Roofing in West Horsley
Roofers in West Horsleyfor cottage, farmand family house roofs
West Horsley runs from The Street and the older village core out to open farmland towards Ripley and Clandon. Roofs here get surveyed on the roof, quoted in writing, and guaranteed for up to 25 years on workmanship.
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 West Horsley
Run from Bookham, not a call centre
Roofers in West Horsley
Village and farmland roofs, worked from Bookham
Our yard is at The Manse, Eastwick Road, Bookham, a few miles east of West Horsley. Nothing here involves a long journey, so a one-off repair remains sensible work rather than something that has to be bundled up and delayed.
West Horsley is the more rural of the two Horsleys. Around The Street, Long Reach and the lanes near St Mary's there are period cottages and older properties in tile, slate and stone, with substantial family houses and post-war housing filling the roads between, and working farm buildings, barns and outbuildings on the open land towards Ripley and East Clandon.
Exposure is the defining condition. Roofs sitting above open fields take wind from every direction, and mortar-bedded ridge and verge tiles are the first thing it finds. What a sheltered suburban roof would hold onto for another decade lets go here in a single winter.
Farm buildings and outbuildings are the other West Horsley pattern. Barns, stables, workshops and garaging usually carry low-pitch or flat coverings, corrugated sheeting or old felt, and they tend to go uninspected until something stored beneath them gets wet.
A few miles from our base
Close enough that a small repair is worth booking on its own, which is how a small problem stays small.
Exposed, open-ground roofs
Wind-lifted ridges and verges refixed mechanically with dry systems so the same detail does not fail again.
Period cottages and stone
Older coverings, steep pitches and hand-dressed lead repaired in keeping with the building.
Barns, stables and outbuildings
Low-pitch and flat coverings on working buildings, assessed honestly for repair or replacement.
What we do here
Roofing services available
across West Horsley
The full range is available across West Horsley, from a slipped tile on a cottage to a complete re-roof, plus the outbuildings and garaging alongside it.
New Roofs & Full Re-Roofs
Full strip and re-cover in tile or slate with new battens, membrane and dry ridge, specified for exposed West Horsley positions, guaranteed 25 years.
New Roofs & Full Re-Roofs in West Horsley
Tiling & Tile Repairs
Wind-damaged, slipped and cracked tiles replaced and matched, with ridge, hip and verge detailing refixed properly.
Tiling & Tile Repairs in West Horsley
Flat Roofs
Extension, garage, outbuilding and link roofs re-decked where soft, re-fallen and re-covered, guaranteed 15 years.
Flat Roofs in West Horsley
General Roof Repairs
Leak tracing on tile, slate, low-pitch and flat roofs, including farm and outbuilding coverings.
General Roof Repairs in West Horsley
Chimney Work
Repointing, spalled brick replacement, flaunching and pots on stacks that take weather from every side.
Chimney Work in West Horsley
Leadwork
Lead valleys, flashings, aprons and soakers hand-dressed where roofs meet old brick, stone and rendered walls.
Leadwork in West Horsley
uPVC Fascias & Soffits
Rotten painted timber replaced with uPVC fascias, soffits and bargeboards, guaranteed 10 years.
uPVC Fascias & Soffits in West Horsley
Guttering
Clearing, realigning and replacement on the lanes where trees and open-field debris block outlets.
Guttering in West Horsley
Moss Removal
Damp, shaded slopes stripped of moss before it holds water against the tiles through the winter.
Moss Removal in West Horsley
Velux Roof Windows
Velux roof windows installed into loft conversions, barn conversions and rear extensions, correctly flashed.
Velux Roof Windows in West HorsleyWhy us in West Horsley
Why West Horsley homeowners call us
No job counts, no response-time promises, only what stands up: over thirty years of experience, guarantees in writing and full insurance cover.
30+ years of experience
Matt has spent over thirty years on Surrey roofs, a good deal of it on village and rural buildings like these.
Local and directly run
Everything runs from Eastwick Road in Bookham. Nothing is subcontracted out to a crew you have not met.
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 cover, including work on outbuildings and near boundaries.
Built for exposure
On open ground the fixing method matters more than the tile. We specify for the position rather than the catalogue.
Tidy sites, every day
Old material leaves with us, the site is cleared each evening, and gateways and drives are kept usable.
| Tiled roofs | 25 years |
|---|---|
| Flat roofs | 15 years |
| Guttering & fascia work | 10 years |
| Chimney & leadwork | 10 years |
Local roofs, local problems
Common West Horsley roof problems
Exposure, older village buildings and working outbuildings account for most of what we are called out to here.
Ridge and verge tiles lost to wind
Above open fields the wind gets under the edges of a roof. Mortar bedded decades ago has hollowed out, so ridge and verge tiles lift and slide.
Re-bedding in mortar repeats the problem. A dry ridge and verge system clamps each tile mechanically and ventilates the ridge as well.
Old felt and sheeting on outbuildings
Barns, stables, workshops and garaging often carry coverings that have been patched for years rather than replaced.
We look at the deck and the structure, not just the surface, and tell you whether a repair genuinely has life left or whether re-covering is the better spend.
Lead detailing on cottages
Where a roof meets old brick, stone or render, lead does the work. Old lead splits along its folds and pulls out of joints that were never properly chased.
Sealant hides that for a season. We re-dress the lead into a raked joint so the detail sheds water by shape.
Slipping tiles on post-war housing
The family houses between the older parts of the village have reached the age where the fixings fail before the tiles do.
Slipping starts across the whole slope with no storm involved. We assess the battens and give you a straight answer on repair or re-cover.
Gutters overwhelmed in autumn
Tree-lined lanes and open-field debris fill gutters quickly, and one blocked outlet can soak an entire run of fascia below it.
Clearing and resetting the fall, then replacing any boards that have already gone soft, deals with the cause and the damage together.
Chimney damp on exposed stacks
A stack on open ground is wet on more sides for longer. Pointing erodes, flaunching cracks and pots work loose.
The damp shows up internally on the chimney breast and gets blamed on condensation. Repointing, brick replacement and new flaunching stops the water where it enters.
How the job runs
The same six steps
on every West Horsley 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 West Horsley
Straight answers
before you commit
Do you cover West Horsley?
Yes. We are based at The Manse, Eastwick Road, Bookham, KT23 3BE, a few miles from West Horsley, and we cover East Horsley too.
Will you take on a one-off repair?
Yes. We are close enough that a single tile, flashing or gutter joint is worth doing, and those small jobs are usually what stops a large bill.
What does a roof repair cost in West Horsley?
It depends on the cause, the covering and the access. We inspect the roof and then give you a detailed written quote with materials, method and scope on it.
Do you offer emergency call-outs?
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 local damage is prioritised where the diary allows.
Can you re-roof an exposed property?
Yes, and the fixing specification matters more than usual on open ground. Dry ridge and verge, correct nailing and clipping, and renewed lead detailing, guaranteed 25 years on workmanship.
Do you work on barns, stables and farm outbuildings?
Yes. Low-pitch and flat coverings on working buildings are regular work, and they are often where the water is actually getting in.
Can you repair a cottage roof rather than replace it?
Where the covering still has life in it, yes. We repair and match, and we say plainly when a re-cover is the better value.
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 on a rural property?
At least once a year after leaf fall, and twice where trees overhang the roof or the property sits behind hedging.
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Next step
West Horsley roofs,surveyed properly
Send the form with your postcode and what you have spotted, or call Matt. You will be told honestly whether it is a repair or a replacement, with a detailed written quote and the guarantee on it.
Call 07877 013968The Manse, Eastwick Road, Bookham, Surrey, KT23 3BE
Mon–Sat 8am–6:30pm · Sun 9am–4pm