Tile & Slate Roofing — Repair & Replacement

Tile & slate

A different roof, and a different set of rules.

Tile and slate carry serious weight, break under careless footfall, and rely on the underlayment beneath them far more than a shingle roof does. Most of the damage we get called to repair was caused by someone walking it wrong.

01

Repair

Cracked, slipped and missing pieces replaced and re-secured, matched to what’s already up there. Far cheaper than a re-roof and usually all that’s needed.

Piece replacement · Re-securing · Matching existing · Careful access

02

Underlayment

On tile and slate the waterproofing layer underneath is doing most of the work. When a roof this old leaks, the underlayment has usually failed while the tile is still fine.

Underlayment replacement · Tile lift & reset · Valley & flashing renewal

03

Structure

These systems are heavy. Framing and decking get checked for deflection and rot before anything goes back down.

Load check · Rafter & decking inspection · Deflection

04

Full replacement

Complete tile and slate replacement where the system is past repair, including the flashing and metalwork around chimneys and valleys.

Full replacement · Copper flashing · Chimney detailing

Detailing

The metalwork matters more on a roof like this.

Tile and slate roofs live long enough that cheap flashing fails several times over before the roof does. We fabricate and fit copper where it makes sense.

Three-piece copper chimney caps, valley metal and counter flashing that lasts as long as the roof around it.

Copper flashing · 3-piece chimney caps · Valley metal · Counter flashing