Roofing & Leadwork Specialists
in Maidenhead

Roofing on an older property is not the same trade as roofing on a new estate house. Slate sizes are graded and diminishing courses need setting out. Hand-made clay tiles vary and have to be sorted. Lead has to be sized to the right code, cut to allow for movement, and welted or clipped so wind cannot lift it. Where those details are skipped, the roof looks acceptable from the pavement and fails quietly at the valleys, abutments and chimney.

Our work is built to avoid exactly that. On a full re-roof we strip back, check the timbers and battens, and rebuild the covering with the correct underlay, fixings, ventilation and lead detailing for the building in front of us. On repairs, we trace the true path of the water before touching anything, leaks frequently enter well away from where they appear inside, and patching the stain rather than the cause is how homeowners end up paying twice.

Leadwork is a specialism in its own right, and it is in our name for a reason. Valleys, box gutters, soakers, step and cover flashings, chimney trays, parapets and bay tops are all formed and dressed on site by our leadwork specialists in Berkshire. Sand-cast lead is used where the building and its setting call for it, a common requirement on listed and conservation-area work, and something a general roofer often subcontracts out.

On flat roofs, the failure is almost always in the detailing rather than the membrane: standing water from insufficient falls, poorly formed upstands, or outlets that cannot cope. We set the falls properly and detail the perimeter so water leaves the roof. For chimney repairs and chimney removal we handle repointing, flaunching, rebuilds and full removals with the roof structure and covering made good afterwards, and our roof maintenance and cleaning keeps a sound roof that way.

Commercially, we keep things simple. Work is quoted at a fixed price, never a day rate, so your cost does not rise because a job took longer than we planned. Quotes and inspections are free in most cases, with the exception of jobs needing special access to inspect safely. Every inspection and leak detection comes with a detailed photographic report. Smaller repairs and maintenance are usually paid on completion; larger projects are staged, with an initial deposit covering materials and the start of works, then payments at agreed milestones through to completion.

Behind all of it: Thomas George leading the work, a team of six to eight with two or three on site per job, £2 million public liability cover, and a 10-year workmanship guarantee on re-roofs, new roofs and major works. Emergency repairs are available for storm damage and leaks.