Maesteg roofs take a beating from wind and rain coming down the Llynfi Valley. We strip and re-roof houses across the town and the villages around it, and we fit the new covering properly.
Most people in Maesteg call us when the roof has stopped being worth patching. Slipped tiles keep turning up in the garden, there is a damp patch on the back bedroom ceiling, or the last repair simply did not hold. When that pattern starts, a full new roof usually makes more sense than another round of fixes.
T & T Roofing is based in Port Talbot and we work throughout the Llynfi Valley, from Caerau and Nantyffyllon up to Pontycymmer and Blaengarw. We survey the roof, tell you plainly whether it needs replacing or only part of it does, and then do the work with our own team rather than passing it on.
Get Your Free Quote →Much of Maesteg grew up around the valley's working life, and that shows in the housing. There are long rows of terraces following the contours of the hillside, plenty of older stone-built houses, and later pockets of semis and bungalows spreading outwards. Many of the older roofs are still carrying coverings and timbers that were laid a very long time ago.
The weather is the main enemy. The valley funnels wind along its length and the high ground above the town catches rain first, so slopes facing the weather get soaked and shaken far more often than a sheltered roof in Bridgend or Porthcawl. In places such as Llangynwyd and Pen-y-fai, higher up and more open, that exposure is stronger still.
Terraced roofs bring their own problems. Shared party walls mean abutments, chimney stacks and valley gutters where water gathers and slowly finds a way in. Steep ground can make access awkward, so we plan scaffolding and material delivery before we start. Old nails rust, battens go soft, and underfelt that has dried out lets wind-driven rain straight through.
Natural slate suits a lot of the older Maesteg housing and looks right on a stone terrace, but it is heavier and the timbers underneath need to be sound enough to carry it. Concrete tiles are lighter, widely used on newer homes, and cope well with exposed weather when fixed properly. We check the structure before recommending either one.
Fibre cement slates are a sensible middle route where you want the slate appearance without the weight or the extra expense of natural stone. Whatever you choose, on windy hillside sites the fixings, battens and underlay matter as much as the covering itself, so we specify those carefully and write everything into your quote.
New roof installations in Maesteg and the neighbourhoods and villages close by.
We work one roof at a time and keep to your own slope and party wall line. There will be some noise and scaffolding, so we let neighbours know when we start. We take care at the shared walls and flashings so the join stays watertight.
Either can work if it is fixed correctly. Slate is heavier and stays put well, while concrete tiles are lighter and quicker to lay. On exposed ground the nails, clips and battens count most, so we choose the covering and the fixings together for your roof.
Yes. We work across the Llynfi Valley, including Caerau, Nantyffyllon, Llangynwyd, Pontycymmer, Blaengarw, Garth, Cwmfelin and Pen-y-fai, as well as Bridgend, Port Talbot and Porthcawl. Ring us and we will arrange a time to come and look.
If the damage is in one place and the rest of the covering and timbers are sound, a repair makes sense. If tiles are slipping across the roof, battens are rotten or the felt has perished, a repair only delays the problem. We tell you which it is.
We can, and it usually makes sense while the scaffold is up. Fitting new fascias, soffits and guttering together with the roof means the edges are finished properly and you avoid paying for scaffolding a second time. It is entirely your choice.
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