Family run roofers working in Kettering
We are Mascote Renovation & Property Solutions Ltd, a family run roofing firm, and our roofers work in Kettering and across Northamptonshire. We repair, replace and maintain roofs on homes and commercial buildings, and every job is carried out by our own team.
Kettering grew quickly in the 1800s with the boot and shoe trade, and the streets built for it are still here. Rows of Victorian terraced houses, many with a small workshop behind, stand beside the former factories, and much of this housing has changed very little. Part of the town is a conservation area. For the roofs it means old slate, a chimney stack on house after house and a flat roof over the kitchen or the workshop at the back, all of which need looking after.
Roof Repairs in Kettering
A roof repair usually starts with something you notice yourself: a slate lying in the gutter, a damp patch on a bedroom ceiling or a ridge tile that has shifted in the wind. The roof inspection is free, so you know what is wrong before you decide anything.
On the older terraces the usual causes are slipped or broken slates, fixings that have rusted away, cracked mortar under the ridge tiles and lead flashing that has lifted where the roof meets a chimney or the wall of the house next door. On later houses with concrete tiles it is more often a cracked tile, a blocked valley or worn felt at the eaves. Our roof repairs take in slated and tiled pitched roofs and flat roofs, together with the chimney stacks, lead flashing, guttering, fascias and soffits around them.
It pays to act early. Water marks indoors, missing tiles, loose leadwork, sagging gutters and heavy moss are all signs that a roof needs attention, and a small repair made in good time often saves a larger one. If the inspection shows that the roof is past repairing, we will tell you and explain why.
Flat Roofing in Kettering
Kitchens at the back of terraced houses, old workshops, garages, dormers and porches in Kettering often have a flat roof, and many of them are covered in felt. We lay new flat roofs in GRP fibreglass, EPDM rubber or felt, built either as a warm roof or as a cold roof, and the insulation can be upgraded during the work so the room below holds its heat better.
Many flat roofs can be repaired and kept going. Flat roof repair covers finding where the water gets in, patching it, sealing joints again, getting rid of ponding water, replacing worn edge trims and checking that the gutters and drainage run freely. Where a new covering is the answer, the flat roof installation is guaranteed in full.
New Roofs in Kettering
When a roof has been patched many times, or the slates and the timber battens beneath them are worn out across the whole slope, a full replacement is the sounder choice. A new roof from us is covered in slate, in clay tiles or in concrete tiles, with the ridge tiles, leadwork, soffits and fascias renewed as part of the job.
The old roof is stripped by our own team, its replacement is built to satisfy current building regulations, and the site is tidied once the work is finished. On a Victorian terrace we can use slate again so the house still matches its neighbours, and in the conservation area it is worth checking with the council before changing what a roof is covered in. A roof replacement begins with a free site survey and a free quote, and each new roof in Kettering is guaranteed in full.
Chimney Repairs and Leadwork
Terraced streets carry a lot of chimneys, and a stack stands in more weather than any other part of the roof. Our chimney repairs cover repointing, stack repairs and rebuilds, new pots and cowls, flashing and sealing, and taking down a chimney that is no longer needed. We also fit and repair lead flashing, soakers and back gutters, which keep water out where the stack meets the roof, and we bring the right access equipment for the height of the chimney.
Lofts, extensions and refurbishment
We are builders as well as roofers. Our team also carries out property refurbishment, home extensions and loft conversions in Kettering, so roofing and building work on the same house can be planned together.
Why choose Mascote
- Family run, with over 10 years of roofing experience
- All work carried out by our own team
- Fully insured
- Every job backed by a full guarantee
- No deposit asked for upfront
- Free quotes and free roof inspections
Our services in Kettering
- Roof Repairs
- Flat Roofing
- New Roofs
- Chimney Repairs and Leadwork
- Fascias, Soffits and Guttering
- Loft Conversions
- Home Extensions
- Property Refurbishment
Nearby places our roofers cover
Kettering sits beside the A14, which keeps the towns and villages around it within easy reach. Beyond the town we work in Barton Seagrave, Burton Latimer, Rothwell and Desborough.