Roofing or exterior walls quotes

The roof and the outside walls are what keep everything else dry. This covers repairs and maintenance rather than a single project: replacing broken or slipped tiles, clearing moss, clearing and repairing gutters, tracing and fixing leaks, and the condition of the walls themselves.

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This is maintenance, which means the right time to do it is before there is a problem rather than after. A leak, or water sitting somewhere it should not, does not stay a roof problem for long. It becomes damp walls, ruined plaster, rotten timber and eventually something structural, and every one of those costs more to put right than the roof work would have.

Typical cost range

£575 – £20,700

Excludes VAT, and includes a 15% contingency allowance for the unexpected.

Small maintenance jobs are cheap relative to what they prevent, which is the main thing worth understanding here. Cost rises steeply once access becomes difficult and scaffolding is needed, so it is worth asking whether several jobs can be done in one visit while the scaffolding is up.

What to ask before hiring

Ask what exactly is being replaced or repaired, and what is being left. Ask whether scaffolding is included or extra. Ask whether the gutters are being cleared and checked at the same time. Ask what guarantee the work carries and what it covers.

Red flags

Anyone who knocks on your door offering roof work they say they have spotted from the street. Anyone who will not show you what they claim is wrong, in a photograph if not from a ladder. A quote for a full roof replacement where repairs were never discussed as an option. Pressure to decide immediately.

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Roofing or exterior walls

When the quotes come in

Almost nobody publishes what these jobs settle at, because the people writing about them are the people doing the quoting. If you go ahead, come back and tell us what you accepted. It takes less than 3 minutes, and it is the only way this page ever carries real numbers instead of estimates.

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Common questions

Should I repair or replace?

Ask for both, and be wary of a quote for a full replacement where repairs were never discussed as an option. Small maintenance jobs are cheap relative to what they prevent.

Why do some roof jobs cost so much more than others?

Access. Once scaffolding is needed the cost rises steeply, so it is worth asking whether several jobs can be done in one visit while it is up.

Someone knocked on my door about my roof. Should I use them?

Treat it with caution. Ask to see what they say is wrong, in a photograph if not from a ladder, and never decide on the spot.

Why does a small leak matter?

Because it does not stay a roof problem for long. It becomes damp walls, ruined plaster, rotten timber and eventually something structural, and each of those costs more to put right than the roof work would have.