Roofers and roof repairs in Richmond, TW9 and TW10Richmond, Kewand the Hill.
Richmond has some of the oldest domestic roofs on our patch, Georgian terraces and villas on the Hill and around the green, then the Victorian and Edwardian town, then Kew and Ham. A lot of slate, a lot of lead, and a lot of conservation area.
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Richmond’s roofs
What the Houses Are,and What Goes Wrong.
Georgian Richmond
Terraces and houses on the Hill, around the green and along the river, many listed, under slate with parapet gutters, lead flats and valleys hidden behind the front parapet. These roofs need like for like repair, matched reclaimed slate and lead formed properly, and a roofer who understands that the gutter behind the parapet is where the trouble is.
Victorian and Edwardian Town
The bulk of Richmond and Kew: terraces, semis and villas under Welsh slate, with shared chimneys, lead valleys and back additions. Nail sickness a century on, and back addition roofs that leak where they meet the main house.
Ham, Petersham and the Newer Edges
Ham has an older village core and a lot of post war housing under concrete tiles, now at the end of its felt. Petersham is largely period and worth the care.
The Streets and Their Roofs
Richmond is one of the most protected townscapes we work in: Georgian and Victorian terraces around the green and up Richmond Hill in slate with parapet gutters and lead flats, Kew and North Sheen in Edwardian and inter war clay, and Petersham and Ham with old cottages and larger period houses. A lot of the work here is lead: parapets, box gutters, dormers and flashings.
Working in Richmond
Richmond is twelve miles from Leatherhead and covered from the London line, 0203 507 1501. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames has conservation areas across most of the town and a great many listed buildings, so much of our work here is like for like slate and lead with consent where it is needed. Parking and scaffold on the terraced streets are planned with the council’s licence.
What we are called to in Richmond
- Parapet gutters and lead flats on Georgian houses
- Nail sickness on Victorian and Edwardian slate
- Back addition roofs leaking at the abutment
- Shared chimneys on terraces
- Post war concrete roofs in Ham past their felt
What we do in Richmond
Roofing and Roof Repairs,Across Richmond.
Roof Repairs in Richmond
Most roofs do not need replacing. They need one thing fixing properly, and a straight answer about the rest.
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Leadwork in Richmond
Lead is what keeps water out where a roof changes direction. Good leadwork outlives the roof around it.
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Slate Roofing in Richmond
Slate lasts decades and looks right on almost every period property. It only works if it is laid properly.
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Roof repairs in Richmond
What Is WrongWith My Roof?
The six things Richmond 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 Richmond
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 Richmond
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 Richmond
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 Richmond
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 Richmond
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 Richmond
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.
Clay tiled roof
Pitched roof
Full re roof
Bungalow, Surrey
Natural slate
Pitched roof
Chimney rebuild
Stack and lead tray
Richmond questions
QuestionsFrom Richmond.
Anything not covered here, call 01372 540 258 and ask. You will get a roofer, not a call centre.
Do you work on listed houses in Richmond?
Yes. Like for like repair in matched slate, clay and lead, which is what listed building consent asks for and what the roof needs anyway.
Why does my Georgian house leak behind the parapet?
The gutter behind the parapet is lead lined and it is where every drop off the roof goes. Old lead splits, the outlet blocks, and the water finds its way into the top floor. We re line it.
Do you cover Kew, Ham and Petersham?
Yes, all three, and Richmond Hill, North Sheen and East Sheen.
Do I need planning permission for roof work in Richmond?
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 Richmond?
Yes. On the terraced streets in Richmond 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 12 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 Richmond,We Also Cover.
Richmond 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
Richmond
- Postcodes
- TW9, TW10
- Borough
- Richmond upon Thames
- From our base
- 12 miles
Most asked for in Richmond
NearestRoofers in Barnes Roofers in Kingston Kew · Ham · Petersham · Richmond Hill
And every town in between. If yours is not listed, call 01372 540 258 and ask.
Free survey and quote
A Roof in Richmond?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.
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- 0203 507 1501
- Leatherhead
- 01372 540 258
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