Slate roofing in Barnsley
Roofline repairs and re-slates roofs across Barnsley's Victorian and Edwardian streets. From a single slipped slate to a full re-slate in Welsh, Spanish or reclaimed slate, fixed with the right nails so it stays put.
Slate roofs and why they slip
Most of Barnsley's pre-1919 terraces and villas were roofed in Welsh slate, and a great deal of it is still up there. Good slate lasts well over a century. What fails is the fixings: the iron nails rust through, the slates slide, and the roof gets called nail sick. One or two slipped slates is a repair. Slates slipping every winter across the whole roof means the nails have gone and a re-slate is the honest answer.
- Slipped and broken slates replaced with matching slate
- Re-fixing with copper or stainless steel nails, hooks or tingles
- Full re-slating on new battens and breathable membrane
- Welsh slate, Spanish slate and sorted reclaimed slate
- Lead valleys, soakers and abutments
- Ridges and hips in clay, slate or lead
- Slate roofs on bay windows, porches and outriggers
Where a roof is re-slated, we sort the existing slates and reuse the sound ones wherever possible. It keeps the look of the street and the cost down.
Every job is photographed before and after so you can see exactly what was done.
Signs your slate roof needs attention
Slate roofs rarely leak dramatically. They let water in slowly at the slipped or cracked slate until the timber below suffers.
- Slates on the ground or in the gutter after wind
- Slates visibly slipped or sitting crooked
- Rust marks running down from the nail holes
- Slates repaired with lead tingles all over the roof
- Delaminating or soft slate that flakes when touched
- Daylight visible through the roof from the loft
- Rot in the roof timbers or batten ends
- Mortar torching falling from between the slates in the loft
- A roof that has not been looked at in decades
Slate roofing: your questions
Can you reuse my existing slates?
Very often, yes. Welsh slate is extremely durable and on many Barnsley roofs 60 to 80 per cent of the slates are still sound. We sort them, discard the cracked and soft ones, and make up the shortfall with matching reclaimed or new slate. It saves money and keeps the original look.
Welsh slate or Spanish slate?
Welsh slate is the traditional choice and the longest lasting, but the most expensive. Good-quality Spanish slate is a sound and economical alternative and is what most new slate roofs in the UK use. We will show you samples of both.
How long does a slate roof last?
The slate itself can last well over 100 years. The fixings, battens and underlay do not, which is why a re-slate is usually about renewing everything except the slate. A properly re-slated roof today should see out the century.
Trusted roofers across Barnsley
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- Wombwell
- Cudworth
- Royston
- Hoyland
- Penistone
- Darton
- Mapplewell and Staincross
- Goldthorpe
- Barnsley and all surrounding villages
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