Re-Roofing in
Braintree, Essex.

A roof only gets so many reprieves. One leak is maintenance. A leak every winter, tiles slipping in every storm and a patchwork of repairs across the ridge line usually means the covering has reached the end of its working life, and the honest answer is a full re-roof.

Lewis Roofing has spent more than three decades re-roofing homes around Braintree, and Russ assesses every roof in person before recommending anything. If the timbers are sound and a good repair will buy you years, he will tell you and quote the repair. If the covering genuinely is finished, he will walk you through exactly what a re-roof involves and what it will cost before a single tile comes off.

Braintree's housing decides how a re-roof runs. On the Georgian and Victorian streets of the old market town, the covering usually has to be matched to what the street expects, and the chimneys are lime-mortared brickwork that needs repointing in lime rather than hard cement, or the joints crack rather than flex. The 1930s semis make up a large share of the work and are more straightforward: strip, renew, retile. The eighties and nineties estates at Great Notley and around Bocking are mostly still young enough to need repairs rather than re-roofs, though their garages and extensions keep us busy. Commuter buyers renovating on arrival keep the older end of that programme moving.

A full re-roof is a bigger job than a repair, but with the right crew it is a straightforward one: strip the old covering, check and renew the structure where needed, lay fresh felt and battens and cover the roof properly, with specialist lead work at chimneys, valleys and junctions so every weak point is protected. Customers regularly tell us the most surprising part is how little fuss there is. One said it plainly after her whole roof was redone: beautifully executed, great team, really pleased.

Re-roofing work also pairs naturally with the rest of what we do. Many customers ask us to renew fascias, soffits and guttering at the same time as the roof is off and the scaffolding is up, which saves a second visit later. If you are not sure whether your roof needs a full replacement or just attention, call 07706 999046 and talk it through with Russ. You can see the full range of our work as roofers in Braintree, including our flat roofing service for garages and extensions.