Roofers in Leatherhead

We cover Leatherhead itself, Fetcham, Ashtead, Great and Little Bookham and the surrounding villages, across the KT21, KT22 and KT23 postcodes. That includes the old town around the High Street, Church Street and Bridge Street, as well as the residential roads and wooded lanes rising towards the North Downs.

Leatherhead is around twenty-five minutes from our West Molesey base via Esher and Oxshott, so it's firmly within our regular area without being on our doorstep. We'll give you an honest idea of timing when you call, and inspections can usually be arranged within the same week.

Across these villages the roofs share a family likeness: handmade clay plain tiles, tile-hung upper walls, steep pitches and plenty of dormers, valleys and tall chimneys. That's the kind of roof a specialist roofing company should be handling, and our roofers in Leatherhead are used to all of it. The first visit is always a free inspection with no call-out fee, and you'll get a written quote with photos before you decide anything.

Yes. Leatherhead's period and Arts and Crafts houses carry handmade clay plain tiles, and as the original pegs and nails fail, tiles slip and gaps appear. Patching them with machine-made tiles would stand out, because handmade tiles vary in colour, camber and surface texture in a way modern ones don't.

We source matching handmade tiles or reclaimed clay tiles so the repair blends in with the existing roof. Reclaimed tiles are often the closest match on an older roof because they've weathered in a similar way, and we'll talk you through the options after the inspection. Clay ridges and hips can be matched in the same way.

Where slipping has spread across a whole slope, we'll explain whether refixing individual tiles still makes sense or whether stripping and re-laying that section, saving every sound tile, is the better long-term repair. Your written quote names the tiles and where they come from, and the work is backed by our workmanship warranty. On clay-tiled homes, that attention to matching is what makes roof repairs in Leatherhead look as though they were always there.

Yes. Tile-hung gables and upper walls are a Surrey hallmark, found all over Fetcham, Ashtead and the Bookhams as well as in Leatherhead. They look like part of the wall, but they work like a vertical roof: when tiles slip or go missing, rain reaches the timber battens and the structure behind.

We re-hang slipped or missing tiles securely, matching the existing tiles so the elevation looks consistent. Before refixing, we check the battens and membrane behind, because there's little point hanging tiles back onto rotten timber. If a whole section has failed, we'll strip it, renew the battens and membrane, and re-hang it properly.

Tile-hanging is often high on a gable, so access is part of the planning. The details at corners, window heads and the junction with the main roof decide whether water stays out, which is why it pays to have roofers do the work rather than a general builder. You'll get photos, a written quote and a clear explanation before anything starts.

Yes. Leatherhead's old town centre is a conservation area, and the streets around the High Street, Church Street and Bridge Street are home to many listed buildings: timber-framed, Georgian and Victorian, with handmade clay roofs and steep pitches. Work on them needs sympathetic materials and traditional methods, not modern shortcuts.

We use handmade or reclaimed clay tiles, traditional lead work and methods suited to the age of the building. Chimney repointing is a good example, as the mortar has to suit the original brickwork rather than being whatever is to hand. Valleys, clay ridges and peg-tile slopes get the same care.

Mole Valley District Council is the planning authority for Leatherhead. If your building is listed or sits in the conservation area, we'll tell you at the inspection whether we think consent might be required for the work, so any application can be made and settled before the job begins.

For historic buildings, roof repairs in Leatherhead start the same way as every other job, with a free inspection. You'll get photos and a written quote naming every material, and our own team carries out the work, with no subcontracting.

Usually the same day. Our emergency line is staffed 24/7, through nights, weekends and bank holidays, and because Leatherhead is around twenty-five minutes from our base we'll give you an honest arrival estimate when you call. We get there the same day wherever we can, and there's no call-out fee.

The first job is to make the roof safe. On the higher ground towards the North Downs, storms can strip tiles and tile-hanging, and on wooded plots a fallen branch or a blocked valley can let water in quickly. We tarp or temporarily weatherproof the damaged area so nothing more gets inside.

After that, we arrange the permanent repair in matching materials, which matters on the handmade clay roofs common across Leatherhead, Fetcham and Ashtead. You'll see photos and a written quote before the permanent work goes ahead. For urgent help, ring 07470 744247, and if you can, tell us roughly where the water is coming in.

Yes. This is chalk and woodland country under the North Downs, and many roofs around Leatherhead, Fetcham and Ashtead sit beneath mature trees. They stay shaded and damp, so moss grows quickly, and every autumn the leaves fill gutters and valleys.

Moss isn't only cosmetic. As it thickens it lifts tiles, holds water against the roof and breaks off into the gutters, adding to the blockages. Our gutter cleaning clears gutters, valleys and downpipes, and our moss removal takes it off the roof without damaging the handmade clay tiles beneath.

While we're up there, we check the valleys, lead work and tile-hanging, then send you photos of anything that needs attention, with a separate quote if repairs are needed. Regular gutter cleaning in Leatherhead is one of the simplest ways to look after an older roof, and our roofers in Leatherhead can combine it with a free roof inspection on the same visit. As a roofing company that works on period roofs, we treat the clay tiles with the care they need.