Roofing Aldgate

Aldgate roofs are not domestic roofs. EC3 is warehouse conversions, City-fringe commercial buildings, mansard-topped Georgian survivors along Whitechapel High Street and the big post-war blocks around Middlesex Street, and almost all of it is flat, low-pitch or asphalt. A leak here reaches a tenant, a server room or a shop floor, not just a spare bedroom.

Which is why access and speed matter more in EC3 than anywhere else on this site. Roof access is usually through a managed building, work often has to happen outside trading hours, and the person who needs the answer is a managing agent or a facilities manager who needs it in writing. Flat roof failures here are rarely dramatic – a split seam, a blocked outlet, a lead flashing that has lifted at a parapet – but the water finds its way several floors down before anyone sees it.

Before anything is agreed: a free inspection, photographs of the actual defect, and a written itemised quote that a managing agent can put in front of a board or a landlord. No survey fee.

What the service covers in Aldgate: flat roof repairs and full re-covers in EPDM, GRP fibreglass and single-ply, asphalt repair, parapet and box gutter renewal, leadwork and flashing, rainwater outlet clearing, mansard and slate work on the older stock, and planned maintenance for commercial buildings across EC3.

Included as standard: full public liability insurance, a guarantee on completed work, waste cleared from site, and out-of-hours attendance arranged where a building cannot have work happening during the day.

Leaking now? Call 0203 488 8919, 24 hours a day. Otherwise book a free roof survey and get a written condition report on the whole roof, not just the bit that is wet.