Most roofing problems in Bagshot start small. A single slipped tile, a hairline crack in cement flashing or a valley that has silted up will let water in long before anything shows on the ceiling below.
We start every repair with a proper inspection rather than an assumption. Water rarely enters where it appears inside, and chasing the stain instead of the cause is how homeowners end up paying for the same job twice. We trace the entry point, photograph it so you can see what we have seen, and then quote for the repair that actually fixes it.
Typical repairs on Bagshot properties include re-bedding and re-pointing ridge tiles that the wind has loosened, replacing cracked concrete or clay tiles, renewing lead flashings where cement fillets have failed, clearing and re-lining valleys, and repairing the mortar flaunching around chimney stacks.
- Slipped, cracked and missing tiles or slates replaced
- Ridge and hip tiles re-bedded or converted to dry fix
- Failed cement flashings replaced with proper leadwork
- Valley and chimney leaks traced and sealed
- Photographic evidence of the fault before and after
Full Roof Repairs Guide When a roof has reached the end of its life, patching becomes false economy. A full replacement gives you a watertight covering, a properly ventilated loft and decades of reliable service.
A great many houses around Bagshot, Lightwater and Windlesham were built or re-roofed in the middle of the last century, and their original felt underlay is now brittle and torn. Once that secondary barrier fails, wind-driven rain gets past the tiles and starts wetting the timbers, and no amount of surface repair will stop it.
We strip the existing covering, inspect and repair the battens and rafters, fit modern breathable membrane, re-batten and lay your chosen covering with new ridge, verge and flashing details. Scaffolding, waste removal and the tidy-up are all part of the job — not an extra line on the invoice afterwards.
- Full strip, inspect and re-cover
- Modern breathable underlay for a healthier roof space
- Concrete tile, clay tile or natural slate to suit the property
- Dry ridge and dry verge systems as standard where suitable
- Scaffolding, waste removal and site clean-up included
Full New Roofs Guide Rear extensions, dormers, porches and garages all rely on flat roofs, and they are the part of the property most likely to be leaking when we get called out.
The usual culprits are old pour-and-roll felt that has blistered and split, or a roof that was never laid to a proper fall in the first place, so water sits in a pond in the middle instead of running to the outlet. Standing water finds every weakness eventually.
We re-deck where the boards have softened, build in the correct falls, and re-cover in a system chosen for the roof in question — high-performance torch-on felt, single ply membrane, GRP fibreglass or EPDM rubber. Upstands, drips and outlets are detailed properly, because that is where flat roofs almost always fail.
- Torch-on felt, single ply, GRP fibreglass and EPDM rubber
- Correct falls designed in so water reaches the outlet
- Rotten decking replaced before the new covering goes down
- Warm roof build-ups where insulation needs upgrading
- Ideal for extensions, dormers, porches and garages
Full Flat Roofs Guide Slate and tiled pitched roofs are the backbone of Bagshot’s housing stock, from period slate near the High Street to interlocking concrete on the post-war estates.
Natural slate is unforgiving of poor workmanship. Nails corrode, slates slip, and a roof that has been repaired with mortar and mastic rather than proper slate hooks or tingles will keep on failing. We work slate the traditional way, matching size, colour and gauge so a repair does not stand out like a patch.
On tiled roofs we deal with everything from single-lap concrete interlockers to plain clay tiles, including the verge and ridge details that take the brunt of the wind up on the heath. Where old mortar bedding keeps cracking, we will usually recommend converting to a mechanically fixed dry system.
- Natural slate laid and repaired traditionally
- Clay and concrete tiling, plain and interlocking
- Sympathetic material matching on period properties
- Dry ridge and dry verge conversions
- Underlay, battens and timbers checked as part of the work
Torch-on felt remains one of the most cost-effective coverings for garages, sheds, outbuildings and smaller extensions when it is laid properly.
The difference between felt that lasts twenty years and felt that fails in five is almost entirely down to preparation and detailing. We replace soft or delaminated decking, prime the surface, and bond a three-layer high-performance system with properly welded laps.
Edges, upstands and outlets get metal trims and dressed detailing rather than a smear of mastic, and we finish with a mineral cap sheet that stands up to both winter frost and the summer heat that builds on a south-facing garage roof.
- High-performance three-layer torch-on systems
- Decking replaced where it has softened
- Welded laps, metal drip trims and dressed upstands
- Mineral cap sheet finish
- Garages, outbuildings, porches and small extensions
Your roofline does more than tidy up the edge of the roof — it ventilates the loft and carries every drop of rainwater away from the walls.
Once fascia timber softens, the gutter brackets lose their grip and the run starts to sag. Water then spills behind the gutter and down the brickwork instead of into the downpipe, which is how damp patches appear on internal walls with no obvious leak in the roof itself.
We replace fascias, soffits, bargeboards and guttering in maintenance-free uPVC, building in continuous or over-fascia ventilation so the roof space breathes. Gutters are re-run to correct falls and downpipes discharged properly rather than onto the path.
- Full uPVC roofline replacement in white, black or woodgrain
- Rotten fascia and soffit timber removed, not covered over
- Continuous soffit or over-fascia loft ventilation
- Gutters re-hung to correct falls
- Repairs and one-off replacements as well as full runs
On Bagshot’s tree-lined roads, gutter clearing is not cosmetic maintenance — it is the single cheapest thing you can do to protect your roof.
Scots pine and mature conifers shed needles constantly, and they pack into gutters, valleys and hoppers far more densely than leaves do. Add the moss that thrives on north-facing slopes in this damp, sheltered heathland setting and a gutter can be solid before anyone notices.
We clear gutters, downpipes, valleys and flat roof outlets, flush the runs through to check they actually drain, and remove moss from the roof surface itself where it is holding water against the tiles. We will also flag anything else we spot while we are up there — a slipped tile or a cracked flaunching is far cheaper to fix before it becomes a leak.
- Gutters, valleys, hoppers and downpipes cleared
- Runs flushed through and checked for correct fall
- Moss removal from tiles and slates
- Debris taken away, not left in the borders
- Free report on anything else we notice up there
Storm damage does not wait for office hours. When a roof fails suddenly, the priority is stopping water getting in — everything else can be sorted out afterwards.
Bagshot’s open, elevated position means gales come through with real force, and we see the same emergencies every winter: ridge tiles lifted clean off, sections of felt peeled back on garage roofs, branches through conservatory roofs and water pouring through a bedroom ceiling.
Call us at any hour and we will get out to make the roof safe, remove anything at risk of falling, sheet up the damage and stop the ingress. Once the property is protected we will inspect properly in daylight, prepare a written quote for the permanent repair, and provide the photographs and detail you need for an insurance claim.
- Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Rapid temporary weatherproofing and sheeting
- Loose and dangerous material made safe
- Full photographic record for insurance claims
- Permanent repair quoted in writing afterwards
