Sunderland is a short run south and the housing there ranges from single storey Sunderland cottages to full Victorian terraces, which need very different things. Repairs, re-roofs, slate, tile and flat roofing, fascias, guttering, chimneys and leadwork across Sunderland and the SR1 streets around it, from one roofer answering one number.
Sunderland is largely Victorian terraces and Tyneside flats, where roofs run continuously across several houses and a shared ridge, a party wall or a neighbour who is not ready to spend all change how a job has to be organised. In practice most of what CWRS is asked for around Sunderland is repairs, ridges and roofline, with full re-roofs, slate, tile, flat roofing and chimney work all available alongside.
Slipped slates, cracked tiles, failed flashing, storm damage and the damp patch on the ceiling that nobody can account for.
/02A full strip and re-roof: old covering off, timbers checked, breathable membrane and new battens down, then slates or tiles laid straight with the ridges bedded and the verges finished.
/03Slate work on the older stone and Victorian property the North East is full of: full slate roofs, patch repairs, matched replacements, valleys and hips.
/04Concrete and clay tile roofing on the post-war and modern housing across South Shields, Boldon, Washington and the wider North East.
/05Garages, dormers, porches, rear extensions and the odd shaped bit at the back that nobody wants to look at.
/06Fascias, soffits, bargeboards, gutters and downpipes replaced in uPVC, or cleared, resealed and re-run where replacement is not needed.
/07Chimney stacks repointed, rebuilt or taken down, flaunching renewed, pots refitted, cowls and caps fitted, and lead flashings, soakers, valleys and aprons dressed properly.
Across Sunderland (SR1) it is mostly repairs, re-roofs, slate and tile work, flat roofs, fascias and guttering and chimney and lead work. The stock there is largely Sunderland cottages and Victorian terraces in slate, inter-war semis in tile, and a large amount of flat roofed extension work, which decides most of what gets asked for. Sunderland is largely Victorian terraces and Tyneside flats, where roofs run continuously across several houses and a shared ridge, a party wall or a neighbour who is not ready to spend all change how a job has to be organised. Anything beyond a straightforward look is priced after Callum has been up and seen it, because the state of what is already there decides the cost.
No, travel is in the price. Sunderland is roughly 11 km from us in South Shields, well inside the patch we work in every week, so you are paying for the roof rather than for the van. What moves a price is the job: the pitch, the access, whether a scaffold is needed and what is found once the covering comes off.
Yes. Sunderland is a short run south and the housing there ranges from single storey Sunderland cottages to full Victorian terraces, which need very different things. CWRS is based in South Shields and works across South Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle and North Tyneside as standard, so Sunderland is well inside the normal patch. Ring and describe the job and you will get a straight answer on timing from the person who will actually be doing it.
A great deal. Terraced and Tyneside flat roofs in Sunderland run continuously across several properties, so there is rarely a clean edge to work to and a repair at one end can involve lifting slates over next door. Shared ridges, party walls, back gutters between outriggers and valleys between neighbours all mean the work has to be agreed with somebody as well as priced. The other thing that changes is access: rear lanes, no drive and nowhere obvious to put a scaffold. All of that gets looked at before quoting rather than discovered on the morning.
Sunderland is about 11 km from South Shields, which is a straightforward run even at short notice, so an active leak usually gets looked at within a few days. The first visit is about stopping the water and making it safe, which can mean a temporary cover if the weather will not allow a proper repair that day. The permanent fix follows once the roof is dry enough to do it properly rather than twice.
Yes. One slipped slate, a loose ridge tile, a leaking gutter joint or a length of rotten fascia are all normal jobs. Small work gets the same visit and the same up-front price as anything bigger, and if it turns out to be something that does not need doing yet you will be told that instead of invoiced for it.
Only where the job genuinely needs it. Most single slate and tile repairs and most gutter work are done safely off ladders and a roof ladder. A full re-roof, a chimney or a whole elevation needs a proper platform, and where that is the case the scaffold is priced into the quote up front rather than added later. In the terraced streets around Sunderland the scaffold also has to be agreed with whoever owns the ground or the rear lane it stands on, which is worth sorting early.