Roofers covering Leyton

JBS Roofing Services covers Leyton E10 from our base in Chingford E4, a short drive down through Walthamstow in the same borough, Waltham Forest. We work across Leyton: Francis Road, the Bakers Arms, Lea Bridge, Church Road, Leyton Midland Road, the streets around Coronation Gardens and Brisbane Road, and the Leyton Grange estate.

Leyton roofs

Most of Leyton is late Victorian and Edwardian terraced housing, built as the railway arrived, so the typical E10 roof is a pitched slate or tile roof on a two-storey terrace, with a smaller roof over the back addition. Many have since had a loft conversion with a dormer, or a kitchen extension with a flat roof, and there are post-war blocks and estates as well.

The faults that follow from that:

• Slate roofs: the nails holding each slate corrode with age, so slates slip or go missing after a windy night. Caught early, that's a repair rather than a new roof.
• Valleys and back additions: where the main roof meets the roof over the back addition, the valley and the lead around it are one of the most common sources of leaks on an E10 terrace.
• Dormers and extensions: the edges of loft dormers and the joints where flat roofs meet the house.
• Chimneys: stacks shared with next door on the party wall, with worn pointing or flashing that lets damp into the rooms below.

Our roofing services in Leyton

• Roof repairs: slipped and broken slates or tiles, leaks, ridges and hips, valleys and lead flashing. See roof repairs.
• Slate and tile roofs: repairs and full re-roofs. See slate roofing and tile roofing.
• Flat roofs: all types, including felt and rubber (EPDM), repaired or replaced. See flat roofs.
• Chimneys: repointing, new flaunching and flashing, making stacks safe and taking them down. See chimney stacks.
• Guttering: cleaning, repairs and new gutters, fascias and soffits. See guttering in Leyton.

How a Leyton roofing job works

1. Call 07577 851662 or send us a message with a photo of the problem, if you can take one safely from the ground.
2. We come out, look at the roof and explain what we've found.
3. You get a clear price before any work starts.
4. We do the work and clear up afterwards.

Leyton roofing questions

Do you cover all of Leyton?

Yes. We cover the whole of E10, from Lea Bridge and Francis Road to Leyton Midland Road and the Bakers Arms, as well as neighbouring Leytonstone and Walthamstow.

Can you match the slates on my terrace?

Usually, yes. On an older roof, reclaimed natural slate is often the closest match, and on a terrace it matters, because your roof sits right next to your neighbours'.

My loft dormer leaks. Does it need a new roof?

Not usually. Dormer leaks tend to come from the edges, the flashing at the sides or the joint with the main roof, and those can normally be repaired on their own.

Do I need permission for roof work in Leyton?

Like-for-like repairs and re-roofing don't normally need it. Changing how a roof looks can, especially in a conservation area, so if in doubt, check with Waltham Forest Council before work starts.

How much does a roof repair cost?

It depends on what's wrong and how easy the roof is to reach, which is why we look first. You get a clear price before any work starts.

For roof repairs, new roofs, flat roofs or chimneys anywhere in Leyton, call 07577 851662 or send us a message through our contact page.