Roofing Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe roofs take weather most of London does not. SE16 sits in a bend of the Thames with water on three sides, and a roof on the peninsula gets wind-driven rain and salt-laden air that finds every weakness in a flashing or a fixing. Things that would last twenty years inland do not last that long here.

The stock is unusually mixed. Around St Mary Rotherhithe there is Georgian and early Victorian, some of it listed, with parapets and slate. Along the old dock edges there are warehouse conversions carrying large flat and low-pitch roofs where a failing membrane goes unnoticed until it reaches the flat below. And filling in between is 1980s and 1990s docklands housing, now thirty-odd years old, which is exactly when the original felt and the original flashings start giving up together.

Before anything is agreed: a free inspection, photographs of the actual defect, and a written itemised quote. If the building is listed or in the conservation area, anything likely to need consent is flagged at the survey.

What the service covers in Rotherhithe: emergency roof repairs and leak tracing, flat roof re-covers in EPDM, GRP and single-ply, slate re-roofing, parapet and box gutter renewal, leadwork and flashing, chimney repointing and rebuilds, guttering, fascias and soffits across SE16.

Included as standard: full public liability insurance, a guarantee on completed work, waste cleared from site, and fixings and detailing specified for an exposed riverside position rather than a sheltered one.

Leaking now? Call 0203 488 8919. Otherwise book a free Rotherhithe roof check and get a written view on what the weather has actually done to it.