Slate & Tile Roofing in Swindon
Local roofers for repairs, new roofs & flat roofing. Free surveys, fixed written quotes, tidy workmanship.
Swindon Roofing Company works on every pitched covering found in the town — natural slate on the Victorian terraces of Old Town, clay tiles on inter-war semis, and the concrete tile that covers most of Swindon's estate housing. Each behaves differently, fails differently and is repaired differently, which is why 'a roofer' and 'the right roofer for your roof' aren't always the same person.
Matching is half the craft: a repair that keeps water out but shouts from the street in mismatched tiles is half a job.
Coverings we repair and lay
Natural slate
Welsh and Spanish slate repaired with proper hooks and copper tingles — never mastic. Period re-roofs laid to traditional detailing.
Clay tiles
Rosemary plains and clay pantiles — matched from reclamation stock where originals are discontinued.
Concrete interlocking tiles
The Swindon estate standard — cheap to repair, and discontinued profiles are our sourcing bread-and-butter.
Ridge, hip & valley detail
The junctions where slate and tile roofs actually leak — re-bedded, dry-fixed or re-leaded as the roof demands.
Slate & tile costs in Swindon
| Job | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Slipped slate repairs (1–5 slates) | £180 – £450 |
| Clay tile matching & repair | £200 – £600 |
| Valley re-lead (per valley) | £600 – £1,400 |
| Full slate re-roof (3-bed) | £9,000 – £16,000 |
Natural slate re-roofs vary with slate grade and detailing — surveyed and quoted fixed, free.
Period roofs, done sympathetically
Older Swindon roofs deserve repairs in kind: slate fixed with slate techniques, lead where lead belongs, and mortar mixes that match the era rather than hard modern cement that cracks the surrounding work. On listed buildings and in conservation areas we work within the constraints — like-for-like repairs are almost always fine, wholesale material changes need consent, and we'll flag which is which before quoting.
Where a period roof is beyond economic repair, we'll price faithful replacement alongside pragmatic alternatives so the decision is yours with full numbers.
Roof repairs
General repair services and pricing.
Roof replacement
Full re-roofing when repair stops making sense.
Frequently asked questions
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