Re-roofing in Hornby

Re-roofing for Hornby homes

Across Hornby, stone houses and cottages line the main street, with a few later homes on the edges of the village. The most common coverings here are stone slate and blue-grey slate on the older buildings and concrete tiles on the later homes, and on the older homes many are still held on by their original nails and battens. Once those reach the end of their life, patching stops working. Hornby sits among the fells of the Lune Valley and the western Dales, where heavy rainfall and cold, damp winters mean valleys, gutters and flashings have to cope with a lot of water. A full re-roof deals with the cause, not just the symptoms. Hornby has a conservation area covering the historic village, so we always check with Lancaster City Council before recommending a change of material.

In the Lune Valley and the western Dales, many older homes have heavy stone slate or thick local slate laid in diminishing courses. Re-roofing these properly means sorting and grading the slate, checking the timbers can carry the weight, and relaying in the traditional pattern so the roof still looks right.

A full re-roof resets the clock. We put up scaffold, strip the old covering, check and repair the timbers, then lay a new breathable membrane, treated battens and your chosen covering, finishing with new leadwork, valleys and ridge. Where the existing slate is good, we can sort and reuse it, topping up with a matching reclaimed or new slate.

House Roof Replacement in Hornby

If your roof is past repairing, a house roof replacement in Hornby gives you a new, watertight roof built to last for decades. We strip the old covering, check and repair the timbers, and rebuild with new membrane, battens, slate or tiles, leadwork and ridge. Scaffolding, waste removal and a written guarantee are all included, whether it is a terrace, a semi, a bungalow or a detached house.

What’s included

• Scaffolding erected and inspected before we start
• Careful strip-off, with sound slates sorted for reuse
• Rafters and wall plates checked and repaired where needed
• New breathable membrane and treated, graded battens
• Natural slate, reclaimed slate, clay or concrete tiles
• New lead flashings, soakers and valleys
• Ridge and hips bedded or fitted with a dry-fix system
• Optional new fascias, soffits and guttering
• Skips, waste removal and a full site clean on completion
• Written workmanship guarantee