Re-roofing in Kirkby Lonsdale

Re-roofing for Kirkby Lonsdale homes

Across Kirkby Lonsdale, Georgian and older stone houses and shops fill the town centre and market square, with later family homes on the outskirts. The most common coverings here are Westmorland and Burlington slate and stone slate on the older buildings, with concrete tiles on some newer 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. Kirkby Lonsdale 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. Kirkby Lonsdale town centre is a conservation area, so we always check with Westmorland and Furness 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 Kirkby Lonsdale

If your roof is past repairing, a house roof replacement in Kirkby Lonsdale 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