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Roofer in Beckenham for Kelsey Park villas and Eden Park semis
A dry loft and a tight slate roof on your Beckenham house start with a roofer who finds the real leak before quoting. Apex back the work with a 10-year guarantee, up to 20 years depending on the job.
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Beckenham's housing and its roofs
Beckenham was a village of big houses before the railway came in the 1850s, and the Victorian villas that followed still stand around Kelsey Park and the roads off the High Street. They carry large slate and clay tile roofs with valleys, hips, dormers and ornate ridge tiles, and several sit in conservation areas. Towards Clock House and Elmers End the houses get smaller: Edwardian terraces with slate fronts, chimney stacks shared across the party wall and rear outriggers with roofs of their own.
Eden Park, Park Langley and the edges of Langley Park came later, mostly inter-war and 1950s detached houses and semis with hipped roofs and plain tiles. Big gardens mean big trees, and big trees mean full gutters and moss spreading over north-facing slopes. Beckenham is a short run from Croydon through Addiscombe. Patrick gets up, photographs the fault and gives you a price that does not change once the work starts.
About 4 miles north-east of Croydon, through Addiscombe and Elmers End · Postcodes BR3
Beckenham roof faults worth catching early
The older the house, the more joints there are for water to find.
Nail sickness on slate
Victorian slates were fixed with iron nails that rust away. Slates then slide out of line one by one. Apex refix loose slates, or strip the slope, fit new battens and membrane and re-slate it.
Dormers on Victorian villas
Big Beckenham villas have dormers set into the slate, each with lead cheeks and a small roof of its own. Water gets in at the sides. Apex renew the lead and the dormer covering so the attic room stays dry.
Leaf-choked gutters
Tall trees round Kelsey Park and Eden Park drop leaves into gutters every autumn, and blocked hoppers overflow down the walls. Apex clean and seal the gutters and make sure the downpipes run clear.
Roofing and guttering in Beckenham
Roofing
- Roof repairs
- Emergency roof repairs
- New roofs
- Tiled roofs
Flat roofs
- Flat roof repairs
- EPDM rubber roofing
- GRP fibreglass roofing
- Felt roofing
IllustrationGuttering
- Gutter repairs
- New guttering
- Gutter cleaning
- Fascias and soffits
Chimneys
- Repointing
- Lead flashing
Read these before Patrick climbs your Beckenham roof
Had a leak in my lead flashing around my chimney wanted to get it renewed Patrick came with he's team of men and carried out work involving all new code 4 lead flashing since then never seen a leak very happy with the work
Recomend to anyone needing roof renewal or repair have a new salte roof done with natural slate and couldnt be happier I picked apex roofing and guttering ltd to do it for me
Very satisfied with results on chimney pointing and lead seal
Roofing questions from Beckenham
Do I need scaffolding to repair my Beckenham roof?
It depends on the height of the house and the job. A slipped slate at the front of a two-storey Edwardian terrace can often be reached safely without full scaffold, while a three-storey Victorian villa or chimney work needs a proper platform. Patrick decides once he has seen the roof, and the price he agrees with you covers everything, scaffold included, so there are no extras later.
What does a new roof cost on a Beckenham house?
It comes down to the size of the roof, the pitch, the number of valleys and dormers, the covering you choose and the scaffold needed. A Victorian villa with a complicated roof costs more than a simple hipped semi. Apex will not guess over the phone. Patrick measures up, photographs the roof and gives you a free, fixed quote with no hidden fees.
Why is there a damp patch in the back bedroom of my Beckenham terrace?
On an Edwardian terrace, a damp patch there points to the lead flashing where the outrigger roof meets the main back wall. The lead splits or pulls out of its mortar joint, and rain runs down inside. Patrick checks it from the roof, photographs the join and replaces the flashing in code 4 lead, repointing the joint it sits in.
Does Apex work on shared chimney stacks in Beckenham terraces?
Yes. On Beckenham's Edwardian terraces one stack often serves two houses and straddles the party wall. Apex repoint the stack and renew the lead flashing and seals on your side, and Patrick will tell you if the neighbour's half is letting water into your roof as well. Sorting both halves together tends to be simpler for everyone.
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Nail sickness creeping across your Beckenham slates?
Ring 0800 404 6688 and Patrick will get up to the slates, photograph every one that has slipped and price the fix before anyone starts.