Roofing Services in Walthamstow E17
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JBS Roofing Services have over 20 years experience in the industry, and are happy to offer our expertise and a full range of services.
We are based in Chingford E4, just north of Walthamstow, and cover the whole of E17 and the surrounding areas. We are fully insured and all of our work is fully guaranteed.
If you have any type of problem with your Roof, then please call us on the numbers above. We will be pleased to provide you with free advice, guidance and solutions with any problem in the Walthamstow area.
Our wide range of Roofing services includes the following:
To keep your Walthamstow house maintained well and protected it needs regular care and attention. Our experts have a vast wealth of knowledge and can solve any problems that occur with your roof or gutters.
We are members of the Confederation of Roofing Contractors, are fully covered with insurance for public liability for people and property, and certified with all current City & Guilds qualification.
All of our work in Walthamstow is fully guaranteed, and we do not require a deposit of any kind before we start work to solve your roofing and guttering problems.
No job in Walthamstow is too big or too small - call us for our help and guidance on 07577-851662 we will be glad to assist you.
JBS Roofing Services works from Chingford E4, just north of Walthamstow and in the same borough, Waltham Forest. That makes Walthamstow one of our nearest areas, and we cover the whole of E17: Walthamstow Village, Higham Hill, Upper Walthamstow, Wood Street, Blackhorse Lane, Lloyd Park, Hoe Street, St James Street and Markhouse Road, as well as neighbouring Leyton, Leytonstone and Highams Park. Being close by means a short trip to look at a leak or a slipped slate, not a long drive across London.
Most of Walthamstow was built between the 1870s and the First World War, so the typical E17 roof sits on a Victorian or Edwardian terrace, and many still have their original natural slate. Slate itself lasts a very long time, but the nails holding each slate corrode with age (known as nail sickness). That is usually why slates slip or go missing after a windy night, and spotting it early often means a repair rather than a whole new roof.
Walthamstow also has a large number of Warner homes: the yellow-brick terraces with red brick detailing and slate roofs, built by the Warner family from the 1870s onwards and often split into two flats. Repairs on these roofs need to match the rest of the terrace, in both the slate and the detailing.
Behind the front roof, most terraces have a rear addition with its own smaller roof, and many houses now have a loft dormer or a kitchen extension with a flat roof. These are where a lot of leaks start: where a flat roof meets a wall, the lead flashing around a dormer, and the valley gutters between roof slopes.
Chimney stacks on Walthamstow terraces are usually shared with next door and sit on the party wall. Many are no longer in use, and worn pointing or loose flashing around them is a common cause of damp in the rooms below.
And with Lloyd Park, the edge of Epping Forest in Upper Walthamstow and tree-lined streets across E17, gutters here fill with leaves every autumn.
Slipped and missing slates or tiles, leaks around chimneys and dormers, storm and wind damage, and worn lead flashing. We look for where the water is actually getting in, which isn't always above the stain on the ceiling. More on our roof repairs page.
Repairs and full re-roofs in natural slate or tile, including reclaimed slate where you want to match the rest of the terrace. Matching matters on a Walthamstow street, where your roof sits next to your neighbours', and in a conservation area it can affect what you're allowed to do. See slate roofing and tile roofing.
All types of flat roof on rear extensions, dormers and garages, including felt and rubber (EPDM), repaired or replaced depending on the roof. More on our flat roofing page, and on flat roofs in Walthamstow.
Repointing, new flashing, making stacks safe, capping unused chimneys and taking down stacks that are no longer needed. See chimney and lead work.
Gutter cleaning, repairs and replacement, uPVC gutters and downpipes, fascias and soffits. See our Walthamstow guttering page.
Moss removal and roof cleaning, corrugated roofs on sheds and outbuildings, and exterior painting.
A chimney stack taken down below the roof line. We covered the opening with new breathable membrane and battens, then tiled it in with new interlocking tiles to match the shape of the existing ones.
The old felt under the tiles had perished and torn right through, so nothing was stopping water that got past the tiles. We stripped the tiles back, laid new breathable membrane and new battens, and relaid the tiles.
A valley, where two roof slopes meet, with its tiles re-bedded. We lifted the cut tiles along the valley, cleared out the old mortar and bedded them back down in fresh mortar.
The raised wall between two roofs, with worn and weathered render. We re-rendered it, with the lead flashing dressed along the tiles where the wall meets the roof.
Yes. We cover the whole of E17 from our base in Chingford E4, as well as Chingford itself, Highams Park, Leyton and Leytonstone.
Not always. A few slipped slates can usually be refixed. If slates are slipping all over the roof, the nails have probably failed across the whole roof, and re-slating, often reusing the sound slates, can work out better value than repairing it piece by piece. We'll tell you which applies once we've looked at it.
Like-for-like repairs don't normally need it. Changing your roof's materials or appearance can, especially in a conservation area such as Walthamstow Village, Orford Road, Walthamstow St James or Lloyd Park, or if you live in a flat. If in doubt, check with Waltham Forest Council's Place and Design team before work starts.
Yes. Most chimney stacks on Walthamstow terraces are shared. Let your neighbour know before work starts. Taking a stack down or cutting into the party wall usually needs a formal party wall notice as well.
Once a year for most houses, ideally in late autumn once the leaves have come down. Homes near Lloyd Park, the forest edge or big street trees may need it twice.
Not necessarily. Leaks often come from the edges, the join with the wall or a single split, and those can be repaired. If the covering is cracked and blistered all over, or the deck underneath has gone soft, replacing it is usually the better spend.
For roof repairs, new roofs, flat roofs, chimneys or guttering anywhere in Walthamstow, call 07577 851662 or send us a message through our contact page.
