Roofing
Tiles, Ridges & Verges
Re-bedding or re-fixing ridges and hips, verges and individual tiles.
Ridges, hips and verges take the worst of the weather. When the mortar holding them cracks and washes out, the tiles loosen, rock in the wind and eventually come off, often onto a path or a car.
What this work covers
Ridge and hip tiles
Lifting loose ridge and hip tiles, then re-fixing them either in fresh mortar or with a mechanical dry-fix system, depending on the roof.
Verges
The edge of the roof at the gable end. Mortar verges can be repointed; a dry verge system replaces the mortar with fixed caps.
Individual tiles and slates
Replacing cracked, slipped or missing tiles and slates, matched as closely as we can to what is already on the roof.
How we do it
- Look at the whole run: if one ridge tile is loose, the ones either side are often going too.
- Make safe: anything about to fall is secured first.
- Re-fix: in mortar or dry-fix, whichever suits the roof, and we will tell you which and why.
Everything else we do
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Roof Repairs & Leak Tracing
Finding where the water is really getting in, and fixing that rather than the stain on the ceiling.
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Stripping and recovering a worn-out pitched roof, or covering a new one.
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Repairing and replacing flat roofs on extensions, garages and dormers.
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Chimney repairs, lead flashings, valleys and the junctions where roofs leak most.
Learn more →Gutters, Fascias & Soffits
Clearing, repairing and replacing gutters, downpipes, fascias and soffits.
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Questions we get asked about tiles, ridges & verges
Why do ridge tiles come loose?
The mortar under them weathers, cracks and loses its grip, especially on exposed roofs. Once a ridge tile can move, wind does the rest.
What is dry verge or dry ridge?
Systems that fix the edge and ridge tiles mechanically with clips, screws and caps instead of relying on mortar alone. They need far less upkeep, though they look different from a traditional mortar finish.
Horsham · Crawley · Southwater · Billingshurst
Get a straight answer today
Call us on 0330 043 7705, or send a few lines about the roof through the quote form and we will get back to you.