Roofing
Tiled Roofs
The right tile, laid at the right gauge, on the right battens. There aren't shortcuts.
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About this work
Clay tiles are the roofing material of this part of Kent. From hand-made peg tiles on medieval hall houses to inter-war machine-made plain tiles and more recent interlocking concrete, we've laid, repaired and re-laid all of them.
Getting a tiled roof right is about more than the tiles. Gauge, headlap, batten size, fixing pattern, ridge and hip details and verge finish all determine whether the roof is still tight in forty years.
Our approach
How we go about it.
01
Identify the tile
Make, size, profile and age, so repairs and additions match properly.
02
Check what's underneath
Battens, underlay and timbers are inspected. A tiled roof is only as good as what it's fixed to.
03
Lay to the correct gauge
Plain tiles need adequate headlap to shed water in driving rain. We set battens accordingly, not to save a course.
04
Finish the details
Bonnet hips, half-round or angled ridges, cloaked or mortared verges, finished the way the house was intended.
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Not sure how serious it is?
Send a photo or give us a ring. We'll tell you straight, whether it needs work now, watching, or nothing at all.
Real work
Tiled Roofs we've completed.
Near Tenterden · Date to be confirmed
Kent peg tile re-roof on a timber-framed farmhouse
Cranbrook · Date to be confirmed
Nail-sick slate roof stripped and re-slated
The Weald · Date to be confirmed
Repairs to an oast house roof
From the archive
This work has been part of ours for decades.
The original photograph and project sheet for this job survive in the company archive. It's shown as printed, not retouched.
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Materials & techniques
What we use, and why.
- Hand-made clay plain tiles
- Machine-made clay plain tiles
- Kent peg tiles
- Interlocking concrete tiles
- Bonnet hips and ridge tiles
- Reclaimed tiles for matching
Specific systems and manufacturers listed once confirmed by the company.
Why experience matters
A tile that looks right in a catalogue can look very wrong on an old Kent roof. Knowing which reclaimed yards to visit and which manufacturers produce the right colour and texture comes from decades of doing it.
Tiling work across Tenterden, Biddenden, Rolvenden, Smarden, Bethersden and beyond.
From the trade
Questions we're often asked
Should I use clay or concrete tiles?
On older properties clay is almost always right, both visually and often for planning. On more modern houses concrete can be perfectly suitable and more economical.
Can you source reclaimed tiles to match mine?
Yes. We regularly use reclaimed tiles for repairs and extensions so new work blends with old.
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Need something looked at?
Whether it's a leaking roof, an ageing flat roof, a damaged chimney, failing leadwork or a brick wall that needs rebuilding, speak directly to an experienced local contractor.
Just straightforward advice from people who know the trade.