Roofing in Shalford
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Shalford sits in the Wey valley just south of Guildford, with Victorian and Edwardian houses, older village cottages and later family housing. Each roof is surveyed properly, quoted in writing, and guaranteed for up to 25 years.
Up to 25 years' workmanship guarantee. £2m public liability, £10m employers' liability.
30+ years
Matt's experience on Surrey roofs
Guaranteed
Workmanship guarantee in writing
£2m / £10m
Public and employers' liability cover
Local to Shalford
Run from Bookham, not a call centre
Roofers in Shalford
Wey valley roofs, worked from our Bookham yard
We cover Shalford from The Manse, Eastwick Road, Bookham, running out through the Horsleys and Guildford. It is one of the further points we work to regularly, so we are honest about it: a full day's work is easy to schedule here, and a single tiny repair is usually best combined with anything else the roof needs.
Shalford's housing is older on average than the estates further north. There are Victorian and Edwardian houses along the Kings Road and Station Road area, village cottages near the Common and the church, substantial period properties towards Chilworth and Bramley, and post-war and later family housing filling in between.
Period housing here means natural slate as well as clay tile, steep pitches, deep valleys, tall chimney stacks and a great deal of lead. Those are the details that leak first, and they are the details a general builder is most likely to seal over rather than re-form.
The valley setting matters too. Low-lying, sheltered and damp positions near the Wey and the Common keep slopes wet for longer, so moss builds up quickly and gutters stay full. Water sitting where it should be running is behind a large share of Shalford leaks.
Period slate and clay tile
Victorian and Edwardian roofs where the covering, the valleys and the lead all need assessing together.
Tall stacks and heavy leadwork
Chimneys, valleys and abutments re-formed and hand-dressed rather than sealed over.
Damp valley positions
Sheltered, low-lying slopes near the Wey hold moss and moisture. Clearing them is cheap; ignoring them is not.
Whole-day scheduling
Shalford is one of our further areas, so we plan a proper visit rather than a rushed look from the pavement.
What we do here
Roofing services available
across Shalford
The full range is available in Shalford, from valley and flashing repairs on a Victorian terrace to a complete re-roof in slate or tile.
New Roofs & Full Re-Roofs
Full strip and re-cover in slate or tile with new battens, membrane, dry ridge and renewed lead, guaranteed 25 years on workmanship.
New Roofs & Full Re-Roofs in Shalford
Tiling & Tile Repairs
Slate and clay tile repairs matched to the original covering, including steep-pitch and valley work on period roofs.
Tiling & Tile Repairs in Shalford
Flat Roofs
Rear extension, outrigger, bay and garage roofs re-decked where soft, re-fallen and re-covered, guaranteed 15 years.
Flat Roofs in Shalford
General Roof Repairs
Leak tracing on slate, tile and flat roofs, including the valley and flashing failures typical of Victorian housing.
General Roof Repairs in Shalford
Chimney Work
Repointing, spalled brick replacement, flaunching and pots on the tall stacks common across Shalford.
Chimney Work in Shalford
Leadwork
Lead valleys, flashings, aprons, soakers and bay tops dressed by hand into properly raked joints.
Leadwork in Shalford
uPVC Fascias & Soffits
Rotten painted timber replaced with uPVC fascias, soffits and bargeboards, guaranteed 10 years.
uPVC Fascias & Soffits in Shalford
Guttering
Clearing, realigning and replacing gutters, including deep period profiles and the downpipe runs behind them.
Guttering in Shalford
Moss Removal
Damp valley-bottom slopes stripped of moss before it holds water against slate and tile through the winter.
Moss Removal in Shalford
Velux Roof Windows
Velux roof windows installed into loft conversions and rear extensions, flashed correctly into slate or tile.
Velux Roof Windows in ShalfordWhy us in Shalford
What a Shalford homeowner gets from us
Only what can be evidenced: over thirty years on Surrey roofs, guarantees stated on the quote, and full insurance cover.
30+ years of experience
Matt has worked on Surrey roofs for over thirty years, including a great deal of period slate, tile and lead.
Directly run, not subcontracted
Work is organised from our Bookham yard and carried out by our own team.
Guarantees on paper
25 years tiled, 15 years flat, 10 years guttering and fascia, 10 years chimney and leadwork, written on your quote.
£2m / £10m insurance
£2m public liability and £10m employers' liability, which matters on terraces and shared boundaries.
Details re-formed, not sealed
Valleys, flashings and abutments are rebuilt to shed water by shape. Mastic over a failed detail is not a repair.
Tidy, considerate sites
Access, neighbours and planting respected, the site cleared each evening, and the old material taken away.
| Tiled roofs | 25 years |
|---|---|
| Flat roofs | 15 years |
| Guttering & fascia work | 10 years |
| Chimney & leadwork | 10 years |
Local roofs, local problems
The roof faults we find most often in Shalford
Older housing in a damp valley setting produces a recognisable pattern of failures.
Failed valleys on period roofs
Victorian and Edwardian roofs are full of valleys, and each one carries the water off two slopes.
Old lead splits at the folds and mortar-filled valleys crack. Water then runs under the covering and appears indoors well away from the fault. We open up, re-line and re-detail properly.
Slipped and delaminating slates
Natural slate outlasts almost everything except its nails. Once nail sickness starts, slates slide out in ones and twos across the roof.
Individually re-hooking them is fine for a handful. When it is happening everywhere, we say so, and price re-covering honestly against endless patching.
Moss and standing damp on low slopes
Sheltered, low-lying Shalford positions dry slowly. Moss builds thickly, holds water against the covering and washes into the gutters.
Stripping it carefully and clearing what it has already blocked prevents saturated tiles, frost damage and overflowing gutters.
Chimney stacks letting water into rooms
Tall Shalford stacks have eroded pointing, cracked flaunching and loose pots, often with old flashings that have pulled away from the brickwork.
The damp patch that appears on the chimney breast gets misread as condensation. Repointing, replacing spalled brick, renewing the flaunching and re-dressing the lead deals with the cause.
Rear extension and outrigger flat roofs
Period houses here often have a flat-roofed rear outrigger or later extension, with falls that have flattened and outlets that no longer clear.
Water ponds, the laps let go and the deck softens. We strip back, replace what has gone, correct the fall and re-form the edges and outlets.
Deep period gutters overflowing
Older, deeper gutter profiles hold a lot of debris, and the downpipes behind them block just as readily.
Left running down the wall, it soaks fascia, brickwork and eventually internal plaster. Clearing, realigning and replacing what has corroded is straightforward preventative work.
How the job runs
The same six steps
on every Shalford job
Step 1
Your call or form goes to Matt
You describe what you have noticed (a stain on a ceiling, a slipped tile, an overflowing gutter) and Matt tells you on the phone whether it sounds like a repair or something larger.
Step 2
Inspection on the roof, not from the pavement
We look at the actual roof: the covering, the flashings, the valleys, the gutter falls and the loft side where water is showing. Guessing from the ground is how the wrong job gets quoted.
Step 3
Diagnosis explained in plain terms
You are shown what has failed and why, including photographs of anything you cannot see yourself, so the decision is yours rather than ours.
Step 4
A detailed written quote
Materials, method and scope in writing, with the guarantee that applies to the work stated on it. No verbal figures that change once the scaffold is up.
Step 5
The work, done tidily
We protect what is below, keep the site clear at the end of each day and take the old material away with us. Customers mention the tidy site as often as the roof itself.
Step 6
Checked, wetted down and guaranteed
Repairs and new work get tested before we call them finished, then your workmanship guarantee is confirmed in writing, up to 25 years on tiled roofs.
Questions from Shalford
Straight answers
before you commit
Do you cover Shalford?
Yes. We work Shalford from our base at The Manse, Eastwick Road, Bookham, KT23 3BE, out through the Horsleys and Guildford, and we cover the surrounding villages towards Chilworth and Bramley as well.
Will you come out for a very small repair?
Shalford is one of our further areas, so a single small item is usually best done alongside anything else the roof needs. Call and describe it and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth a separate visit.
What does a roof repair cost in Shalford?
It depends on the cause, the covering and the access. We inspect the roof and give you a detailed written quote with materials, method and scope on it rather than a figure that changes on site.
Do you offer emergency roof repairs?
We are not a 24-hour emergency service and will not claim to be. We work Monday to Saturday 8am to 6:30pm and Sunday 9am to 4pm, and urgent damage is prioritised where the diary allows.
Can you work on natural slate?
Yes. Slate repairs, valley and flashing work and full slate re-covers are all normal work for us.
Can you repair a Victorian roof rather than re-cover it?
Where the covering still has life in it, yes. Very often the fault is the valley, the flashing or the chimney rather than the slates or tiles themselves.
Do you replace flat roofs on rear extensions?
Yes, flat roofing is one of our strongest areas. Decking is checked, falls corrected, and the covering carries a 15 year workmanship guarantee.
What guarantee do I get?
25 years' workmanship on tiled roofs, 15 years on flat roofs, 10 years on guttering and fascia work, 10 years on chimney and leadwork, written on your quote.
Are you insured?
Yes: £2m public liability and £10m employers' liability.
How often should gutters be cleared in Shalford?
Once a year after leaf fall as a minimum, and twice on the damper, more sheltered roads where moss also washes down into them.
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Areas next to Shalford
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Next step
Shalford roofs,assessed properly first
Send the form with your postcode and what you have noticed, or call Matt. You will get a straight answer on repair or replacement, and a detailed written quote with the guarantee written on it.
Call 07877 013968The Manse, Eastwick Road, Bookham, Surrey, KT23 3BE
Mon–Sat 8am–6:30pm · Sun 9am–4pm