A new roof for a Balham home
Mascote Renovation & Property Solutions Ltd fits new roofs in Balham and across SW12, from Balham High Road to the streets beside Tooting Bec Common, Wandsworth Common and Clapham Common. We are a family run roofing team, fully insured, and our own people carry out the work.
Much of the housing here is late Victorian and Edwardian, with later landmarks such as Du Cane Court, the 1930s Art Deco block of flats on Balham High Road. Many of the older terraces and semi detached houses still have their first slate or clay tile roof, mended many times over. So the question is usually the same: does it need a new roof, or will one more repair see it through? If you are weighing up a new roof in Balham, this page sets out how to decide and what the work involves.
Repair or replace: how to tell
A roof seldom fails all at once. The signs below are a fair guide from the pavement and from inside the loft.
A repair will usually do when
- A handful of slates or tiles have slipped or cracked in one area
- The leak can be traced to a single flashing, valley or chimney
- Ridge tiles are loose but the slopes below them are sound
- The roof has given little trouble until now
The roof is near the end of its life when
- Slates are slipping on several slopes because the nails have rusted through
- Tiles are flaking, or the surface is coming away in layers
- The ridge sags or there are dips in the slope
- Daylight shows in the loft, or the felt under the slates has perished
- Something needs mending after every winter
We inspect the roof free of charge and give you a straight answer. If a repair is all it needs, a repair is what we quote for.
What a new roof in Balham includes
For a new roof Balham homeowners get one team for the whole job. We strip and remove the old roof, then fit the new covering in slate, clay tile or concrete tile, chosen to suit the house, your budget and how much upkeep you want later. New leadwork goes in at the chimneys, valleys and walls, and the ridge tiles are fixed on top. Roofline work, such as fascias and soffits, can be done while the scaffold is up.
All our installations meet current building regulations and are backed by a full guarantee. We do not take a deposit upfront, and we clean up the site before we leave.
The Heaver Estate, laid out from the late 1880s by the builder Alfred Heaver between Bedford Hill and Tooting Bec, is a conservation area. If your home is there, or in any other conservation area, check with the council before changing the roof materials. For the Heaver Estate that is Wandsworth Council.
Roofers in Balham
A new roof is only part of what we do. As roofers in Balham we also look after roofs that have years left in them.
Roof repairs in Balham
Our roof repairs cover slate and tile roofs, lead flashing, chimney stacks, fascias, soffits and guttering. Ring us when a slate comes down or a stain appears on a bedroom ceiling, and we will look at it without charge. Every repair is guaranteed.
Flat roofing in Balham
The back additions and dormers on Balham's terraces often have flat roofs. We lay flat roofing in EPDM rubber, felt and GRP fibreglass, and we repair existing roofs by tracing leaks, patching, resealing and fitting new edge trims.
Loft conversions in Balham
If the roof is due for replacement and you have thought about a loft conversion, which some people call an attic conversion, it makes sense to plan the two together. We build dormer, L shaped dormer, mansard, hip to gable and Velux conversions, and we handle the planning, structural work, plumbing, electrics and finishing.
Other services in Balham
We also carry out chimney repairs and leadwork, replace fascias, soffits and guttering, build home extensions and take on property refurbishment, including kitchens, bathrooms, plastering and decorating. We work on domestic and commercial properties.