Slate roofing in Gainsborough

Slate roofing in Gainsborough

Slate roofing in Gainsborough, carried out by our own directly employed roofers. Free survey, photographs of the problem, and an itemised quote in writing before the work is booked in.

It sits in the DN21 postcode district. Gainsborough is about 14 miles of Scunthorpe, covered by the Scunthorpe team on 01724 514 178, and the survey is free whether or not you go ahead with the work.

The roofs in Gainsborough

The town is exposed from the west across the river, with flat open country between the Trent and the town itself. That puts the work at the edges of the roof: ridge, verge, gable and chimney, usually well before the covering in the middle of the slope has anything wrong with it.

Gainsborough sits on the Trent with older terraced streets near the centre and estate housing around them, and very little shelter from the west.

Gainsborough's older terraced streets carry a lot of slate, much of it original. Where the slate is sound, a strip and re-lay using the existing material is usually possible and we will tell you honestly whether yours is a candidate.

What slate roofing in Gainsborough involves

• Leadwork and valleysLead valleys, soakers and step flashings, which do more work on a slate roof than on a tiled one.
• Fibre cement slateA lighter, lower cost alternative that suits many properties and lasts well when laid correctly.
• Strip and re-laySound slate carefully removed, sorted and re-laid on new membrane and battens with new fixings.

That is the short version. There is a fuller explanation of the work, the materials and the detailing on our slate roofing page.

Signs your Gainsborough property needs this

• Valleys and lead work perished at the same time as the slates
• Slates flaking or delaminating in layers at the tail
• Slates slipping across the whole roof rather than in one place, which points at nail fatigue

Natural slate, fibre cement, and reclaimed

Natural slate is the long term answer and the right one on period properties, particularly anywhere a conservation officer has a view. It is heavier and dearer, and the roof structure has to be up to it, which on a roof that has always carried slate it will be.

Slate roofing in Gainsborough at a glance

What affects the price in Gainsborough

• Whether the existing slate can be re-laid or has to be replaced
• Access and scaffold, and the age and condition of the roof structure
• Roof pitch, since a lower pitch needs a bigger lap and therefore more slate

We will not quote a roof we have not seen. Book the free survey and you will get a written price with the scope set out rather than a number over the phone.