Roofers in Knutsford

We work across Knutsford most weeks — the conservation area around King Street and Princess Street, the period semis off Toft Road, the larger houses out toward Mobberley and Tabley. These roofs don't take a generic answer. A lot of them are slate or hand-made clay, with lead valleys and stepped flashing that a profile-tile crew will get wrong. Our lead welder is certified through the Master Roofers Academy, so the leadwork goes on properly — dressed, welded, and sized to move — not slapped over with mastic that fails in two winters. Knutsford also sits inside a conservation area in large parts, which means materials and detailing matter to more than just you. We match what's there: the slate gauge, the ridge line, the clay colour. Before we touch anything we send up the drone, walk you through the photos, and tell you what actually needs doing versus what can wait. Every job leaves with a full before-and-after set.

Knutsford roofs aren’t standard roofs

Most of the houses we re-roof in Knutsford were built before profile tiles existed. Slate. Hand-made clay. Steep pitches, deep valleys, multiple chimneys, lead by the metre. The detailing is what holds these roofs together, and it’s the first thing a general crew gets wrong.

We do this work most weeks — the conservation streets in the centre, the period semis off Toft Road, the larger houses out toward Mobberley and Tabley. We know what’s on these roofs because we’ve had ours hands on them for three generations.

New roofs and re-slating

When a period roof reaches the end, a patch won’t save it. The slates are delaminating, the battens are rotten, the felt has gone. We strip it, check and replace the timber underneath, and re-slate it to the original gauge.

• Reclaimed and matched slate, set to the existing lap and gauge
• Hand-made clay matched on colour and profile where that’s what’s there
• New battens, breathable membrane, and ventilation done to current standard
• Ridge, verge and valley detail that matches the street, not a catalogue

Every full re-roof leaves with a before-and-after photo set and a 20-year guarantee.

Leadwork done by a certified welder

On Knutsford’s older roofs the leaks almost always start at the lead — valleys, chimney aprons, stepped flashing where a slope meets a wall. Lead has to be sized and dressed so it can move with the weather. Done wrong, it splits or lifts within a couple of winters, and the next roofer just smears mastic over it.

Our lead welder is certified through the Master Roofers Academy. We dress and weld lead to code, size it to the run, and detail it so water goes where it’s meant to. If three roofers have already patched the same junction, we find why it keeps failing and rebuild it properly.

Heritage and conservation-area work

Large parts of Knutsford are a conservation area, and plenty of the houses are period or listed. That means the roof has to be right for more than just you — it has to read correctly from the street. We match materials and detailing to what’s already there, and if your job needs consent we’ll tell you before we start, not halfway through.

We survey first, then quote

Before we price anything we send the drone up and photograph the whole roof. Then we walk you through it — the cracked slates, the failed lead, the worn valley — so you can see exactly what you’re paying for. You get a clear scope and a fixed price. No vague “we’ll see when we’re up there.”

We’re not the cheapest roofer in Knutsford, and we don’t try to be. The homeowners who call us want the job done once, done right, and photographed start to finish — and they want a workmanship guarantee behind it.

Next step

Call 01606 537305 or email middlewichroofing@gmail.com to book a drone survey of your Knutsford roof. We’ll send you the photos, tell you what actually needs doing, and give you a fixed price before anything starts.