Roofers in Richmond

Richmond has a different roof stock from Hampton. The town includes Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian buildings alongside modern infill, with tall terraced townhouses, mansion blocks and detached villas. Welsh slate, clay tile, mansard roofs, parapets and concealed gutters all appear locally, so inspection often needs to cover junctions that cannot be judged properly from the pavement.

The Richmond work recorded on this site includes a parapet-gutter rebuild in the town. Rotten boarding was removed and the gutter was re-lined in Code 5 lead. The site also records slate work on larger villas towards Petersham. These are specific examples of the detailed lead and slate work that Richmond's older buildings can require; they are not presented as evidence of work on every street.

Parapet and box gutters need a different approach from an open eaves gutter. The covering, boarding, outlets and lead lining have to be considered together because water can travel behind the visible defect. Where boarding has decayed, covering it would leave the failed base in place. The recorded Richmond job instead involved taking the detail back to sound material before installing the new lining.

Access and planning also affect the scope. Richmond has substantial conservation-area coverage and many listed buildings, so external changes may require more care than a like-for-like repair. Tall terraces and enclosed roof details can require scaffold access. We assess the property itself, explain the repair scope and its limits, and provide a written quote before work starts.