Small roof jobs - slipped slates, ridge, flashing.

What’s included

• Slipped slate and tile reseating with copper tingles or nail replacement
• Ridge tile lift, mortar bed replacement, re-bed and point
• Small flashing repairs around chimneys, soil vents and skylights
• Chimney-back gulley clear and lead-flashing reseal
• Photo report from the roof before/after (we work from ladder or tower)
• A4 stainless fixings on anything replaceable

Honest pricing

Fixed price quoted up front after seeing photos and the postcode. No day-rate creep once a number’s agreed. Bands are a starting ring; the real number lands after we’ve seen the job.

Band	Range	Typical fits
Small job	£45–£120	One or two slipped slates reseated in a single visit.
Half day	£120–£220	Slipped-tile plus ridge repointing on one ridge line.
Full day	£220–£380	Full ridge repoint plus flashing repair, one property.
Larger jobs	£380+	Multiple ridges, scaffold-tower work, chimney gulley - quoted fixed.

The Dover angle

The Dover easterly wind pattern from mid-October through March lifts fixings on any west-facing roof pitch. The classic damage is one or two slipped slates per season on the terraces above Buckland and along the Old Folkestone Road. Caught early, that’s a 45-minute reseat. Left, water gets under the batten and the felt starts to rot. Six months later it’s a ceiling patch and interior repaint job.

Ridge pointing is the other Dover-specific issue: salt-air erosion of the original lime mortar on Victorian ridge lines happens visibly faster on cliff-elevation properties than inland. Three-yearly inspection is sensible; a full re-point is a half-day handyman job if it’s caught before the ridge tiles start to lift.

Where we stop - and who we hand you to

What we don’t do: strip and re-cover, full-roof replacement, complex chimney rebuilds, or anything requiring a scaffold beyond a standard tower. That’s a roofer’s job. We’ll tell you on the phone before we come out, so you don’t pay for a wasted visit.

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