Roofing & home improvements · Harpenden
Roofers & builders in Harpenden.
Harpenden is about seven miles north-east of us. We look after large period homes near the common and family houses in Batford, Southdown and Kinsbourne Green.
Working in Harpenden
Arts and Crafts roofs that need a careful hand.
Period houses near the common
Harpenden grew quickly after the railway arrived, and many of its larger houses date from the Edwardian and Arts and Crafts years. These roofs are often steep and covered in handmade clay tiles. They tend to have dormers, swept valleys, decorative ridges and tall brick chimneys. Repairs need tiles that match in colour and size, and valleys and flashings detailed the way they were first built.
Family homes further out
Southdown, Batford and Kinsbourne Green have more 1930s and post-war family homes. Here the work is more often ridge and verge repairs, flat roofs on extensions and garages, new guttering, and driveways and patios for bigger gardens.
Conservation areas
Several parts of Harpenden, including areas around the common and the town centre, are conservation areas. Repairs in matching materials are normally fine. If a job would change how the roof looks, we raise it with you first, so you can check with St Albans City and District Council.
Where we work
Areas we cover around Harpenden.
- Harpenden town centre
- West Common
- Southdown
- Batford
- Kinsbourne Green
- Harpenden Common
- Wheathampstead
Services in Harpenden
What we do in Harpenden.
Good to know
Questions from Harpenden homeowners.
Can you match the handmade clay tiles on an older Harpenden house?
In most cases, yes. We match new or reclaimed tiles to the colour, size and camber of the existing ones, and re-use sound tiles from the roof where we can.
Do you cover Wheathampstead?
Yes. Wheathampstead is just east of Harpenden and within our area.
Nearby
Towns near Harpenden.
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