Roofers in Wimbledon,From the Village to the Park.
Victorian villas on the hill, terraces around the Broadway and the big houses of Wimbledon Park that were divided into flats. Each has its own way of letting water in, and we look after all of them.
Roofing and Guttering in Wimbledon, on the London Line.
Wimbledon is really two places joined by a hill. The Village at the top grew out of the medieval settlement beside the Common and is now some of the most sought after housing in London. The town at the bottom, centred on the Broadway, grew up after the railway station opened in 1838, and its streets are lined with the villas and terraces that followed.
For a roofer that means slate and clay tile, tall chimney stacks, and a great many roofs that were built well over a century ago and have been patched more times than anyone remembers. Wimbledon Park adds its own chapter: large Victorian houses whose grounds were split up and whose interiors were divided into flats, so one roof now sits over several homes and several opinions about who pays for it.
We cover the whole of SW19 and the Wimbledon Chase side of SW20, on the London line 0208 087 4324, with the mobile answered around the clock for anything that cannot wait.
The Roofs of Wimbledon, and What Each One Asks For.
Villas and Terraces Around the Broadway
Victorian and Edwardian houses in yellow stock brick with slate roofs and clay ridges. The slates are nailed to battens that are as old as the house, and a slipped slate is usually a tired nail rather than a broken slate.
The Village and Wimbledon Hill
Larger and older houses, many of them within the Wimbledon Village, Wimbledon North and Wimbledon Hill Road conservation areas. Roof coverings and chimneys are part of what those designations protect, so we match what is there rather than swapping it for something cheaper.
Wimbledon Park
Big Victorian houses divided into flats, with valley gutters and parapets that nobody can see from the street. The leak shows up in a top floor flat and the cause is two chimneys away.
Merton Park and the Post-War Estates
The John Innes estate at Merton Park is a conservation area of its own, and the borough's post-war council estates bring flat roofs and concrete tile into the mix. Different ages, different faults.
What We Get Called to in Wimbledon.
Chimney Repairs
Tall stacks on the terraces and villas: repointing, new flaunching, pots re-bedded and the lead flashing renewed where the stack meets the slates.
Chimney Repairs explained02Slate Roof Repairs
Slipped and cracked slates refixed and matched, valleys relined and ridges re-bedded, done from the roof rather than guessed at from the pavement.
Roof Repairs explained03Gutter Repairs
Cast iron and uPVC runs that overflow at the joints, and the hidden valley and parapet gutters behind the front wall that block and back up.
Gutter Repairs explained04Leadwork and Flashing
Hand-dressed lead to the stacks, the valleys and the abutments where a rear addition meets the main roof.
Leadwork & Flashing explainedConservation Areas, Parking and Getting to the Roof.
Merton has designated a run of conservation areas across Wimbledon: the Village, Wimbledon North, Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon West, Wimbledon Broadway, Wimbledon Chase, Wimbledon Windmill and South Park Gardens among them. Inside them the council takes an interest in what the roof is covered with and what happens to the chimneys, so a like-for-like repair is straightforward and a change of material is a conversation with the planning department first. We will tell you which applies to your house before any work is priced.
The hill itself is the other practical point. Many of the larger houses on the Village side stand well back from the road, with the roof three storeys up, and the terraces below have rear roofs that can only be reached from the back garden. We look at access on the first visit and price the scaffold or the tower honestly, because it is often a real part of the cost.
Where a roof sits over a converted house in Wimbledon Park, we are used to dealing with managing agents and with several owners at once. One written report for the whole roof, one price, and the work done in one visit rather than flat by flat.
The fault we are called to most in Wimbledon, lit on the house.
Where We Work in and Around Wimbledon.
The postcode districts we cover from the London line, with the parts of the area each one takes in.
Wimbledon Village
SW19The old settlement beside the Common, with the Wimbledon Village conservation area at its heart.
Wimbledon Town Centre
SW19The Broadway and the streets that grew around the station from the 1830s onwards.
Wimbledon Park
SW19Large Victorian houses, many now in flats, around the Grade II* listed park.
South Wimbledon
SW19Terraced streets around the Northern line station and towards Merton.
Merton Park
SW19The John Innes garden suburb, a conservation area of its own.
Wimbledon Chase
SW20Between Wimbledon and Raynes Park, with its own conservation area along the railway side.
Southfields and Wimbledon Park Station
SW18, SW19The Wandsworth edge of the area, on the District line.
Colliers Wood
SW19The Wandle side of the district, towards Tooting and Mitcham.
Why Two Jobs in Wimbledon Cost Different Things.
We give a written price for the work we have looked at. In Wimbledon these are the things that move it.
How Far Up the Hill the Roof Is
A three-storey villa on the Village side set back from the road needs a scaffold that a two-storey terrace by the Broadway does not. We price the access honestly on the first visit, because it is often the largest single part of the job.
Whether the Covering Has to Match
Inside Wimbledon's conservation areas a slate roof stays a slate roof. Natural slate costs more than an interlocking tile, and it is the right answer, so we say so from the start rather than quoting for something the council would refuse.
How Many Homes Share the Roof
On a divided house in Wimbledon Park the roof serves several flats. One report and one price for the whole roof is cheaper for everyone than three separate patches.
The Questions We Get Asked in Wimbledon.
Yes. The Village, the town centre, Wimbledon Park, South Wimbledon, Merton Park and Wimbledon Chase, which takes in SW19 and the SW20 side. Ring the London line on 0208 087 4324, or the mobile on 07377 633898 at any hour.
Yes. A like-for-like repair in the same material is not usually a planning matter. Changing the covering, altering a chimney or adding something new can be, and Merton's conservation areas in Wimbledon include the Village, Wimbledon North and Wimbledon Hill Road. We will tell you which applies before we price the work.
Usually the nails, not the slates. Iron nails rust through after a century and the slate slides out looking perfectly sound. We refix with new fixings or copper tingles and replace only the slates that are actually broken.
Whoever you tell us to. On the divided houses in Wimbledon Park we regularly work with managing agents and freeholders, and we give one written report on the whole roof so the cost can be shared fairly.
Yes. Valley and parapet gutters are the most common cause of a sudden ceiling stain on an older Wimbledon house, because they cannot be seen from the ground. We clear them, check the lead lining and tell you if it needs more than a clean.
No. We come out, get up on the roof where it is safe to, and give you a written price. There is no charge for the visit and no obligation.
The Other Towns on the London Line.
We are a guttering and roofing firm that works across Wimbledon every week, from the Village to Wimbledon Park. Ring the London line on 0208 087 4324 for a free written quote, or the mobile on 07377 633898 at any hour if water is coming in now.
Tell Us About the Roof in Wimbledon, and We'll Come and Look.
Your name, a number, the street and what you have noticed. That is all we need.