Roofers in Skellingthorpe

Roofing in Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire

We are roofers in Skellingthorpe, working across Lincolnshire from our Lincoln office about 4 miles west of Lincoln. Free survey, photographs of what we find, a written quote you can compare, and a 10 year guarantee on the work we do.

Rural properties tend to be more exposed than their equivalent in town, with fewer buildings around them to break the wind. That shows up first at the ridge and verge and at any chimney, which is where the weather gets the most leverage. Older cottages bring pantile, lead and stone or brick chimneys, while the newer housing around the village green brings the usual concrete tile and perished felt.

Skellingthorpe roofs between the old centre and Old Wood

Skellingthorpe's Jerusalem Road, Lincoln Road and Saxilby Road meet among housing from several periods. High Street and the Church Road area retain the older village setting, while closes to the west and south add later detached houses and bungalows. Towards Old Wood, trees and longer garden boundaries become a more noticeable part of the roof's surroundings. A house near Jerusalem Road may also have a succession of extensions, so the rear elevation can need a different assessment from the simpler roof seen at the front.

Traditional tile and slate on older High Street properties should be distinguished from the interlocking coverings common on Skellingthorpe's later residential plots. Where a Church Road cottage has retained a chimney, water can enter at the junction behind the stack and travel down a rafter before appearing indoors. Bungalows in the southern closes can have broad roof slopes feeding relatively short gutter outlets, making eaves condition important. Around Jerusalem Road, an attached garage or converted rear room introduces membrane edges and wall abutments whose condition cannot be inferred from the tiles above the original house.

Old Wood gives Skellingthorpe a substantial wooded edge, and nearby garden trees can keep roof valleys shaded and supply debris after windy spells. On properties close to that western woodland setting, inspecting a low garage outlet can be as useful as looking at the highest ridge. The more open approaches beyond Jerusalem Road present a different exposure, where rain driven against a gable can reveal a weakened verge or flashing. Church Road's closely spaced buildings may shelter one slope while leaving chimneys exposed above the neighbouring roofs.

What we get called out to in Skellingthorpe

• Outbuilding and garage roofsFlat roofs on garages, stores and outbuildings that nobody looks at until the contents get wet.
• Pantile matchingReplacing and re-laying clay pantile on older property so the roof still looks right.
• Ridge and verge repairsExposed sites working mortar loose and dropping it onto the path.
• Roofline replacementOriginal timber fascias and soffits on village property, rotten behind decades of paint.

What we do most of in Skellingthorpe

Valley replacements in Skellingthorpe

Lead, GRP and metal valleys in Skellingthorpe re-lined where the channel has perished, including the cement filled valleys left behind by somebody else's repair.

Dry ridge and dry verge in Skellingthorpe

Mortar bedded ridge and verge in Skellingthorpe converted to mechanically fixed dry systems, which stops the mortar dropping on the drive and vents the ridge properly.

Slate roofing in Skellingthorpe

Natural and fibre cement slate in Skellingthorpe, laid to the correct lap and gauge, including strip and re-lay using your existing slate where it is still sound.

Chimney and leadwork in Skellingthorpe

Chimney stacks in Skellingthorpe repointed or rebuilt, with new stepped lead flashings, soakers and back gutters dressed into raked joints rather than sealed with mastic.

Skellingthorpe at a glance

Every roofing service we offer in Skellingthorpe

These are the services we run in Skellingthorpe. If you are not sure which one you need, ring the Lincoln office and describe it, and we will tell you.

• Pitched roofing
• Flat roofing
• Roof repairs
• Re-roofing
• Fascias, soffits and guttering
• Chimney and leadwork
• Storm damage
• Slate roofing
• Garage roofs
• Dry ridge and dry verge
• Valley replacements

Planning RoofRite work on Skellingthorpe's varied plots

We assess unloading from Jerusalem Road separately from access around the house, because an apparently generous frontage may lead to a narrow side passage. Near High Street's older buildings, scaffold arrangements need to respect doorways and the usable route along the frontage. On detached plots towards Old Wood, branches, garden structures and soft ground can determine where supports and materials belong. Fascias, soffits and guttering may be considered alongside Garage roofs where a shaded lower roof and its drainage need attention during the same access arrangement.

Photographs of what we find can be particularly helpful on a woodland-side Skellingthorpe plot, where branches conceal a low roof outlet. Our Lincoln office covers the village and offers a free survey for properties from Church Road to the southern closes. An itemised written quote for a Jerusalem Road house can identify restricted side access as well as roof defects. We discuss Chimney and leadwork separately where a High Street stack is responsible for water entering beside an otherwise sound slope.

Getting to Skellingthorpe

The Lincoln office covers Skellingthorpe as part of its normal patch, about 4 miles away in Lincoln. It falls inside the LN1 to LN10 area we work in. Ring that number and you will get the team that actually works your area.

Roofing quotes in Skellingthorpe vary far more than they should, usually because they are not describing the same work. An itemised written quote is the only way to see what is actually being priced, and it is what you get from us as standard.

Nearby villages and towns we also cover: Burton Waters, Saxilby, Lincoln, North Hykeham, South Hykeham, Canwick.