Roofing & home improvements · St Albans
Roofers & builders in St Albans.
St Albans is about six miles east of our base. We work on everything from Victorian terraces in Fleetville to family homes in Marshalswick and Jersey Farm.
Working in St Albans
Terraces, conservation areas and a lot of slate.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces
The streets around the centre, Clarence Park and Fleetville are lined with late Victorian and Edwardian terraces. Many still have Welsh slate roofs, back additions with their own small roofs and valleys, and chimney stacks shared with next door. Typical work here includes replacing slipped slates, renewing valley lead, repointing and re-flashing chimneys, and re-roofing in natural slate when the old roof is beyond repair.
Conservation areas
St Albans has a large number of conservation areas, centred on the cathedral and the historic city. Some have extra controls on changes to front roof slopes. We check whether your street is covered before quoting. Where it is, we use materials that match the house, so the repair is approved and looks right.
Parking and access
Many central streets have resident permit parking and no front gardens, so scaffolding may need a licence from the highways authority. We sort out permits and licences as part of the job and tell you the timings up front.
Where we work
Areas we cover around St Albans.
- City centre
- Fleetville
- Clarence Park
- Bernards Heath
- Marshalswick
- Jersey Farm
- Sopwell
- St Stephens
- Verulam
- Chiswell Green
- Park Street
- London Colney
Services in St Albans
What we do in St Albans.
Good to know
Questions from St Albans homeowners.
Do you re-roof Victorian terraces in natural slate?
Yes. Where a slate roof is beyond repair, we can strip it and re-roof in natural slate, with new breathable membrane and battens. Where the existing slates are sound, we can often re-use some of them.
Our chimney is shared with next door. Can you still repair it?
Yes. We'll explain what's needed on both sides. Shared stacks are common on St Albans terraces, and repairs usually go more smoothly when neighbours know what's planned, so we can help you talk to them.
Do you cover London Colney, Park Street and Chiswell Green?
Yes. The villages around St Albans are all within our area.
Nearby
Towns near St Albans.
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