Roofers in Reigate (RH2)
A good deal of Reigate's roof stock sits in or near a conservation area, and on those streets what goes back on the roof matters as much as how it is fixed. Getting that right at the survey saves an argument later.
Matching what is already there
On Reigate's period streets the covering is part of the character of the street, and a roof re-covered in the nearest cheap equivalent is visible from the pavement for the next fifty years.
Where a property sits in a conservation area, or is listed, there are limits on what can be used and sometimes a consent needed before the work starts — and that is a conversation to have before scaffold goes up, not after. Our approach on these roofs is to strip carefully, set aside everything sound, relay the salvaged material where it is seen, and make up the rest with the closest match that can be sourced. Where an exact match genuinely does not exist, we say so at the survey rather than letting you find out at handover.
The rest of Reigate's roofs
Away from the old town the picture is more ordinary and often more straightforward: 1930s to 1960s housing with plain tile or interlocking concrete, and newer stock where problems are usually at a detail rather than across the whole roof. Those jobs are priced the same way — survey first, written schedule, and a clear answer on whether a repair is worth doing or is simply buying a year.
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 the roof, price it, run the job and stay answerable for it. One firm to deal with, and one firm to ring if something needs revisiting.
More in Reigate
Everything we do in Reigate is on the Reigate area sheet, and the full detail of how we approach this trade is on the roofing page.
Common questions
Q.01My house is in a Reigate conservation area. Does that change the roof work?
It can change what material may be used and whether consent is needed before starting. We establish that at the survey rather than partway through, because it affects both the price and the programme.
Q.02Can you reuse my existing tiles or slates?
Usually a proportion of them. On a careful strip the sound material is set aside and relaid on the elevations that are seen, with the shortfall made up in the closest match available. We tell you at survey roughly what proportion we expect to save.
Q.03Is it worth repairing or should the whole roof be done?
It depends on what is failing. If the covering is sound and the fixings or the flashings have gone, a repair is real value. If the battens and fixings are at the end of their life across the roof, repeated repairs cost more over five years than doing it once.
Q.04Do you cover the whole of RH2?
Yes, from the old town and the conservation streets out to the southern suburbs and the newer housing.
Thinking about roofing in Reigate?
Tell us what you are planning. We come out, look at the job properly and give you a price for it.