T & T Roofing fits new roofs on houses across St Mellons and the surrounding east Cardiff estates. We strip the old covering, relay it properly and leave the site clean.
Most of the roofs in St Mellons went up while the suburb was spreading out from the east side of Cardiff, and a good many of them have now reached the age where the covering has had its time. Tiles slip, mortar crumbles along the ridge and the felt underneath dries out and splits. When that starts to show as stained ceilings or loose tiles on the drive, patching rarely holds for long.
We fit new roofs on houses in St Mellons and the neighbouring areas such as Rumney, Llanrumney and Old St Mellons. That means stripping the old tiles or slates, checking the timbers beneath, laying new membrane and battens, and fixing the new covering with the right fittings. Leadwork, fascias, soffits and guttering can be done in the same visit, so you deal with one firm.
Get Your Free Quote →St Mellons is mainly an estate suburb. You find semi-detached and detached family houses, rows of terraces and bungalows, nearly all of them built in the decades from the 1970s onwards. Roofs from that period are usually pitched, covered in concrete interlocking tiles over softwood rafters, with a gable end or a hipped end depending on the house type.
The suburb sits on fairly open, low-lying ground on the eastern edge of the city. That means wind comes across with little to slow it, and the rain that the Welsh weather brings often arrives sideways. Exposed ridges, verges and eaves take the worst of it, and the mortar bedding is usually the first thing to give way.
Older concrete tiles also lose their surface coating, hold moisture and go green with moss, which adds weight and keeps the battens damp. Felt of the period was never meant to last this long. On many St Mellons roofs the tiles look tired but fixable from the ground, while the felt and battens underneath are the real problem, and that is only clear once the roof is open. Porches, small bay roofs and extensions tied into the main slope add junctions where water gets in.
For most houses here the sensible choice is a modern concrete or clay interlocking tile. It suits the pitch and weight the roof structure was built for, it looks right on an estate street, and it is quick to lay, which keeps the roof open for as short a time as possible. Modern tiles also come in a good range of colours and profiles.
Natural slate is a good option if the house was built with it or you want a longer-lasting finish, but the rafters need to carry the extra weight, so we check before suggesting it. Fibre cement slate gives the slate look at lower weight and suits some bungalows and extensions. We will tell you honestly which one fits your roof, not just which is easiest for us to fit.
New roof installations in St Mellons and the neighbourhoods and villages close by.
It depends on what is under the tiles. If the felt and battens are sound and only a few tiles or the ridge have failed, a repair makes sense. If the roof leaks in several places or the timbers are damp, a new roof is the better answer. We tell you which.
Yes. Many houses around St Mellons have a porch or garage joined to the main roof, and the junction is where leaks start. We tie the new covering into it with proper flashing or lead. If the flat section also needs work, our sister brand Flat Roofing South Wales can handle it.
A roof fitted correctly stands up to it. Exposed ridges, verges and eaves need proper fixings and sound mortar or dry-fix systems, and tiles are fixed to suit the exposure. That attention to fixings is what stops a new roof lifting in a bad storm.
A standard semi-detached or detached house is usually a matter of days, not weeks, though weather can add time. Larger or more complicated roofs with hips, valleys or chimneys take longer. We give you a realistic timescale when we quote, and tell you if rain is holding us up.
Yes, and it usually makes sense to do it at the same time, because the scaffold is already up and the roof edge is exposed. Tired fascias and cracked gutters undermine a new roof, so we check them during the survey and include them in the written quote if they need replacing.
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