Roofer in Windsor

Windsor's roofscape is shaped by the Castle and the Royal Park. The conservation areas around Castle Hill, Park Street, Sheet Street, Peascod Street and the streets behind High Street contain listed Georgian and Victorian buildings with natural slate, handmade clay plain tile and substantial lead detailing on parapets, bays and dormers. Sympathetic, lime-mortared repair work — and clear liaison with the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead conservation team — is essential for almost any job in central Windsor.

Beyond the conservation core, Dedworth, Clewer and parts of Old Windsor have substantial 1930s–1960s semi and detached stock with standard concrete tile or natural slate. The river frontage at Datchet and parts of Old Windsor adds some larger Edwardian villas with steep clay plain-tile pitches.

Lead parapet gutters are the dominant pattern of work in central Windsor. Many were last replaced in the 1980s or 1990s and are now at the end of their second life — perished lead, failed timber fillets and aged flashings dressed into adjacent slate. We rebuild parapet gutters in code 5 or 6 lead with timber fillet support and properly stepped flashings.

Welsh slate maintenance on Victorian and Edwardian stock across Clewer and Dedworth — nail sickness, missing slates and aged ridge cresting — is the second recurring job.

On the 1930s and post-war estate housing of Dedworth, the issues are more standard: concrete tile slip, ridge re-bed and chimney lead replacement.

Windsor is around 30 minutes from our Bracknell yard via the A332. SL4 work is something we attend at least weekly, and we have direct conservation experience with the RBWM listed-building team for any heritage work that requires consent.

Access to many central Windsor properties is restricted by the narrow conservation-area streets. We routinely plan small-footprint scaffold and out-of-hours material lifts on jobs in this part of town.

A Grade II Georgian townhouse off Alma Road had a leaking lead parapet gutter that had been patched repeatedly. We stripped 11 m of parapet, fitted new timber fillets, dressed code 5 lead and stepped new flashings into the slate. Conservation officer signed off on first inspection. £6,200.

A late-Victorian semi in Clewer needed a partial slate strip-and-re-lay across the front pitch — 80 % of original Welsh slate re-used with copper nails. £5,400 over a week.

A 1937 detached in Dedworth needed all chimney leadwork replaced and the ridge re-bedded to dry-fix. £2,100.

Windsor sits in the Thames Valley with relatively sheltered roofs, though chimney back-gutter and parapet leaks are common because so much of the older stock has complex roof geometry to weather. Rainfall is around 640 mm a year.

Heritage and conservation work in central Windsor sits at a premium to standard repair because of material sourcing and skilled labour. Small slate or handmade clay tile repairs typically £200–£500. Lead parapet gutter replacement £3,000–£8,000 depending on length and access.

Standard estate housing in Dedworth and Old Windsor follows regional norms: tile repairs £120–£350, ridge re-bed £400–£700, lead flashing £450–£900. Full re-roofs £5,500–£15,000 in standard materials, £15,000–£35,000 in heritage spec.