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Roofer in Bromley for inter-war hips and Victorian slate
From Bickley's Victorian villas to the 1930s semis around Bromley South, Apex are the roofer to call in Bromley when tiles slip or the loft turns damp. Patrick agrees the price with you before any work starts, and that figure never grows.
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Bromley's roofs, district by district
Bromley grew fast once the railway arrived, and the roofs show it. Bickley and Sundridge Park carry large Victorian and Edwardian houses with steep pitches, natural slate or clay tiles, tall chimney stacks and lead valleys that have been patched more than once. Shortlands mixes Edwardian terraces with inter-war semis. Around Bromley Common and Hayes the stock is mostly 1930s: hipped roofs, bay windows with their own small roofs, and plain tiles held on by nails that have now rusted through. When those nails go, tiles slide, and the first sign is a brown stain on a bedroom ceiling.
Petts Wood is its own case. The estate went up between the wars as a planned suburb, and a lot of its houses have mock-Tudor gables, deep hips and clay tiles on steep slopes. Part of it is a conservation area, so a repair there has to keep the look of the street. Patrick drives over from Croydon, gets up to the problem and sends you photos of exactly what he found, be it a cracked hip tile or a valley worn thin. You see the fault with your own eyes before you agree to anything.
About 6 miles east of Croydon, along the A232 to Hayes · Postcodes BR1, BR2
What goes wrong on Bromley roofs
Four faults that come with the age and style of the borough's housing.
Slipped slates in Bickley
Victorian slate roofs hang on iron or copper nails. Once the iron ones corrode, slates slip down and leave a gap for rain. Apex refix them with clips or strip and re-slate the whole slope.
Loose hips on 1930s semis
A hipped roof runs a line of mortared hip tiles from eaves to ridge. Frost cracks the mortar and the tiles start to rock. Apex bed them back down or switch to a dry-fix system with no mortar at all.
Leaking bay roofs
Bay windows on inter-war semis carry a small roof of tile or lead. Rain gets in where that roof meets the front wall, and Apex cure it with fresh code 4 lead flashing.
Worn lead valleys
Where two slopes meet, a lead valley carries the water down to the gutter. Old lead splits and thin patches open up under the tiles. Apex dress in new code 4 lead so the valley runs clean.
Roofing and guttering in Bromley
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
Proof for Bromley homeowners choosing a roofer
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
Ridge tile was blown off called apex roofing and guttering Ltd they came out right away and replaced the tile very satisfied with the job Patrick have done highly recommend
Apex roofing and guttering Ltd came and gave me a free quotation on a new roof once I match several quotes I decided to go ahead with Apex. They kept me updated throughout the process showing photos and explaining what’s happening the process was so easy for me highly recommend to anyone needing work done
Roofing questions from Bromley
Why do Petts Wood roofs have so many hips and gables?
The Petts Wood estate was built between the wars in a mock-Tudor style, with steep hipped roofs, projecting gables and clay tiles, to give it a country-cottage look. Every hip and gable adds a line of mortared tiles or a lead flashing that has to stay sound. Apex refix hip tiles, re-bed or dry-fix ridges and renew the lead where a gable meets the main roof.
How much should roof repairs cost in Bromley?
The cost comes down to the fault, the access and the roof covering, so no honest roofer can give you a figure over the phone. A single slipped tile on a bungalow is a small job. A lead valley on a three-storey Bickley house needs scaffold and more material. Patrick comes out for free, photographs the fault and gives you a fixed price with no hidden fees before anything is agreed.
Can Apex repair the clay tile roofs on Bromley's 1930s semis?
Yes. Apex refix slipped clay tiles, swap broken ones and re-bed or dry-fix the hips and ridge on inter-war roofs. When a repair is no longer enough, they re-roof in concrete interlocking tile, natural slate or slate-effect, with new battens and breathable membrane underneath. Patrick talks you through which suits your house and shows you photos of the roof as it stands.
How soon can Patrick get to a leak in Bromley?
Quickly, because Bromley is only about six miles from the Croydon base along the A232. Call 0800 404 6688 and Patrick arranges a time to come out, look at the roof and show you photos of the problem. The work is often done the same day or the next, and the team clear every scrap of waste away when they finish.
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Bay roof or hip letting rain into your Bromley semi?
Send the form and Patrick will come over the A232, check the bay, the hips and the valleys, and show you the photos.