Roofers covering Edinburgh
We cover Edinburgh for repairs and roofing work, an easy motorway run, and the capital's traditional buildings suit the way we work.
What Edinburgh is built of
Edinburgh's roofscape runs from the Old Town's crowded gables to the Georgian New Town's disciplined terraces and the great Victorian tenement suburbs beyond. Grey Scots slate dominates, laid in diminishing courses over sarking, with stone skews, parapet gutters and dormers everywhere.
New Town roofs hide their gutters behind parapets, which is elegant until a blockage sends water into the wallhead. Dormers, mansards and stone details give Edinburgh roofs more junctions than most, and junctions are where roofs leak.
What the weather does to Edinburgh roofs
Edinburgh's east-coast weather is drier than the west but colder and windier at the roofline, and haar and frost work steadily on lime mortar and stone. Parapet and valley gutters need regular attention, and many of the city's roofs are within conservation areas where like-for-like materials matter.
Typical jobs in Edinburgh
- Parapet and valley gutter failures
- Slate repairs in diminishing courses
- Dormer and mansard junctions leaking
- Skew and wallhead pointing
- Chimney repairs on shared stacks
- Storm response for slipped slates
Edinburgh questions
Do you travel to Edinburgh for smaller repairs?
Yes, we cover Edinburgh, though for smaller jobs we may group visits, and we are upfront about timing when you call.
Do you use materials suited to conservation areas?
Yes. On traditional buildings we work like for like: matching slate and appropriate mortars and lead details.
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