Roofers in New Malden,From the Station to Coombe Hill.
A railway town from 1846, with two- and three-bedroom terraces from the decades that followed and larger detached and semi-detached houses from the 1930s and 1940s on Coombe Hill. Long eaves, hipped roofs and a lot of fascia and guttering.
Roofing and Guttering in New Malden, on the Surrey Line.
New Malden exists because of the railway. The station opened on 1 December 1846, and the terraces of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries grew around it. Coombe Hill, to the north, added larger detached and semi-detached houses in the 1930s and 1940s, and Motspur Park and the streets towards Old Malden filled in the south.
Old Malden itself is the original village, two miles to the south with Anglo-Saxon origins. Coombe, to the north, is the affluent edge of the area. Beverley Brook runs through the east and the Hogsmill forms the western boundary, and the A3 cuts through the middle of it all. New Malden is also known for its large Korean community, which gives the High Street its character.
We cover KT3, which is shared between Kingston and Merton, on the Surrey line 01372 632 128, with the London line an equally good choice from this side of the borough.
The Roofs of New Malden, and What They Tend to Need.
The Terraces Around the Station
Late Victorian and Edwardian two- and three-bedroom houses with slate or clay tile roofs, party-wall stacks and back additions with their shared valleys.
Coombe Hill and Coombe
Larger detached and semi-detached houses from the 1930s and 1940s: hipped roofs in clay or concrete tile, dormers, and long eaves that need sound fascias behind the gutters.
Motspur Park and the 1930s Streets
Inter-war semis with underlay and fixings that are now approaching ninety years old, and the garages and extensions with flat roofs that came later.
Old Malden
The original village, with older houses around it and post-war streets between it and the town.
What We Get Called to in New Malden.
Fascias and Soffits
Rotten timber behind the gutters on the long eaves of the 1930s houses, replaced in white uPVC with vented soffit.
Fascias & Soffits explained02Gutter Repairs
Leaking joints, sagging runs and the outlet that has never cleared properly, on both the terraces and the semis.
Gutter Repairs explained03Pitched Roofing
Tiled roofs repaired and re-laid, with new underlay and battens where the originals have gone.
Pitched Roofing explained04Roof Cleaning
Moss lifted off north-facing concrete tile and out of the gutters, by hand rather than by pressure washer.
Roof Cleaning explainedTwo Boroughs, One Town, and the Practical Side.
KT3 is split between the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Merton, so the planning authority depends on which side of the line your house sits. For most roof work it makes no difference at all. Where a house is listed or in a conservation area we check the right council before pricing.
The 1930s houses are the theme here as they are across the Kingston border. They were well built, and many have never been re-roofed, which means the tiles are fine and the underlay and fixings beneath them are not. We lift a few tiles and tell you what is underneath before we recommend anything.
Access is usually easy: semis with side returns and gardens, and terraces with rear access. The A3 is the exception; houses close to it are noisy places to work but no harder to reach.
The fault we are called to most in New Malden, lit on the house.
Where We Work in and Around New Malden.
KT3 and its neighbours, from the Surrey or the London line.
New Malden Town Centre
KT3The High Street and the terraced streets around the station.
Coombe Hill and Coombe
KT3, KT2The larger 1930s and 1940s houses on the northern side.
Motspur Park
KT3The inter-war streets to the south, with their own station.
Old Malden
KT3, KT4The original village two miles to the south, with Malden Manor station.
West Barnes
KT3, SW20The Merton side, towards Raynes Park.
Norbiton
KT2The Kingston side to the west.
Worcester Park
KT4The neighbour to the south-east.
Kingston Vale
SW15The northern edge, towards Richmond Park.
Why Two Jobs in New Malden Cost Different Things.
We give a written price for the work we have looked at. In New Malden these are the things that move it.
The Fascia Behind the Gutter
On the 1930s houses a dropped gutter usually means a rotten fascia. Replacing both at once is the cheaper way round.
What Is Under the Tiles
Sound tiles over perished underlay is the usual finding on a house that has never been re-roofed. Whether that is a repair or a re-roof is a question of how far it has gone, and we look before we say.
Access
New Malden is an easy town to work in: semis with side returns and terraces with rear access. That keeps the scaffold, and the price, down.
The Questions We Get Asked in New Malden.
Either. New Malden sits on the Kingston border, so the Surrey line, 01372 632 128, and the London line, 0208 087 4324, both reach us. The mobile, 07377 633898, is answered around the clock.
Yes. Both are part of KT3 and a few minutes from the town centre.
On a 1930s house it is nearly always the fascia board behind it. Once the timber goes soft the brackets pull out and the run sags. Re-hanging the gutter without replacing the board just repeats the fault, so we do both.
Probably the underlay. On inter-war roofs it perishes long before the tiles do, and wind-blown rain gets past the tiles and through it. We lift a few tiles to check and tell you whether it is a repair or a re-roof.
Yes. Concrete tile on a shaded slope grows moss quickly. We lift it off by hand and clear the gutters afterwards rather than blasting the surface off the tiles.
Yes. The larger 1930s and 1940s houses on Coombe Hill have dormers, valleys and several stacks, and each junction is a piece of lead. We go over all of it rather than the nearest piece and tell you in writing what it needs.
Yes. Houses beside the A3 are noisier to work on but no harder to reach, and the price is the same as anywhere else in KT3.
No. We come out, look at the roof and give you a written price, with no obligation.
The Other Towns on the Surrey Line.
From the station to Coombe Hill and down to Old Malden, New Malden is covered from both the Surrey and the London lines. Ring either for a free written quote.
Tell Us About the Roof in New Malden, and We'll Come and Look.
Your name, a number, the street and what you have noticed. That is all we need.