Roofers and roof repairs in Redhill, RH1Redhill, Mersthamand Earlswood.
Redhill is a railway town: Victorian terraces near the station and the old centre, then a great deal of post war housing out to Merstham, Earlswood and Salfords. We cover it from the Reigate line, 01737 749202.
Over 25 years on local roofs
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Redhill’s roofs
What the Houses Are,and What Goes Wrong.
The Victorian Town
Terraces and semis put up as the railway arrived, under Welsh slate with lead valleys and shared chimneys along the party walls. A hundred and thirty years on the slate is often sound and the nails are not. Shared stacks mean the leak is sometimes next door's problem too.
Post War Redhill
Large estates from the 1950s and 60s under concrete interlocking tiles, now on their first real round of repairs and, increasingly, re roofs where the felt has gone. Straightforward roofs to match and quick to survey.
Merstham, Earlswood and Salfords
A mix: the old village core of Merstham under clay and slate, and a lot of inter war and post war housing around it. Earlswood and Salfords are mostly 1930s and after, clay and concrete, with the usual ridges and chimneys reaching the end.
The Streets and Their Roofs
Redhill grew with the railway, so the streets around the station and the old centre are Victorian terraces and semis in slate, with shared chimneys and valleys that are now well past their first lead. Earlswood, Whitebushes and Salfords are mostly post war and later, concrete tile roofs on their first re roof, and Merstham mixes an old village with a large post war estate.
Working in Redhill
Redhill is nine miles from Leatherhead and shares the Reigate number, 01737 749202. The borough is Reigate and Banstead. Parking on the Victorian streets near the station is tight, so scaffold is planned with the neighbours and, where it has to sit on the pavement, the licence from the council is applied for before the job starts.
What we are called to in Redhill
- Nail sickness on Victorian terraces near the station
- Shared chimney stacks leaking on party walls
- Perished felt under 1950s and 60s concrete tiles
- Ridge and valley mortar failing on 1930s clay
- Flat roofed extensions from the 70s and 80s
What we do in Redhill
Roofing and Roof Repairs,Across Redhill.
Roof Repairs in Redhill
Most roofs do not need replacing. They need one thing fixing properly, and a straight answer about the rest.
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Slate Roofing in Redhill
Slate lasts decades and looks right on almost every period property. It only works if it is laid properly.
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Chimney Repairs in Redhill
Chimneys take the worst of the weather. Most leaks blamed on a roof start at the stack.
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Roof repairs in Redhill
What Is WrongWith My Roof?
The six things Redhill 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 Redhill
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 Redhill
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 Redhill
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 Redhill
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 Redhill
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 Redhill
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.
GRP flat roof, in progress
Rear extension
Flat roof stripped
Flat roof
Dormer roofline
Fascias and soffits
New white fascias
Roofline
Redhill questions
QuestionsFrom Redhill.
Anything not covered here, call 01372 540 258 and ask. You will get a roofer, not a call centre.
Do you cover Merstham and Salfords?
Yes, and Earlswood, Nutfield, Bletchingley and South Nutfield.
My chimney is shared with next door. Who fixes it?
Usually both of you, split. We survey it, photograph it and give a price that can be shared, which is how most party wall stacks get done.
Which number do I call for Redhill?
The Reigate line, 01737 749202, or the mobile at any hour, 07513 397 799.
Do I need planning permission for roof work in Redhill?
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 council. We check the status of your house before we quote and tell you what applies.
Do you arrange the scaffold and access in Redhill?
Yes. Most houses in Redhill have a drive or a quiet road for the scaffold, and where it has to stand on a pavement the licence from the council is applied for before the start. We are 9 miles away in Leatherhead, so a survey is usually within the week and a leak can often be looked at the same day.
Nearby
Around Redhill,We Also Cover.
Redhill 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
Redhill
- Postcodes
- RH1
- Borough
- Reigate and Banstead
- From our base
- 9 miles
Most asked for in Redhill
NearestRoofers in Reigate Merstham · Earlswood · Salfords · Nutfield · Bletchingley
And every town in between. If yours is not listed, call 01372 540 258 and ask.
Free survey and quote
A Roof in Redhill?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
- Mobile, 24 hours
- 07513 397 799