Roofers and roof repairs in Esher, KT10Esher, Claygateand Hinchley Wood.
Esher runs from the large houses around the green and Esher Park to the 1930s suburbs of Hinchley Wood and the village of Claygate. Different roofs, different problems, one team from Leatherhead.
Over 25 years on local roofs
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Esher’s roofs
Villas, Semisand Claygate Cottages.
Esher Green and the Old Centre
Round the green and down the main street, the old part of Esher mixes Victorian frontages, a few far older houses and shop units with flats over them, roofed in slate and clay. What needs watching on these is the hidden detail: parapet gutters, lead behind the stacks and chimneys shared along a row. Changing a roof material here can need permission.
Claremont and the Big Plots
Off the Portsmouth Road and around Claremont and Esher Park, big Edwardian, inter war and modern houses sit behind hedges on private drives. Their roofs sprawl: hips, valleys, lead dormers and often a later wing grafted onto an older roof, and that graft is where water most often finds a way in.
Hinchley Wood
Hinchley Wood was built almost all at once in the 1930s around its new station, so its houses have reached the same age together. Plain clay tiles on hipped roofs with bonnet tiles at each corner; the tiles themselves usually have years left, while the ridge mortar, valley linings and chimney lead have run their course.
Claygate
Claygate has a Victorian heart near the station, with slate roofs and brick terraces, and grew outward between the wars and after. A fair number of bungalows sit among its roads, and their shallow pitches are hard on any tile that has slipped.
Weston Green and Thames Ditton
Towards the river, Weston Green and Thames Ditton have period cottages and larger Victorian houses around the green, then inter war roads behind them. Older homes carry slate or handmade clay; the later ones are machine made tiles.
West End
West End, Esher's small neighbouring village with its own green, has cottages under old clay tiles among big trees. Leaves and shade mean valleys, gutters and moss need clearing there more often than on open roads.
Extensions and Loft Rooms
Esher houses of every age have been extended, and Hinchley Wood and Claygate are full of loft rooms. Water usually gets in at a junction: a flat roofed extension against brick, a dormer cheek against the slope, a new hip tied into an old one.
Five Miles Up the Road
From Leatherhead it is about five miles to Esher, through Oxshott. The borough is Elmbridge, and parts of Esher and the villages around it are conservation areas, where clay stays clay and slate stays slate. On the busier roads we plan the scaffold around parking and school times.
What we are called to in Esher
- Junctions where extensions meet the original house
- Hinchley Wood ridges and valleys at ninety years old
- Flat dormer tops on converted lofts
- Lead on the dormers and valleys of large houses
- Slipped slates on Claygate's Victorian terraces
- Moss and blocked gutters under big trees
What we do in Esher
Roofing and Roof Repairs,Across Esher.
Roof Repairs in Esher
Most Esher leaks come from one junction or one valley rather than a worn out roof. We find that spot, inside and out, mend it, and give you an honest view of everything else.
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Tiled Roofing in Esher
Hinchley Wood and much of Claygate wear plain clay tiles. We source matching ones, fix ridges and hips by bedding or with a dry system, and where battens have perished, lift the tiles and lay them again.
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Leadwork in Esher
Big Esher roofs carry a lot of lead: dormer cheeks, valleys, back gutters behind chimneys and the strips sealing each extension to the house. We shape it in place from the correct thickness, lapped and fixed so it can expand and contract.
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Roof repairs in Esher
Where Esher RoofsLet Go.
From Esher, Claygate and Hinchley Wood, most calls are about one of these six. Tap the one that sounds familiar.
Likely cause
That junction should have lead stepped into the brick joints, but on plenty of extensions the builder ran a bead of mastic along it instead, and mastic cracks. We cut the old finish out and dress new stepped flashings into the wall.
Usually the job is
Leadwork in Esher
Likely cause
Shaded by tall trees, Esher roofs grow thick moss on their darker side; it lifts tile edges and washes down into the gutters. We scrape it off by hand, apply a treatment, empty the gutters and refix any tiles it has nudged.
Usually the job is
Roof Repairs in Esher
Likely cause
Dormers on Hinchley Wood and Claygate conversions are now twenty years or more into their flat tops. A split covering, a failed edge trim or open lead on the sides lets water in. We mend the fault, or re-cover the top in fibreglass when the felt is past saving.
Usually the job is
Flat Roofing in Esher
Likely cause
The lead tray and flashings where a stack passes through the roof are the usual cause, along with open mortar joints in the brick. We repoint, fit new flashings, and where the top of the stack has gone, rebuild it with a new lead tray.
Usually the job is
Chimney Repairs in Esher
Likely cause
Claygate's Victorian slates were nailed with iron, and the nails have corroded, so slates work loose one at a time. Odd ones go back on copper tingles; if the whole slope is shifting, we take it off and lay it again on fresh battens.
Usually the job is
Slate Roofing in Esher
Likely cause
Felt hardens with age and cracks, worst of all where it bends up against a wall. The old layers come off, soft boards are swapped for new ones, and a fibreglass covering goes on with fresh edge trims, laid to drain towards the gutter.
Usually the job is
Flat Roofing in Esher
How it works
Up Through Oxshottto Your Door.
First Contact
Phone 01372 540 258, or email a picture. Inside shots count too: where the stain sits on the ceiling tells us a lot about where to look on a large roof.
A Thorough Survey
Every slope, valley and junction gets looked at, including the ones nobody can see from the road, and you are sent the photographs.
The Price, Itemised
The written quote breaks the work down item by item, separating the urgent from what can wait, and flags anything that might need consent before work begins.
Matched and Finished
Like for like materials, lead shaped on site, pictures as the job progresses, and a tidy drive and garden at the end.
“So happy i have found a local roofer very happy with the work that was carried out and kept me updated as work was being done would definitely be using the team at marley roofing specialists again would highly recommend”
Recent work
A Selection ofOur Roofs.
Period house
New clay roof
Natural slate
Hipped roof
Tile hung dormer
Loft conversion
Garage
Re roofed
Esher questions
QuestionsFrom Esher.
More on Esher roofs below. Anything else, a roofer will answer on 01372 540 258.
Do you cover Claygate, Hinchley Wood and Thames Ditton?
Yes, along with Weston Green, Long Ditton, West End and Oxshott. All of them are a short drive from the office.
Why does my extension leak where it joins the house?
Because that junction needs lead let into the wall, and it is often the last thing done on an extension and the first thing skimped. We cut out the old flashing and dress new lead in its place.
How quickly can you reach Esher?
It is around fifteen minutes from the office through Oxshott. A leak is normally looked at that day, and 07513 397 799 is answered round the clock.
Are big houses on private roads a problem?
Not at all. We survey the whole roof first, photograph every valley and junction, and plan the scaffold around the drive, the garden and any gates or access rules on the road.
Does a roof repair in Esher need permission?
Like for like work rarely needs any. Listed homes need consent for most roof jobs, and in Esher's conservation areas swapping to a different material on a visible slope can as well, so we look up the status first.
Can a Hinchley Wood semi keep its original clay tiles?
Very often. Clay tiles from the 1930s are usually still sound; when the timber and underlay beneath them have failed, we lift them, renew what is underneath and put the originals back, topping up with matched tiles.
Will you look at a roof for us before we buy?
Yes. A pre purchase visit covers every slope and detail with photos, and a written report sets out what wants doing straight away and what is coming up, which often helps in negotiating.
Do you fit GRP flat roofs?
Yes. On garages, extensions and dormer tops a GRP fibreglass skin goes over a sound deck, shaped to drain, with neat edge trims. It goes down as one seamless sheet, so there are no joints to open up.
Can the lead on a dormer be renewed on its own?
Yes. A dormer's side cheeks and front apron can be stripped and redressed in new lead without disturbing the tiles around them, as long as the dormer itself is sound.
Nearby
Around Esher,We Also Cover.
Esher is five miles up the road, ringed by Cobham, Kingston and Leatherhead. Each of those has its own page on the diagram.
A diagram of where we work, not a map. Positions are approximate.
Roofers in
Esher
- Postcodes
- KT10
- Borough
- Elmbridge
- From our base
- 5 miles
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Somewhere near Esher not listed? Give us a ring on 01372 540 258.
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Trouble With anEsher Roof?
Email us a photo of the roof, or the patch on the ceiling, and you will get a first opinion. Visiting and quoting in Esher costs nothing.
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