A re-roof is your chance to put right everything the original build got wrong or has since outgrown — ventilation, underlay, ridge and verge fixing, insulation at the eaves — not just to pop new tiles on top.
What you are actually buying
The visible tile is perhaps a third of the value of a re-roof. The rest is underneath: sound battens at the right gauge, a breathable membrane that lets the structure dry out, ventilation at eaves and ridge, non-ferrous fixings, and properly formed valleys, verges and abutments.
Cheap re-roofs are cheap because of what's been left out below the tile line — and that's exactly why they tend to leak again within a decade.
Our specification, step by step
- Survey, including the loft, and a written specification before anything is agreed
- Scaffold, protection and a defined working area
- Strip of the existing covering, battens and underlay
- Inspection of rafters, purlins and wall plate, with photographs of any defect found
- Timber repair or replacement where needed, priced transparently
- New treated battens and breathable membrane with eaves protection trays
- New covering, dry ridge and dry verge, renewed valleys and flashings
- Site cleared, waste removed, and a walk round with you before scaffold comes down
Choosing the covering
On post-war estate housing, a good interlocking tile in a colour close to the street's character usually does the job, so money's better spent on the build-up beneath it. On Victorian and Edwardian terraces in the cities, natural slate or a good-quality fibre cement slate keeps the roofline looking right. On downland and New Forest cottages, clay peg tiles or plain tiles are often the only sensible answer, and in conservation areas they may well be required.
Room-in-roof and insulation upgrades
If you've got a loft conversion, or you're planning one, a re-roof is the moment to get the insulation right — above or between rafters with a maintained ventilation path, properly detailed at the eaves. Leave it for later and you'll be taking the covering off again to sort it.
Common questions
What homeowners in Hampshire usually want to know about new roofs & re-roofing.
Ask us anything- New Roofs & Re-Roofing — our new roof service in detail
- Hampshire — our Hampshire coverage
- Pitched Roofing — how pitched roofs are built up
- Finlock Concrete Gutter Removal — dealing with concrete gutters at the same time
- Fascias, Soffits & Guttering — renewing fascias and soffits while scaffold is up
- Velux & Roof Windows — adding roof windows during the works
