Cwmbran was built in a rush of post-war housing, and a lot of those roofs are now due attention. We strip, re-felt and re-cover them properly, from Pontnewydd to Upper Cwmbran.
Cwmbran was laid out as a new town, and most of it went up in a few decades of steady building. That means whole streets of houses with roofs of the same age, all reaching the end of their useful life at roughly the same time. Homeowners here usually call us after a few slipped tiles, a stain on a bedroom ceiling or a gutter that has been dripping for a season too long.
We are a Port Talbot firm and we work across Torfaen regularly, from Pontnewydd and Llantarnam down to Two Locks. A new roof is a big job, so we start with a proper look at what you have, tell you plainly whether it needs full replacement or a repair, and put the answer in writing before anything is ordered.
Get Your Free Quote →Much of Cwmbran dates from the 1950s to the 1970s, and the housing reflects it. You get plenty of semi-detached and terraced houses with concrete interlocking tiles, some older clay-style tiles, and a good number of low-pitched roofs on the later estates. Areas such as Croesyceiliog, Llanyrafon and Greenmeadow are typical of the mix, with the same few roof types repeated along a road.
The town sits in a valley with hills on both sides, and the weather comes in off the Welsh uplands as well as up the Severn estuary. Rain here is frequent and often wind-driven, and the upper parts of Cwmbran, around Henllys and Upper Cwmbran, feel the wind more than the valley floor. Roofs on exposed slopes take a steady battering and need sound fixings.
Roofs from this era were built to a budget. The felt underneath is often old and brittle, battens can be tired, and the mortar on ridges and verges has usually cracked. Concrete tiles themselves can last, but once the felt has failed and moss has taken hold, patching rarely pays. When a roof is at that stage, stripping back to the rafters and starting again is the sensible route.
For most houses in Cwmbran, a modern interlocking concrete tile is the practical answer. It suits the weight the roof structure was designed for, it matches the look of the street, and it copes well with the low and medium pitches common on post-war estates. We can also fit lighter alternatives where a roof structure is showing its age and extra load is a concern.
Natural slate, or a good quality fibre cement slate, makes sense where a house wants a sharper finish or sits in an older part of Cwmbran such as Llantarnam. Fibre cement is lighter and kinder on a tired roof timber; natural slate lasts longest but needs a sound structure. We will show you samples and explain the trade-offs honestly, without pushing you towards the dearest option.
New roof installations in Cwmbran and the neighbourhoods and villages close by.
Not always. If the tiles are sound and only the ridge or a few areas have failed, a repair can be the right call. But where the felt has perished and moss is widespread, which is common on roofs from the post-war building years, a full re-roof usually saves money in the long run.
Yes. Places like Upper Cwmbran and Henllys are more exposed to wind, so we pay extra attention to how tiles are fixed and how ridges and verges are bedded. We also plan around the weather and will not strip a roof if rain is on the way.
Often a close match is possible, because many Cwmbran roads share the same style of concrete tile. We bring samples so you can compare colour and profile in daylight before deciding. If you would rather change the look, we can talk through the options.
Yes, and it is worth doing together. With the scaffold already up, replacing worn fascias, soffits and guttering costs little extra effort and avoids paying for access twice. We will list it as a separate item in the written quote so you can choose.
No. Most people stay at home through the job. There is noise during the strip, and we protect the property as we go, but the house stays dry and usable. We will tell you which days are likely to be the loudest.
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