Roofers and roof repairs in New Malden, KT3New Malden,a 1930S Town.
New Malden is one of the purest 1930s suburbs on our patch, street after street of inter war semis. That makes it very predictable: the same roofs, the same faults, and the same fixes, done a great many times.
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New Malden’s roofs
What the Houses Are,and What Goes Wrong.
Inter War Semis
Clay plain tiles and early concrete on hipped roofs with a front gable, bay windows with their own little flat or tiled roofs, and chimneys on the party wall. Ninety years on the tiles are usually fine. The mortar on the ridges and hips is not, the valleys behind the front gables leak, and the bay roofs need attention.
Loft Conversions
New Malden has had an enormous number of loft conversions, and the dormers that came with them are now old enough for their flat roofs and lead to be a regular call.
Old Malden and the Edges
Old Malden has an older core around the church with some period houses under clay and slate, then post war estates under concrete tiles around the outside.
The Streets and Their Roofs
New Malden is almost entirely inter war, the roads either side of the Kingston Road and around the station full of 1930s semis in clay plain tile and hipped concrete roofs. Old Malden has older houses around the church and the green, and Motspur Park is a later suburb with post war houses and bungalows in concrete interlocking tile.
Working in New Malden
New Malden is nine miles from Leatherhead and covered from the London line, 0203 507 1501, in the Royal Borough of Kingston. Most houses have a front garden or drive that takes the scaffold; on the roads with kerbside parking only, a pavement licence is arranged. Old Malden has a conservation area around the church, where repairs are like for like.
What we are called to in New Malden
- Ridge and hip mortar failed on hipped 1930s roofs
- Valleys behind the front gable
- Bay window roofs leaking
- Dormer flat roofs and lead on converted lofts
- Party wall chimneys shared with next door
What we do in New Malden
Roofing and Roof Repairs,Across New Malden.
Roof Repairs in New Malden
Most roofs do not need replacing. They need one thing fixing properly, and a straight answer about the rest.
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Tiled Roofing in New Malden
The most common roof in Surrey, and the one most often patched badly. We lay tiles the way the maker intends.
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Leadwork in New Malden
Lead is what keeps water out where a roof changes direction. Good leadwork outlives the roof around it.
Read moreAlso in New MaldenRoofing Slate Roofing Flat Roofing New Roofs Chimney Repairs Fascias, Soffits & Guttering
Roof repairs in New Malden
What Is WrongWith My Roof?
The six things New Malden customers call us about most. Choose the one you can see and we will tell you what it usually is.
Likely cause
Usually a slipped or cracked tile, or failed lead around a chimney or valley. The stain is rarely under the hole: water runs along a rafter before it drops. We trace it back rather than guess.
Usually the job is
Roof Repairs in New Malden
Likely cause
The nails or the tile clips have gone, and if one has moved the ones around it are usually loose too. Worth doing quickly, because the gap lets wind under the rest of the row.
Usually the job is
Roof Repairs in New Malden
Likely cause
Nearly always the lead flashing where the stack meets the roof, or open mortar joints in the stack itself. It gets blamed on the roof and it is almost never the roof.
Usually the job is
Chimney Repairs in New Malden
Likely cause
Either blocked, or sagging so the fall runs the wrong way, or the joints have opened. Left alone it soaks the wall below and you get damp inside.
Usually the job is
Fascias, Soffits & Guttering in New Malden
Likely cause
Standing water means the falls are wrong or the outlet is blocked. Bubbles mean water is already under the covering. Both are fixable, but not by patching over the top.
Usually the job is
Flat Roofing in New Malden
Likely cause
If you can see light you can get water. Sometimes it is one missing slate, sometimes the felt underneath has perished and the whole slope is nearing the end of its life. We will tell you which.
Usually the job is
Roof Repairs in New Malden
How it works
From a Photo on Your Phoneto a Finished Roof.
Call or Send a Photo
Call the office or send a picture from your phone. Even a shot taken from the garden usually tells us what we are dealing with.
A Proper Inspection
We inspect the roof properly, inside and out where we need to, and take pictures of anything you cannot see.
A Written Quote
One price, itemised, no obligation. If a repair will do the job we will say so rather than sell you a new roof.
The Work Itself
Scaffold where it is needed, site kept tidy, photo updates as we go, and everything cleared when we finish.
“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 roof stripped
Re slate
GRP flat roof, in progress
Rear extension
Flat roof stripped
Flat roof
Dormer roofline
Fascias and soffits
New Malden questions
QuestionsFrom New Malden.
Anything not covered here, call 01372 540 258 and ask. You will get a roofer, not a call centre.
Why does the valley behind my front gable leak?
It is the busiest bit of water on a 1930s semi and the original lead was rarely generous. We replace it with new lead of the right code, laid in lengths that can move.
Do you cover Old Malden and Worcester Park?
Yes, and Raynes Park, Motspur Park and Berrylands.
Can you match 1930s clay plain tiles?
Nearly always. They are a standard size still made today, and we keep reclaimed stock for the weathered look.
Do I need planning permission for roof work in New Malden?
For a repair or a re roof in the same material, normally not. A listed building needs consent for most roof work, and in a conservation area a change of material on a roof seen from the street may need permission from the borough. We check the status of your house before we quote and tell you what applies.
Do you arrange the scaffold and access in New Malden?
Yes. On the terraced streets in New Malden the scaffold usually has to sit on the pavement, which needs a licence from the council and sometimes a parking suspension; the scaffold company applies and the lead time is built into the programme. We are 9 miles away in Leatherhead, under an hour outside the rush, and the London line, 0203 507 1501, comes straight through to the same team.
Nearby
Around New Malden,We Also Cover.
New Malden on the diagram of where we work. Point at any town for its postcodes, or open its page.
A diagram of where we work, not a map. Positions are approximate.
Roofers in
New Malden
- Postcodes
- KT3
- Borough
- Kingston upon Thames
- From our base
- 9 miles
Most asked for in New Malden
NearestRoofers in Kingston Roofers in Wimbledon Old Malden · Worcester Park · Raynes Park · Surbiton
And every town in between. If yours is not listed, call 01372 540 258 and ask.
Free survey and quote
A Roof in New Malden?Call Us.
A picture from the ground is usually enough for us to tell you what we are looking at. The survey and the written quote are free, and there is no obligation on either.
- London
- 0203 507 1501
- Leatherhead
- 01372 540 258
- Reigate
- 01737 749202
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