New Roofs in Middlewich

New roofs for Middlewich houses, fitted from Lewin Street

Our yard is at 80 Lewin Street, so a new roof in Middlewich isn’t a job we drive across the county for — it’s one we walk to. That matters more than it sounds. We already know the housing here: the terraces off Lewin Street with their shared verges, the 1930s semis on Webbs Lane, the newer estates running out toward Booth Lane, and the older stone properties near the town centre that need a careful eye and proper lead.

Three generations of the same family have re-roofed houses in this town. When you call about a new roof, you’re talking to the people who’ll be standing on it, not a call centre with a Middlewich number.

The drone survey comes before the quote

We don’t price a new roof from the pavement, and we don’t guess at what’s under the slate. Before we put a number on anything, we fly the roof with a drone and get in close to the ridge, the valleys, the chimney flashings and the verges.

You see that footage. We show you the perished felt, the soft battens, the lead that’s been bodged with mortar — the parts that are actually failing, not the parts that look fine from the ground. That way the quote isn’t a figure you take on faith. It’s a figure you understand, for the roof you can see.

If the survey shows you don’t need a full re-roof, we say so. A repair that saves you thousands is a better outcome than a new roof you didn’t need.

What goes into a full strip and re-roof

A new roof isn’t fresh slates on tired timber. It’s the whole thing, built as one system:

• Strip to the rafters. Old covering, old felt and old battens all come off, so we can see the structure clean and replace any rotten timber before a single new thing goes on.
• Breathable membrane. A new high-performance underlay across the whole roof, so the roof space breathes and any water that gets past the slate is shed safely.
• New treated battens. Gauged to the right spacing for your covering. We never re-use old battens — they carry the entire roof.
• New slate or tile. Natural slate, fibre-cement or clay and concrete tile, chosen to suit the house and the street. On a Middlewich terrace that means matching what sits next door.
• Fresh leadwork. Chimneys, valleys and abutments re-led properly by our certified lead welder, trained at the Master Roofers Academy — dressed lead, not smeared mortar.
• Dry ridge and dry verge. Mechanically fixed, ventilated, and never needing re-pointing. Mortar ridges crack and drop within a few winters in this weather; a dry system doesn’t.

Done once, by the people whose name is on it

We’re in-house and fully insured — no subcontracted crew you’ll never see again turning up to your Middlewich house. Before and after photos come as standard on every job, so you can see the membrane, the battens and the leadwork that vanish under the finished slate. We’re the most-reviewed roofer in Middlewich, every review five stars, and people don’t leave reviews like that for the cheapest quote.

If you’re planning a new roof, the first step is the survey. Call 01606 537305 and we’ll fly your roof, show you the footage, and give you a written quote with the timeline before any scaffold goes up.