Rough-looking tiles
Whether they are actually cracked, or just weathered.
Slough is a short run from our Hayes yard. We handle leaking roofs, flat roofing, guttering and pitched-roof work right across the town.
We work out of 43 Hudson Road, Hayes, UB3 5EL. Ring first and we will tell you honestly how soon we can get to Slough.
Photographed on one of our own jobs
Slough is largely interwar and post-war housing, much of it built for workers on the trading estate, with concrete tiles predominating and newer development mixed in. Roof forms are simple and consistent, which makes assessment straightforward.
Concrete interlocking tiles of that generation go porous and start delaminating at the surface. They keep water out for a long time after they start looking rough, so appearance on its own is a poor guide to whether they need replacing.
Just up the road from Hayes. Slough sits comfortably inside our regular working area.
Our yard is at 43 Hudson Road, Hayes, UB3 5EL. Ring 07584 213 770 with the postcode and we will tell you straight away whether we are the right people for the job.
Get a quote for SloughMuch of Slough has simple, consistent roofs with concrete tiles. They weather badly on the surface but often still keep the rain out, so looks alone are a poor guide to what needs doing.
Whether they are actually cracked, or just weathered.
What is holding the tiles on and what is under them.
Garages and extensions, often the real source of the damp.
Fourteen photos of one West London re-roof. It was not in Slough, but it shows how we work.
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Not necessarily. Surface weathering on concrete tiles looks worse than it performs. What matters is whether they are cracked through, whether the fixings still hold, and what the underlay beneath is doing.