Roofers in Merstham (RH1)
Merstham is three places in one, and its roofs are too. Listed cottages in the conservation lanes, Victorian and Edwardian terraces through the middle, and the post-war Merstham Estate to the east — three different jobs with three different answers.
The conservation lanes and the listed cottages
In the village conservation area the roofs sit on old buildings that have settled, and they carry coverings that are worth keeping.
Consent may be required before work starts where a property is listed, and there are limits on what can go back on regardless. The approach is the careful one: strip by hand, save everything sound, relay following the shape of the building rather than straightening it out, and match the shortfall as closely as it can be matched. It costs more than a modern re-cover and it is the only way to do it on a building of that kind.
Terraces, larger houses and the post-war estate
The Victorian and Edwardian terraces through the middle of Merstham fail in the familiar places — the valley behind the rear addition, and the party-wall junctions where water gets in a long way from where it shows. The larger turn-of-the-century and interwar houses on the streets above the village bring bigger roofs with more detail. The post-war estate to the east is different again: simpler roof shapes, concrete tile, and problems that are usually contained to a detail rather than spread across the roof. Each gets surveyed for what it is rather than quoted from a template.
Who actually does the roofing
Roofing is a specialist trade. SG brings in roofers it has worked with for years and manages them on site — we survey, price, run the job and stay answerable for it.
More in Merstham
Everything we do in Merstham is on the Merstham area sheet, and the full detail of how we approach this trade is on the roofing page.
Common questions
Q.01My cottage is listed. Can the roof be redone?
Usually, with consent obtained first and within limits on what may be used. We establish the position at the survey rather than partway through.
Q.02The leak shows in the back bedroom of my terrace. Is that where it is getting in?
Often not. On these terraces water frequently enters at the valley behind the rear addition or at a party-wall junction and travels before it appears.
Q.03Do you work on the Merstham Estate?
Yes. Those roofs are generally simpler and the problems are usually contained to a detail, which often means a repair rather than a re-cover.
Q.04How far away are you?
Godstone is a short drive from Merstham, so getting to a survey or back to something afterwards is straightforward.
Thinking about roofing in Merstham?
Tell us what you are planning. We come out, look at the job properly and give you a price for it.