Roof Repairs in Bath

Bath is one of the most distinctive places in the country to repair a roof. The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, its Georgian terraces and crescents are built in Bath stone, and many roofs hide behind parapets, with valleys and gutters you cannot see from the street. From Lansdown and Widcombe to Oldfield Park and Combe Down, roof repairs in Bath need a careful hand and the right materials.

We have worked on roofs for more than thirty years. You get a free survey, a fixed price in writing before we start and a ten year guarantee, and you pay nothing until the job is finished and you are satisfied.

Leaks in older Bath houses often come from places the owner never sees: a hidden valley behind the parapet, a blocked outlet, or a split in old leadwork. Water can travel a long way through a Georgian roof space before it stains a ceiling. We trace leaks inside and out and fix the source, not just the patch above the stain.

Older Bath ridges are usually bedded and pointed in mortar, which breaks down with age and weather. We rebed loose ridge tiles and repoint failing mortar, and on suitable roofs we can fit a dry-fix ridge that is mechanically fixed instead. On sensitive buildings we will talk through which approach suits the property before we start.

Most of the problems we are called to in Bath can be repaired, and we will say so. On an old roof where the underlay has failed across the board, repeated repairs stop being good value. We will show you what we have found and set out the options in writing, so you can decide knowing exactly where the roof stands.