Roof Repairs In Jesmond
Landlord with a tenant reporting a drip, or a homeowner whose slates keep landing in the back lane?
Slate repairs, chimney work and leak tracing across Jesmond, Sandyford and West Jesmond
Jesmond is slate country. The Victorian terraces off Osborne Road, the big houses around Jesmond Dene and the tighter streets of West Jesmond were nearly all roofed in Welsh slate on iron nails, and after 130 years those nails have mostly gone to rust. A slate slides, the one above it follows, and the first anyone notices is a stain on a bedroom ceiling. We replace them properly with copper nails and matching slate, and we work with landlords as happily as owner-occupiers.
Get A Free Roof Inspection
Tell us what is going on and we will ring you back to arrange a look.
Roofing In Jesmond
Jesmond runs from the edge of the city centre up to the Dene, and it is one of the most consistent bits of housing stock we work on: street after street of Victorian terraces and villas, nearly all with Welsh slate roofs, timber sash dormers and shared chimney stacks on the party walls. The original slates were good quality and a lot of them are still sound. The problem is what holds them on. Iron nails corrode, the slate drops, and once a few go on one slope the rest tend to follow. Add in valleys that were lead-lined a century ago and you have a roof that needs a competent eye on it every few years.
The other Jesmond factor is who lives under the roof. A big share of the terraces are student lets and HMOs, and roof maintenance on a rental tends to happen when a tenant rings about a leak rather than before. We do a lot of work for landlords and letting agents here: photographed inspections, written reports, and repairs quoted in a way that can be forwarded without explanation. Much of Jesmond also sits within conservation areas, so the front slopes need slate for slate rather than a cheap substitute. The council is unlikely to look kindly on concrete tiles on a Victorian terrace, and neither would your neighbours.
Roof Repairs We Carry Out In Jesmond
Every one of these is a job we would come out to in Jesmond and look at for free before quoting.
Roof Leak Repairs in Jesmond
Water coming in and no obvious reason why. We trace it to the actual cause, not the nearest wet patch, and fix that.
More about roof leak repairs
Slipped & Broken Tile Repairs in Jesmond
One tile in the garden is usually the first you hear of it. We refit, replace and re-nail tiles and slates to match what is already there.
More about slipped & broken tiles
Chimney Repairs & Repointing in Jesmond
Crumbling mortar, loose pots and cracked flaunching. Chimneys take the worst of the weather and are the usual suspect when a bedroom ceiling stains.
More about chimney repairs
Lead Flashing & Valley Repairs in Jesmond
Split lead, lifted flashings and valleys full of silt. Properly dressed, properly fixed lead, not a smear of sealant over the top.
More about lead flashing & valleys
Ridge & Hip Tile Repairs in Jesmond
Loose ridge tiles and hips with the mortar gone. Re-bedded in fresh mortar or converted to a dry fixed system that cannot blow off.
More about ridge & hip tiles
Gutters, Fascias & Soffits in Jesmond
Overflowing gutters, sagging brackets, rotten fascia boards. The roofline is where most damp problems start and it is cheap to put right.
More about gutters, fascias & soffits
Flat Roof Repairs in Jesmond
Ponding, blisters and splits in felt, and tired garage and extension roofs. Patched where that is honest, re-covered where it is not.
More about flat roof repairs
Storm Damage & Emergency Repairs in Jesmond
Tiles off, water in, same day where we can. We make it safe and dry first, then sort the proper repair once the wind drops.
More about storm damage & emergencies
Roof Replacement in Jesmond
When a roof has genuinely had its day. New battens, breathable membrane and a covering to suit the house. We will tell you if you do not need one.
More about roof replacementWhat Wears Roofs Out Around Jesmond
- Rusted iron slate nails on 130-year-old Welsh slate roofs, the single biggest cause of slipped slates in Jesmond
- Lead valleys and soakers that have been expanding and contracting since Victoria was on the throne and have finally split
- Student lets and HMOs where small faults go unreported until a tenant finds water on the bed
- Tall shared party-wall stacks, often with a dozen pots, that nobody has repointed in living memory
- Conservation area protection across much of Jesmond, so front slopes need matching slate rather than a quick substitute
Based on jobs we get called to in Jesmond, around one in three come through a letting agent or landlord rather than the person actually living under the roof.
Based on the enquiries and jobs handled by Huckleberry Roofing Ltd. A rough picture of what we see, not a formal survey.Our Promise To Jesmond Homeowners
A repair is only worth doing if it holds. So every job we do comes with a written workmanship guarantee, and it runs for ten years. That is written on your quote before you say yes to anything. If something we fixed starts letting water in again, you ring us and we come back. That is the whole policy.
We also put the cause in writing. If your leak was a cracked lead soaker rather than the tile you could see from the garden, the quote says so, and the invoice matches the quote. No add-ons discovered halfway up a ladder.
How A Roof Repair In Jesmond Works
The same routine on every job, from a single slipped slate to a whole run of gutters.
You Ring Or Fill The Form In
Tell us roughly what is happening. A photo helps if you have one. We will give you a time to expect us in Jesmond.
Free Inspection
We get up and look. Not from the pavement with binoculars - on the roof, in the loft if needed, finding the cause rather than the symptom.
Written Quote
You get a figure in writing with the fault described and the fix explained. VAT included, no estimates that grow.
Date Agreed
Emergencies in Jesmond get done the same day where we can. Planned repairs go in the diary at a time that suits you.
The Repair
Matching materials where it matters, lead dressed properly, mortar mixed right. Done the way we would do our own house.
Tidy Up And Guarantee
Scaffold or ladders away, gutters cleared of what we knocked in, and your written guarantee handed over before we leave.
What To Do In Jesmond
Three places worth your time while we are up on the roof.
Jesmond Dene
A wooded valley running the length of Jesmond with the Ouseburn at the bottom, waterfalls, an old mill and miles of paths. Lord Armstrong gave it to the city in the 1880s and it still feels like a bit of countryside dropped into the suburbs.
Find it on Google MapsPets' Corner
A free petting zoo inside the Dene near Armstrong Bridge, with goats, pigs, rabbits and birds, plus a cafe next door. It has been keeping Jesmond toddlers entertained since the 1960s and is open daily.
Find it on Google MapsJesmond Old Cemetery
A Victorian garden cemetery founded in 1834 and designed by John Dobson, with listed gatehouses and the graves of a good slice of Tyneside's industrial history. The Friends group runs guided tours through the year.
Find it on Google MapsRoof Repairs Jesmond On The Map
Roof Repairs Near Jesmond
Jesmond is one of the areas we cover from Newcastle. Here is the rest of the patch.
What Roof Repairs Cost In Jesmond
Most of the repairs we do in Jesmond land somewhere between a couple of hundred pounds and the low thousands. Our cost guide breaks down what moves the price for each type of job.
Roof Repair Cost GuideJesmond Roof Repair Questions
Does a slate roof repair in Jesmond need planning permission?
I own a student let. Can you deal with the letting agent directly?
Why are my Victorian slates slipping when the slates themselves look fine?
Can you re-line a Victorian lead valley without stripping the whole roof?
Roof Trouble In Jesmond? We Will Come And Look.
Free inspection, a straight answer about what is wrong, and a written price before anything starts.