Roofers in Baldock for old clay roofs, estate houses and garages

Baldock's central roofs owe much of their colour to handmade clay tiles. The conservation statement records their widespread use on steep pitches, particularly among the older buildings around the High Street, Whitehorse Street and Church Street. Slate also has a place: the council's local heritage register identifies nineteenth-century slate-roofed houses on South Road. That combination is more specific than treating every old roof as a slate roof. Moving into the residential streets beyond the centre introduces twentieth-century houses and concrete tiled coverings. Clothall Common adds a later estate layout, with garages and extensions requiring attention alongside the principal slopes. Nearby Bygrave and Clothall have older village properties mixed with subsequent housing. We check each roof's construction before deciding how a repair or replacement should be detailed.

A patch of mismatched tiles on a Baldock roof can conceal a problem beneath them. Repeated slipping calls for a check of the battens and fixings, while a leak below the chimney calls for a separate examination of its lead and masonry. On the steep older roofs, small plain tiles need the right overlap, and damaged ridge bedding must be dealt with without disturbing sound surrounding work. Concrete-tiled estate houses and their flat garages bring different deck, underfelt and drainage checks. We carry out those repairs, renew flashings, repair roof timbers and replace coverings when their condition demands it. Conservation-area alterations require suitable material choices and a check of the relevant permissions. The proposal explains those details before changes to Baldock's historic roofs are booked.

Your first conversation with Best Top is with the family, and the family comes to undertake the roofing. Thomas assesses your Baldock property, shows you what needs attention and supplies a free fixed written quote. For a central terrace we discuss the route to the rear and the scaffold position; for an estate house we check any attached garage or extension involved in the job. There is no obligation to proceed. We look after private homeowners, landlords managing rented houses and small businesses with premises in and around the town. Our workmanship is guaranteed, with a 10 year guarantee on new re-roofs. Call 07429 820474 to arrange an inspection and get a clear proposal for the roof work your property needs.

Roofing services in Baldock

• New roofs in Baldock
• Roof repairs in Baldock
• Emergency roof repairs in Baldock
• Flat roofs in Baldock
• Garage roofs in Baldock
• Slate roofing in Baldock
• Chimney repairs in Baldock
• Chimney removal in Baldock
• Leadwork in Baldock
• Roof timbers and extensions in Baldock
• Fascias, soffits and guttering in Baldock
• Gutter cleaning in Baldock
• Dry ridge and dry verge in Baldock

Our recent roofing work

Photos of our own jobs. Tap to enlarge.

Rebuilt red brick chimney stack with new flaunching Grey interlocking tiles finished at the gable with a dry verge, brick wall beside New rubber flat roof with black trims on a rear extension, roofer standing on it

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