Roofers for the Victorian terraces of Hammersmith
Hammersmith fills the W6 postcode on the north bank of the Thames, from Brackenbury Village and Ravenscourt Park to Brook Green and the roads that run down to the river by Hammersmith Bridge. We are family run roofers and we work on houses throughout the area.
Most of the housing here is Victorian terrace, and a terrace brings roofing problems of its own. Each roof meets the next at a party wall. The chimney stack is often shared between two houses. Many homes also have a rear addition with a smaller roof that is hard to see from the ground. This page takes those points one at a time.
Roof repairs on terraced houses
On a terrace, leaks tend to start at the edges and joins of a roof more than in the middle of a slope. The usual places are the lead flashing where the slates meet a party wall or parapet, the mortar around a shared chimney stack, the valley between the main roof and the rear addition, and slates that have slipped because their nails have rusted through.
Our roof repairs deal with all of these: slates and tiles are replaced, lead is refixed or renewed, and stacks are repointed. Houses built tight to a narrow pavement leave little room to work, so we bring the right access equipment for each house.
Flat roofing on rear additions and dormers
Back additions, kitchen extensions and loft dormers are often finished with a flat roof, sometimes tucked behind a parapet wall where nobody looks at it. Trouble there tends to go unnoticed until a stain appears on a ceiling.
The flat roofing we lay in Hammersmith is EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass or traditional felt. A roof can be built warm or cold, and extra insulation can go in while it is open. On an existing roof we trace leaks, patch them, cure ponding water, renew edge trims and make sure the outlets drain freely.
A new roof in Hammersmith
Slates that have been patched year after year eventually reach the point where repairs stop holding. Replacing the whole covering is then the sounder choice.
Our new roofs are laid in slate, clay tile or concrete tile and finished with fresh leadwork and ridge tiles. We pick a covering that suits the house and sits well beside the neighbours on either side. Our team takes off the worn slates, makes sure the replacement meets current building regulations and tidies up afterwards. A full guarantee is given with each one.
Guttering and roofline
Along a terrace, gutters and downpipes are often shared by several houses, so one blockage can send water down the front of more than one home. We clear blocked gutters, seal leaking joints and put up new guttering and downpipes where the old runs are past saving. Rotten timber fascia boards at the eaves are swapped for UPVC.
Damp at the top of a wall, boards that sag, flaking paint and water spilling over in heavy rain all point to the roofline.
Working with Mascote
Mascote Renovation & Property Solutions Ltd is a fully insured firm and guarantees all of its work. No deposit is taken upfront, and the roofing is done by our own team. Inspections, surveys and quotes cost nothing and leave you under no obligation.
We also build loft conversions and home extensions and carry out property refurbishment in Hammersmith.