New roof installations in Caerphilly, from terraced streets under the castle to the larger estates on the edge of town. Tile, slate or fibre cement, fitted properly and cleared up after.
Caerphilly sits under the castle at the foot of the valleys, and its roofs take a beating from the mountain edge above. Wind comes down off the hills, rain arrives sideways, and the same slopes get hit again and again. Homeowners here usually come to us when slipped tiles, sagging battens or a damp patch on a bedroom ceiling make it clear that patching has stopped being worth it.
Our work is full replacements and re-roofing: stripping the old covering, checking the timbers underneath, then laying new felt, battens and tiles, slate or fibre cement. We also deal with leadwork, fascias, soffits and guttering in the same job, so the roof is finished as one piece of work. We cover Caerphilly itself and nearby places such as Bedwas, Machen, Senghenydd and Rudry.
Get Your Free Quote →Caerphilly has a mix of housing that shows how the town grew. Close to the centre you find older terraces, many with slate roofs laid when the valleys were filling with workers' homes. Further out there are large post-war estates and newer modern developments, where concrete tiles are the norm. Each type ages in its own way, and a roof that is fine in one street can be tired in the next.
The town sits at the foot of the valleys with high ground close by, so exposure is real. Wind funnels down off the mountain edge and rain often comes in hard and at an angle. Places like Senghenydd, Abertridwr and Llanbradach, set further up the valley sides, can be worse still. Ridge tiles, verges and the lower courses take most of the punishment.
What that does over time is loosen things. Mortar bedding on ridges and verges cracks, old nails rust through slate, and the felt under post-war tile roofs can be brittle or torn by now. Water then finds its way to the timbers, and that is when rot and damp start. When we strip a roof in Caerphilly we check the battens and rafters before anything new goes on.
On older terraces, slate is often the right call. It suits the look of the street, it lasts, and where the existing slates are sound they can sometimes be reused on the front slope. Natural slate is heavier than tile, so we check the roof structure first, and on some homes a fibre cement slate gives a similar look with less weight on the walls.
Post-war and modern estate homes were built for concrete tile, and replacing like for like is usually the sensible route. Fibre cement suits lower-pitched roofs and exposed spots where you want something light that holds up in wind and rain. We will tell you plainly which fits your house, and we put it in writing so you can compare it with any other quote.
New roof installations in Caerphilly and the neighbourhoods and villages close by.
Many of the older terraces were slated, and slate still suits them well if the roof structure can carry it. Newer homes are usually fine with concrete tile. We check the timbers and the look of the street, then tell you which makes sense for your house.
A properly fixed roof copes with it. In exposed parts of Caerphilly we use extra fixings on the edge tiles, bed ridges and verges carefully, and choose a covering that suits the pitch. Most wind damage comes from old mortar and rusted nails, which a new roof removes.
Yes. We work across Caerphilly and the villages around it, including Bedwas, Machen, Senghenydd, Abertridwr, Llanbradach, Ystrad Mynach, Nelson and Rudry. Tell us the address when you ask for a quote and we will arrange a survey.
If the damage is a few slipped tiles on a sound roof, a repair is fair. If the felt has perished, battens are rotting or tiles are crumbling across a whole slope, patching only delays the problem. We show you what we find and give an honest view.
Yes, and it makes sense to. The scaffold is already up, so the fascias, soffits and guttering can be done during the re-roof. It also means the new roof edge and the drainage are fitted together, so water goes where it should.
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