and lay a roof that sheds water.
Usually the job is
Flat Roofing in Earlsfield
Likely cause
Earlsfield stacks are shared along the party wall, and the joints, the flaunching on top and the lead at the base all wear out. We repoint, re-flaunch or re-lead as needed, and give a price both neighbours can see.
Usually the job is
Chimney Repairs in Earlsfield
Likely cause
Timber fascias on back additions have often been painted for decades and are rotten behind the paint, so the gutter pulls away. Fascia replacement in uPVC, new soffits and a gutter refitted to a proper fall sorts it.
Usually the job is
Fascias, Soffits & Guttering in Earlsfield
Likely cause
Where an Edwardian gable meets the main roof, a lead valley takes the water off both slopes. Old lead splits along its folds and leaves back the water up. New lead of the right thickness, laid in short lengths, stops it.
Usually the job is
Leadwork in Earlsfield
How it works
How a Jobin SW18 Runs.
Photo or Phone Call
Call the London line, 0203 507 1501, or the mobile, or email a photo. Most Earlsfield faults show up in a shot from the front or the back.
Roof and Loft Checked
We check the slopes, the stack, the back addition and any flat roofs from up close, and take photographs so you see exactly what we saw.
Itemised Quote
A written quote with every item listed. Where a repair will do, the repair is what we price, and the scaffold licence is part of the plan.
Done and Cleared
We work tidily on a street where the neighbours are close, send photographs as the job goes, and clear up before the scaffold comes down.
“The team from Marley roofing specialist repaired guttering around property were excellent professional and extremely helpful would highly recommend”
Recent work
Roofs We HaveFinished Nearby.
Slate and lead
Beside a rooflight
Flat roof
Terraced house
Bargeboard
Gable end
Valley lead
Renewed
Earlsfield questions
QuestionsFrom Earlsfield.
Question not covered? Phone 0203 507 1501 and talk it through with someone who works on roofs.
Is Summerstown, or the Magdalen Road side, on your patch?
Yes, along with the streets up to Wandsworth Common and across to Southfields. Earlsfield is covered from our London line, 0203 507 1501, and the mobile.
Can a few slates be replaced without scaffolding the whole house?
Sometimes. A slate low on the slope can often be reached safely with a roof ladder. Anything higher, or at the ridge, needs proper access, and we will tell you which before anything is booked.
Is it the rooflight leaking, or the roof?
From inside the two look the same. Most of the time it is the flashing around the frame rather than the glass. We check both and photograph the flashing so you can see the fault for yourself.
Do you replace fascias and gutters as well as roofs?
Yes. On Earlsfield terraces it is usually the boards on the back addition that have rotted. We replace fascias and soffits in uPVC and refit the guttering so it falls to the downpipe.
Who issues the scaffold licence in Earlsfield?
Wandsworth Council. With kerbside parking on most streets, the scaffold usually stands on the pavement, so the licence and any bay suspension are applied for before the start date.
Is there anyone to call in an emergency?
Yes, on 07513 397 799, day or night. If water is coming through now, the first visit is about stopping it, and the permanent repair is booked after.
Do you work on the larger houses near the common?
Yes. Bigger roofs with more lead and more valleys need a thorough survey, and we photograph every slope and detail before we price the work.
Can you clear moss and leaves from an Earlsfield roof?
Yes. Moss is removed by hand, the slope is treated and the gutters are cleared. It can be booked on its own, and we check the slates while we are up there.
Nearby
Around Earlsfield,We Also Cover.
Earlsfield sits between Wandsworth, Tooting and Southfields. Each town on the diagram lists its postcodes and links to its page.
A diagram of where we work, not a map. Positions are approximate.
Roofers in
Earlsfield
- Postcodes
- SW18
- Borough
- Wandsworth
- From our base
- 13 miles
Most asked for in Earlsfield
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Just outside SW18? Ring all the same, because most of the borough is within reach.
Free survey and quote
A Roof in Earlsfield?Send a Photo.
A picture from the garden or the pavement usually gives a first view of an Earlsfield roof. We then survey it and put a price in writing, free of charge.
- London
- 0203 507 1501
- Leatherhead
- 01372 540 258
- Reigate
- 01737 749202
- Mobile, 24 hours
- 07513 397 799