Roofers in Horsham,in the Local Reds and Browns.
Horsham is a plain tile town. The district's own guidance points new and altered roofs towards clay plain tile in the local colours, the oldest buildings still carry Horsham stone, and the estates from Trafalgar to the Needles bring every roof type of the last century. We cover all of it from the West Sussex line.
Roofing and Guttering in Horsham, on the West Sussex Line.
Horsham sits in the Low Weald at the western edge of the High Weald, with the River Arun rising in St Leonard's Forest to the east and cutting through the south of the town. The town's housing runs from medieval to the late twentieth century, which is a wider span than almost anywhere else we work.
The Victorian town grew in areas like New Town, North Heath and Oakhill, and Trafalgar followed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Roffey, north-east of the centre, has roots in the thirteenth century; Holbrook is named after a stream that feeds the Arun; Littlehaven began as a hamlet in the late eighteenth century; the Needles estate was laid out from about 1955. Around the town sit Broadbridge Heath, Southwater, Warnham, Slinfold, Rusper and Mannings Heath.
Then there is the stone. Tower Hill, a mile south of the town, contains the sandstone known as Horsham Stone, quarried there from 1830 to 1876, and some of the oldest buildings in the area still carry roofs of it. We cover RH12 and RH13 on the West Sussex line, 01444 702 095.
The Roofs of Horsham, From Stone Slabs to Concrete Tile.
The Old Town
Horsham stone on the oldest roofs, hand-made clay plain tile on most of the rest: heavy coverings on old timbers, where the fault is often the fixings or the timber rather than the covering itself.
The Victorian and Edwardian Streets
New Town, North Heath, Oakhill and Trafalgar: slate and clay tile, party-wall stacks, and the back additions and valleys that come with terraces.
The Inter-War and Post-War Estates
Roffey, Holbrook and the Needles: hipped roofs in concrete or clay tile with underlay and fixings now sixty to ninety years old, and long gutter runs at the eaves.
The Newer Developments
Broadbridge Heath, Southwater and the growing edges of the town, where the roof is young and the faults are at the details: a flashing, a valley, a blocked outlet.
What We Get Called to in Horsham.
Re-Roofing
Roofs stripped to the rafters and rebuilt in plain tile with new underlay, battens and fixings, in the reds and browns the district asks for.
New Roofs explained02Pitched Roofing
Tiled and slated roofs repaired and re-laid, with the hips, valleys and verges done properly.
Pitched Roofing explained03Chimney Repairs
Repointing, flaunching and lead on the stacks of the Victorian streets and the older houses of Roffey and the town centre.
Chimney Repairs explained04Gutter Cleaning
Runs filled by the trees of the Weald, cleared by hand with the outlets and downpipes flushed through.
Gutter Cleaning explainedPlain Tile, the District's Guidance and the Weald.
Horsham District Council's design guidance points new and altered roofs towards plain tile in the local reds and browns. In practice that means a re-roof in Horsham is usually a plain tile re-roof, and a repair matches what is there. We price it that way from the start rather than proposing a cheaper interlocking tile the council would send back.
The Weald is clay country, and clay moves. Stacks and gables on older houses shift a little with the seasons, and the pointing and lead flashings are what give first. When we look at a leak near a chimney in Horsham we look at the flaunching, the pointing and the lead together.
The oldest roofs in the area are the ones to treat with the most respect. Horsham stone is heavy, the timbers under it are old, and a repair means matching the stone and fixing it properly, not swapping in something lighter. We tell you honestly what a roof like that needs.
The fault we are called to most in Horsham, lit on the house.
Where We Work in and Around Horsham.
RH12 and RH13, from the West Sussex line.
Horsham Town Centre
RH12The Carfax, the Causeway and the oldest streets in the town.
Trafalgar, North Heath and New Town
RH12The Victorian and Edwardian streets north and east of the centre.
Roffey
RH12North-east of the centre, with roots in the thirteenth century.
Holbrook and Littlehaven
RH12The northern side of the town, with Littlehaven station.
The Needles
RH12The estate laid out south-west of the town from the mid 1950s.
Broadbridge Heath and Warnham
RH12The villages to the west and north-west.
Southwater and Christ's Hospital
RH13South of the town, on the Arun side.
Slinfold, Rusper and Mannings Heath
RH12, RH13The villages around the edge of the district.
Why Two Jobs in Horsham Cost Different Things.
We give a written price for the work we have looked at. In Horsham these are the things that move it.
Plain Tile
A re-roof in Horsham is usually a plain tile re-roof, because that is what the district's guidance points to. Plain tiles cost more to buy and lay than interlocking ones, and we price for them from the start.
Horsham Stone
A stone roof is repaired with matching stone and proper fixings, which is skilled work. We tell you honestly what a roof like that needs before anything is priced.
Stacks on the Weald Clay
A chimney that has moved needs its pointing, flaunching and lead done together. Doing them one at a time costs less today and more within a few years.
The Questions We Get Asked in Horsham.
The town and its estates, Roffey, Holbrook, Littlehaven, Trafalgar, the Needles, and the villages around it including Broadbridge Heath, Southwater, Warnham, Slinfold, Rusper and Mannings Heath. Ring the West Sussex line on 01444 702 095.
Horsham District's guidance points new and altered roofs towards plain tile in the local reds and browns, so that is what we price for a re-roof in the town. A repair matches what is on the roof already.
We can look at it and tell you honestly what it needs. Stone roofs are heavy and the timbers under them are old, so a repair is about matching the stone and fixing it properly, not making the roof lighter.
The Weald is clay, and clay ground moves with the seasons. The stack moves with it, and the pointing and lead flashing are what give. We look at the flaunching, the pointing and the lead together, because doing one on its own does not last.
Yes. Both are a few minutes from the town on the West Sussex line.
Yes. We come out, look at the roof and give you a written price with no obligation.
The Other Towns on the West Sussex Line.
Horsham and its villages are covered from the West Sussex line on 01444 702 095. Plain tile, Horsham stone or concrete, the visit and the written price are free.
Tell Us About the Roof in Horsham, and We'll Come and Look.
Your name, a number, the street and what you have noticed. That is all we need.