Roof Repairs in Lancaster

Roof Repairs for Lancaster homes

In Lancaster, the housing runs from Georgian sandstone townhouses in the city centre to long Victorian and Edwardian stone terraces in Bowerham, Greaves, Scotforth and Skerton, with post-war semis and newer estates further out. Roofs here are mostly Welsh slate, with concrete interlocking tiles on many of the post-war homes, and the most common call-outs are for slipped slates, loose ridge tiles and tired flashings. Lancaster sits just inland from Morecambe Bay, so roofs take a steady diet of wind-driven rain off the Irish Sea, which is exactly the kind of weather that finds its way under a tired ridge or a perished flashing. Most of those faults can be put right with a well-made repair, as long as it is done with matching materials and proper fixings rather than a tube of sealant.

Coastal repairs around the bay are often about fixings rather than slates: nails and clips that have rusted through in the salt air. We re-fix with stainless or copper and, where ridges and verges keep losing mortar, recommend a dry-fix system that will not wash out.

Every repair starts with photographs, so you can see exactly what we have found before any work starts. If a repair is the right answer, we will say so. If the roof is past the point where repairs make sense, we will tell you that honestly too.

House Roof Repair in Lancaster

Whether it is a slipped slate, a leaking flashing, a loose ridge or storm damage, we handle every kind of house roof repair in Lancaster, on terraces, semis, bungalows and detached homes alike. We find the real cause, photograph it, and give you a clear fixed price before any work starts.

What’s included

• Slipped, cracked and missing slate or tile replacement
• Ridge and hip re-bedding, or dry-ridge upgrades
• Verge repointing and dry-verge systems
• Lead flashing, soaker and valley repairs
• Flat roof repairs in felt, EPDM rubber and GRP fibreglass
• Gutter, fascia and downpipe repairs
• Storm damage repairs and emergency make-safe
• Roof inspections with a photo report