Roof Repairs in Knutsford

Repairs on Knutsford's period roofs, with drone leak-tracing and a workmanship guarantee.

Most roof repairs we get called to in Knutsford are leaks that have been patched once or twice already and have come back. On the period and listed roofs around King Street, Toft Road and out toward Mobberley, water usually gets in at the lead step flashing, the valleys or where a flat roof meets a pitched one. We trace the actual source with a drone before we touch anything, fix the cause rather than the symptom, and back the work with a workmanship guarantee.

Tracing recurring leaks on Knutsford’s period roofs

If your roof has been repaired before and the leak has come back, you are not alone. A lot of the repair work we do across Knutsford is undoing a quick patch that never found the source. The period semis off Toft Road, the listed houses in the King Street and Princess Street conservation area and the larger properties toward Tabley all share the same weak points: lead, valleys and the awkward junctions where roofs meet. Find the real entry point and the leak stops. Guess at it and you are back in six months.

Lead step flashing, valleys and where flat meets pitched

Three places cause most of the leaks we trace in Knutsford. The first is lead step flashing against chimneys and party walls, where old lead has split, lifted or been sealed over instead of being reformed. Our certified lead welder, trained through the Master Roofers Academy, reworks the lead by the metre so it sits and laps properly rather than relying on mastic. The second is the valleys, where leaves, age and bad earlier repairs let water back up under the slate. The third is where a flat roof, often a rear extension or bay, meets the main pitched roof; that junction is fiddly and frequently the source of a long-running leak that looks like it is coming from somewhere else.

Slipped slates, storm damage and the conservation-area catch

Slipped and broken slates are the everyday job, and on these roofs they cannot just be filled with the nearest tile from the van. In the conservation area the replacement has to match the existing slate gauge and colour, so the repair disappears into the roof rather than patching it with a mismatch. We keep reclaimed and matched natural slate and hand-made clay for this. After a storm the priority is different again: make the roof safe and watertight, get the photos for any insurance claim, then come back and do the permanent fix once the weather has passed.

A survey first, an honest price, and the work guaranteed

Every repair starts with a drone survey so we trace the leak to its source instead of selling you a patch. You get before and after photos and a straight answer about what actually needs doing. We are not the cheapest, and we will tell you so, but a repair that finds the cause is cheaper than three that do not. Our repair work carries a workmanship guarantee, we are three generations, in-house and fully insured, and we cover Cheshire and South Manchester with a 24/7 line for emergencies.

Call 01606 537305, day or night, to get a leak traced and fixed properly.

Knutsford roofing — common questions

Why does my Knutsford roof keep leaking in the same place?

Because the patch treated the stain, not the source. On period roofs water often tracks in at failed lead step flashing or a tired valley, then runs along the timbers and shows up somewhere else entirely. We use a drone to trace where it actually enters, so the repair fixes the cause instead of chasing the damp patch.

Can you match slates when you replace slipped or broken ones?

Yes. Slipped and broken slates on Knutsford's period homes need to match the existing slate gauge and colour, especially in the conservation area, so the repair does not stand out against the rest of the roof. We hold and source reclaimed and matched natural slate and hand-made clay for exactly this.

Do you offer an emergency or out-of-hours service?

Yes. We run a 24/7 line for storm damage and active leaks, so if a slate comes off in a gale or water is coming through a ceiling, you can reach us. We will make the roof safe and watertight first, then survey properly and quote the permanent repair. The work carries our workmanship guarantee.

Free survey in Knutsford

Get a fixed price, not a guess

We come out, run a drone survey, and put a fixed price in writing — no surprises once the work starts. Answered 24/7 for emergencies.