Guides
Roofing guides for Peterborough homeowners
The things worth understanding before you spend money on a roof, written for this city rather than for the whole country.
Finding and fixing a roof leak
Why the wet patch is rarely under the hole, the four places leaks actually start, and what to do before anyone arrives.
Read moreStorm damage
What to do in the first hour, how insurance claims actually work, and the hard truth about the trader who knocks the next morning.
Read moreCollyweston stone slate roofs
The local heritage covering on the western villages, why ordinary roofers should not touch it, and what repairs cost.
Read moreConservation areas and listed buildings
Peterborough has conservation areas across the city and 21 villages. What that means for your roof.
Read moreHow to choose a roofer
The questions that actually separate a good firm from a bad one, and the ones that sound sensible but tell you nothing.
Read moreFrequently asked questions
For a like-for-like re-covering on an ordinary house, usually not. It normally falls under permitted development, though building regulations still apply to the work itself.
In a conservation area, on a listed building, or where you are changing the material or the roof shape, the answer can change completely. See our conservation areas guide and check with Peterborough City Council before you commit.
Concrete interlocking tile is commonly quoted at 40 to 60 years, clay plain tile longer, natural slate longer still, and a well-laid stone slate roof can outlive everyone involved.
In practice the covering usually outlasts the things around it. Felt, battens, flashings and mortar bedding tend to fail first, which is why a 60-year-old roof often needs work long before the tiles themselves are finished.
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