Roofing in Kent

Roofing in Kent

Roofing covers a lot of ground: a full new roof on an extension, stripping and re-covering a tired one, or simply sorting the handful of tiles that have slipped after a windy week. We do all of it, and we try to recommend whichever of those is actually needed rather than the bigger job.

The Weald of Kent has a particularly varied roofing stock for its size. Handmade clay peg tiles on timber-framed cottages sit not far from Victorian slate villas and post-war estates finished in concrete tile. Knowing how each one behaves, and what it needs to stay sound, is most of the job before a single tile is lifted.

Expect clay peg and plain tile on older cottages and farmhouses, Welsh slate on Victorian and Edwardian properties, concrete interlocking tile on mid to late twentieth century estates, and flat roofs on extensions, garages and dormers throughout. Oast houses and timber-framed buildings bring their own quirks around ventilation and movement.