Our roofing work, photographed on the job

A recent re-roof, start to finish

One recent re-roof on a terraced house: the old tiles stripped off, the roof taken back to the rafters, then new breathable membrane and treated battens fixed before the new tiles go on.

Services: New roofs · Tiled roofing

Best Top roofers stripping old concrete tiles off a terraced roof, tiles stacked on the slope Re-roof under way: old tiles and battens stripped back to the rafters, loft insulation showing Two roofers fixing new battens over breathable membrane next to the stripped old tiles New pink breathable membrane and treated battens across a long terraced roof, roofers at the far end The Best Top team on the scaffold beside a roof in new membrane and battens

Our survey vehicle on the job

The Best Top Roofing survey vehicle on site while the family works on the roof.

Services: Roof repairs · New roofs

Best Top Roofing survey vehicle on the drive of a scaffolded semi, roofer at the ridge Best Top Roofing survey vehicle outside a scaffolded house with bay windows Best Top Roofing survey vehicle parked outside a scaffolded semi-detached house with a red tiled roof

Re-roofs, from strip to finished roof

A re-roof is only as good as what goes under the tiles. These photographs show the stages: roofs stripped back to the rafters, new breathable membrane and battens set out, tiles going on from the eaves up, and finished roofs with dry ridge and dry verge systems. Two of them show the same roof during and after.

Services: New roofs · Dry ridge and dry verge

Roof stripped to the rafters with new membrane and battens going on above a conservatory Re-roof in progress: new blue breathable membrane and treated battens on a long gable roof Finished re-roof in grey slate-effect tiles with a new dry verge, scaffold still up Bungalow hip roof in blue membrane and battens, ready for tiles Bungalow hip roof finished in grey slate-effect tiles Slate-effect tiles going on over pink breathable membrane, roofer at the ridge Team laying slate-effect tiles over red membrane on a long roof slope Roofers battening a re-roof around a new roof window over red membrane Slate-effect tiles being laid over orange membrane and yellow battens Red interlocking tile roof with the ridge being fixed, roofer on the slope Red tile roof with a new dry ridge fitted, roofer walking the slope Aerial view of a terraced roof stripped and re-battened, tiles loaded out

Finished tiled and slate roofs

Finished roofs in red interlocking tiles, grey and dark slate-effect tiles, clay plain tiles and slate, on bungalows, semis, detached houses and terraces.

Services: Slate roofing · New roofs

Red interlocking tile roof with a new roof window and dry ridge, seen from the scaffold Grey slate-effect hip roof finished with a mechanically fixed dry hip and ridge Red interlocking tile re-roof with a brick chimney and new dry ridge New grey tile roof with a soil vent pipe, finished and seen from the scaffold Dark slate-effect roof finished around a rear dormer, scaffold boards below Red tile hip roof finished with dry hip and ridge on a detached house Dark interlocking tile hip roof finished with a chimney, scaffold still in place Dark interlocking tiles finished on a mock-Tudor house with a brick chimney Dark slate-effect roof finished up to a chimney stack Grey slate-effect roof finished with a dry verge, trees behind Slate-effect roof with a dry ridge between chimneys on a terraced street Aerial view of finished slate roofs on terraced rear outriggers Grey interlocking tiles finished at the gable with a dry verge, brick wall beside

Flat roofs and garage roofs

A garage roof before and after, a GRP fibreglass roof at the laminate stage and finished in grey, a new rubber flat roof on a rear extension, and one of the team torching on a new felt flat roof.

Services: Flat roofs · Garage roofs

BeforeAfter

Before and after on the same garage roof.

GRP fibreglass flat roof at the laminate stage, before the topcoat goes on Finished grey GRP fibreglass flat roof with new edge trims New rubber flat roof with black trims on a rear extension, roofer standing on it Best Top roofer in hi-vis torching on a new felt flat roof, with the gas bottle and torch beside him

Chimneys and leadwork

Rebuilt chimney stacks with new caps, flaunching and a cowl, and lead cut and dressed by hand: step flashings, back gutters, a valley, a dormer apron and lead around a soil pipe.

Services: Chimney repairs · Leadwork

Rebuilt chimney with a new stone cap and a red cowl Rebuilt red brick chimney stack with new flaunching Roofer dressing new lead flashing around a brick chimney on a concrete tile roof Brick chimney with new lead flashing on a slate-effect tile roof Lead back gutter and apron behind a brick chimney stack Lead step flashing cut and dressed into a brick chimney on a clay tile roof Lead flashing dressed around a soil pipe where a roof meets the wall Brown plain tile roof with a new lead valley between two slopes Clay plain tile roof with half-round ridge tiles bedded in mortar Dormer front in slate with a lead-dressed apron and blue membrane around it

Timbers, dormers and houses on the job

A new timber gable roof on an extension, dormers being re-roofed, and houses scaffolded while the family is at work on them.

Services: Roof timbers and extensions · New roofs

New timber rafters and gable frame for an extension roof, before membrane and tiles Aerial view of a dormer on a re-roof, membrane and battens on, skip in the street Semi-detached house with scaffold up and roofers at work on the roof Three-storey townhouse terrace scaffolded for a re-roof, roofers on the lifts Edwardian terraced house with bay windows scaffolded for roof work Two Best Top roofers laying slate-effect tiles and a lead valley from the scaffold Close view of slate-effect tiles being fixed over red breathable membrane Best Top Roofing vehicle outside a job with roofers on the roof behind