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When a covering has genuinely finished, replacing it is the cheaper answer in the end. Off, re-battened, breathable membrane, then a covering chosen to suit the building and the street rather than whatever is quickest to lay.
A re-roof is not a covering swap. The old material comes off, the timbers get looked at properly while they are exposed, new treated battens go on at the right gauge, a breathable membrane goes under them, and ventilation is designed into the eaves and the ridge instead of being hoped for. That is where the life of the roof comes from, and it is the part nobody sees once the scaffold is down.
Choosing the covering matters more in Bradford than in most places, because the building stock is so mixed. A soot-blackened gritstone terrace wants reclaimed stone slate laid in diminishing courses. A Victorian villa wants Welsh slate and proper lead. A 1960s semi wants a matched concrete tile and a dry-fixed ridge. A moor-edge cottage above Denholme or Oxenhope wants heavier mechanical fixing at the verges and eaves because of what the west wind does up there. We look at what is on the house, what is on the rest of the street, and what the structure will carry, then quote the covering that suits all three.
If any of that sounds like your house, ring 0113 460 1042 or book the free survey. Somebody comes out, looks at it properly, and puts the price on paper.
Old covering, battens and felt off and away, the load taken off the timbers, and the skip managed so the street stays passable.
Rafters, purlins and wall plates looked at with the covering off, and anything soft reported with a photograph before it is priced.
Treated battens at the correct gauge over a breathable membrane, with counter-battening where the detail calls for it.
Reclaimed gritstone slate, Welsh slate, clay plain tile or a matched concrete profile, sourced before the strip starts.
New lead at every abutment, dry-fixed or traditionally bedded ridge depending on the property, and verges fixed for exposure.
Eaves and ridge ventilation sized for the roof, so the new membrane does not simply trap moisture in the loft.
Inside the loft as well as outside, so the timbers are part of the assessment rather than an afterthought.
Covering, battens, membrane, lead, ventilation, access and waste all itemised, so you can see exactly what is being priced.
The house stays weathertight and covered every night. Nothing is left open to the weather over a weekend.
Covering laid, lead dressed, ridges and verges fixed, site cleared, gutters checked, photographs and guarantee handed over.
We work out of Bradford (BD1), across the whole district and up the Aire and Worth valleys, and into every Leeds postcode. Nearest first: Bradford (BD1) · Bradford City Centre (BD1) · Manningham (BD8) · Heaton (BD9) · Great Horton (BD7) · Wibsey (BD6) · Bierley (BD4) · Eccleshill (BD2) · Idle (BD10) · Shipley (BD18), with everywhere else on the area finder.
Heavy gritstone slate on the old terraces, Welsh slate on the villas, tile on the estates. Matched, coursed and mechanically fixed.
What this covers →Leaks followed back to where the water actually gets in, slates re-fixed, lead re-dressed. One visit, one written figure, ten years behind it.
What this covers →Soot-black gritstone stacks repointed in lime, rebuilt, re-flaunched, re-flashed. Take-downs below the slate line as well.
What this covers →Get a second opinion that comes with photographs. If it can be repaired we will tell you that instead.