Roofers in Stevenage, twelve miles east of our Luton base along the A505 and A602. Reliable Roofers Ltd re-roofs and repairs the concrete tile houses of the new town, works on the older roofs of the Old Town and the villages, and replaces flat roofs on garages and extensions, with a written price before we start.
Stevenage was the first of the post-war new towns, and its neighbourhoods went up between 1950 and 1975: Bedwell, Broadwater, Shephall, Chells, Pin Green, St Nicholas and Symonds Green. They were roofed in concrete interlocking tiles, mostly on shallow pitches, and those roofs are now due. Whole streets of the same house type need the same re-roof, and matching the attached neighbour is the everyday question.
The Old Town along the High Street is Georgian and older with clay plain tiles and slate, and Great Ashby to the north is 2000s new-build with the dry verge and mastic-flashing problems that come with fast-built estates. Garage courts and flat-roofed extensions across the new town keep us in felt and GRP work.
Knebworth, Walkern, Aston and Datchworth come under Stevenage for us.
Your house in Bedwell, Broadwater or Chells can share a continuous tiled slope with its neighbour. A replacement on your side needs a defined meeting point between the two coverings. Ask how the tile courses will align and how rain will be kept outside at that boundary. Colour alone does not settle the detail.
The shallow concrete roofs across these neighbourhoods also need a suitable tile profile. Keep the pitch in the discussion when comparing new roofs, because a product chosen for its appearance still has to suit the slope. Record any dips or uneven rows you can see from outside. These observations help explain your concern about the construction beneath the tiles.
For a leaking garage in Shephall or Pin Green, start your enquiry with its location relative to the house. Explain whether materials must pass through a shared court, which door is yours and where a vehicle can unload. A photograph looking towards the entire row gives more context than an isolated picture of wet felt.
Keep neighbouring garage doors and turning space in mind when discussing a skip. Inside your garage, show water marks around the perimeter and any visible deterioration in the boards. Flat roof renewal needs a dependable deck beneath the covering. The written specification should distinguish removal of the old surface from any work required to the supporting timber.
Clay and slate on the High Street present different repair details from the new town's interlocking tiles. If you own an older property, identify the chimney or valley nearest the leak and explain any previous attempts to seal it. Leadwork needs to direct water back onto the covering at each junction. A patch on the visible face does not describe everything beneath it.
Around Great Ashby, focus instead on the attachment of a loose dry verge or ridge. Wind exposes weak fixings even on a newer covering. Report rattles, missing caps and displaced end tiles as separate observations. That gives roof repairs a clear starting point without assuming the rest of the roof has failed.
The roofers Stevenage homeowners choose should explain the connection between a defect and the proposed work. With Reliable Roofers Ltd, you receive a written quotation broken down into individual items. Ask about scaffold positions around porches and rear additions, and name any doorway that must remain accessible throughout the job.
Our roofing crew is our own, with no subcontracting, and the photographic record covers every stage. You can refer back to the covered layers after completion. If your address is in Walkern, Aston or Datchworth, describe the approach from the road as well as the roof. Include gutter leaks so drainage concerns are considered with the covering.
Photos of our own jobs. Tap to enlarge.
Grey interlocking tiles being laid up to a chimney stack
Torch-on felt flat roof on a rear extension
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.
Yes. Concrete tile re-roofs on the 1950s to 1970s houses are typical jobs, normally four to six working days for a semi.
Yes: Great Ashby, Knebworth, Walkern, Aston and Datchworth.
About 30 minutes from Luton. Ring, tell us what the roof is doing, and we give you a date there and then.
Show us the existing junction and any difference in the tile profiles. Your proposed work needs to meet the adjoining covering with a suitable weatherproof detail. Ask the surveyor to explain that connection in the quotation, including the treatment beneath the tiles. A matching colour is useful visually, but the physical join needs its own assessment.
Provide the address, a wide photograph identifying your door and a view of the roof from a safe position. Describe the route from the road and any limits on unloading or parking. Also explain whether the leak sits beside an adjoining garage, because the roof boundary and drainage need to be understood before the work is priced.
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.
