Slate roofing in Reading for Victorian terraces and period homes
Slate roofing in Reading and across Berkshire: slipped slates refixed, hips and valleys renewed and full re-slates in natural slate. Our own photos below show the work, and every job comes with a free written quote.
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Expert Roofer Verified Fully insured · 10-year guarantee · free written quoteReading's Victorian terraces, from the Oxford Road to Newtown and east Reading, are roofed in natural slate. The slate itself can outlast the house. What fails is the nail holding it: once nails rust through, slates slide down one by one.
A few slipped slates are refixed with copper tingles or new fixings. When slates are slipping across the whole roof, the honest answer is a re-slate: strip, new membrane and battens, and either the best of your slate refitted or new natural slate.
Signs you need slate roofs
- Slates slipping or sliding onto the gutter
- Copper or lead tingles across the roof
- Daylight between slates in the loft
- Cracked or flaking slates
- Leaking lead valleys
- Hip or ridge pieces loose
What is included
- Slipped slates refixed
- Natural slate re-roofs
- Reclaimed slate matching
- Lead valleys, soakers and flashings
- Slate or lead-rolled hips and ridges
- Dormer cheeks and tops
Slate roofs by our team
How it works
Ring or send the form
Tell us what the roof is doing. Calls to 0118 230 4968 come straight through to us, and a photo on WhatsApp helps.
We look at the roof
From outside and, where it matters, from the loft, so the price is for the real problem.
Free written quote
What needs doing and what it costs, in writing, before any work starts.
Done and guaranteed
Work done when we say, the site cleared, and a 10-year guarantee on the job.
Slate roofs questions
How long does a slate roof last?
Good natural slate lasts a century or more. The fixings and battens go first, which is why slates slip.
Can you reuse my slates?
Often. We sort and refit the sound ones and make up the rest with matching reclaimed or new slate.
Is natural slate expensive?
It costs more than concrete tile, but it lasts far longer. We price slate and the alternatives side by side so you can compare.
Is slate work guaranteed?
Yes, with our 10-year guarantee, written on your quote.
Slate roofs across Berkshire
We are based in central Reading and cover every town in Berkshire, plus the further areas on our areas page.
Often booked with slate roofs
New roofs
Full re-roofs in tile or slate, from the timbers up, with a 10-year guarantee.
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Roof repairs
Leaks, slipped tiles, ridges, flashing and storm damage, found at the source and fixed.
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Tiled roofs
Concrete interlocking and plain clay tile roofs, repaired, re-tiled and replaced.
Tiled roofs →Roof letting you down? Get it sorted properly.
Ring 0118 230 4968 or send the form. We look at the roof, explain what it needs and put the price in writing, free. Every job carries our 10-year guarantee.