Roofers in Dunstable, five miles from our Luton office along the A505. Reliable Roofers Ltd repairs and replaces roofs across Dunstable and its estates, from the old town along High Street North and South to the post-war houses of Beecroft, Downside and Priory, with a written price before any work starts and same-week visits for repairs.
Dunstable sits right under the Downs, and the wind that comes over Dunstable Downs hits the estates on the south and west of the town harder than anywhere else we work. Roofs in Beecroft, Downside and along Tring Road lose ridge tiles and verge mortar in the same storms that leave Luton untouched, so a large share of our Dunstable work is storm repair, ridge re-bedding and dry-verge fitting.
The town has a mix we like: Georgian and Victorian buildings along the old Watling Street with slate and clay plain tiles, 1930s semis around Priory and Northfields with hipped clay tile roofs, and the big post-war estates roofed in concrete interlocking tiles that are now due their first re-roof. There are a lot of flat-roofed garages and 1970s extensions in Dunstable too, and we replace felt on those most months.
Totternhoe, Kensworth, Whipsnade, Studham and Eaton Bray come under our Dunstable run, along with Houghton Regis to the north, which has its own page. Chalk-land villages mean older cottages with steep plain-tile roofs and the odd thatch, which we do not do, and we will say so.
Wind off the Downs makes the location of a roofing fault useful information. From a safe ground position, note whether damage is at the gable, ridge or middle of the slope. At a Downside or Beecroft property, also tell us which side faces the incoming weather. A wide photograph helps connect fallen pieces with the roof above.
Your emergency enquiry should say if water is entering and if anything remains hanging over an entrance. Securing loose material takes priority in that situation. The subsequent roof repair needs to account for adjoining tiles disturbed by the same event. Roofers in Dunstable should explain the permanent scope after the immediate danger is dealt with.
The sloping hips on a 1930s Priory or Northfields semi create long lines of bedding between roof faces. A break halfway down a hip needs a different repair from a split tile in an open section. Show us the position of any repeated stain beneath those joints. The covering and its junctions need assessing together.
Clay tiles on inter-war houses also differ from the concrete coverings of later estates. New roofs require a suitable batten layout and weatherproof details at every change of direction. Retaining a sound covering, renewing individual pieces and stripping a whole slope are separate decisions. You should see the reason for the proposed extent in the survey findings.
For a flat-roofed extension, explain whether damp appears against the house wall or at the outer edge. The wall flashing, field of the covering and gutter outlet are separate inspection points. A failed joint at one of them does not establish that every part has worn out. Flat roof repairs begin with locating that failure.
Garage roofs need the same attention beneath their felt. Soft decking affects what supports a replacement system. Mention any rooflight or adjoining conservatory before the access is priced. These features influence how boards are carried in and how scaffold reaches the main roof. Your garden entrance needs space for waste to come out as well.
Along the older High Street frontages, identify your entrance and any shared route before discussing scaffold placement. Out towards Totternhoe and Eaton Bray, describe your driveway and the distance from parking to the building. Skip placement and material storage belong in the practical plan for your particular property.
Reliable Roofers gives you the work and materials as an itemised written price. There is no subcontracting of your roofing: our own team completes it and photographs every stage. The record shows what happened below the final surface. Include chimney repairs or a defective gutter in the survey discussion so you can assess their cost alongside the main roof work.
Photos of our own jobs. Tap to enlarge.
Completed brown interlocking tile roof with scaffold still in place
Torch-on felt flat roof on a garage, seen from an upstairs window
New ridge tiles bedded on a plain tile roof
Tell us what the roof is doing. A photo of the outside and of any damp inside is usually enough for a price range.
We find the cause, not the stain, and tell you whether it is a repair or a replacement.
Itemised, with materials named and dates set. Nothing starts until you have it.
Our own team does the work, photographs each stage and leaves the site clean.
All of it: the town centre, Beecroft, Downside, Priory, Northfields and the new estates, plus Totternhoe, Kensworth, Whipsnade, Studham and Eaton Bray.
Yes, and it is a lot of what we do there because of the Downs. See the emergency roofing page; we make the roof safe first and quote the permanent repair afterwards.
Five miles. Dunstable is on our doorstep, so repairs are booked in fast and emergencies are the same day.
Say where it landed and whether other pieces remain visibly displaced above the entrance. Keep people away from the area below and photograph from a safe distance. This helps explain the immediate access risk. Emergency work addresses the loose material, followed by an assessment of the surrounding ridge and its permanent repair.
Include both roofs in your enquiry and explain what each is doing. A garage leak and a slipped house tile involve different materials and access. We can examine them as separate parts of the survey, so your written scope distinguishes the garage covering and deck from any work needed on the pitched roof.
Guttering fixed, all exterior walls rendered & new pathing slabs down. Work was done within the agreed time frame. Well mannered and professional.
I had a leaking gutter it was leaking and he came and fixed it! I’m very happy with it will definitely recommend!
Ring, WhatsApp a photo, or send the form. You get a written price before any work starts, and we reply within one working day.
