Roof Repairs
Split slates, cracked clay tiles, tired lead flashings and leaks that only show in driving rain. We find the actual entry point before quoting, rather than patching where the stain appears.
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A-List Roofing & Refurbishments looks after roofs across Ascot, Sunninghill and Sunningdale — from a single split slate to a full replacement on a large period roof, with emergency cover 24 hours a day.
Ascot has a housing stock unlike most of the towns around it. Large Victorian and Edwardian villas sit under natural slate and clay tile with steep pitches, deep valleys and a great deal of lead. Alongside them are substantial post-war and modern detached houses with sprawling roofs, multiple dormers and long roofline runs. Very little of it is a straightforward two-slope roof, and very little of it can be repaired properly from a ladder.
That complexity is where most problems start. On a big roof, the covering itself is rarely the weak point — it is the junctions. Valley gutters that have silted up, lead soakers that have fatigued and split, flashings where a bay or porch meets the main wall, and chimney flaunching several metres above the ceiling that is showing the damp.
We inspect the whole roof rather than the room below it, photograph what we find so you can see it yourself, and quote for the work the roof actually needs. Sometimes that is a full replacement. More often than people expect, it is not.
Everything from a same-week repair to a complete new roof, carried out by the same team from first inspection to final clean-up.
Split slates, cracked clay tiles, tired lead flashings and leaks that only show in driving rain. We find the actual entry point before quoting, rather than patching where the stain appears.
Book NowOrangeries, garden rooms, dormers and garage roofs re-covered in single ply, GRP fibreglass or EPDM rubber, laid to proper falls with the detailing done at the edges.
Book NowNatural slate and clay tiling on the Victorian and Edwardian villas around Ascot, matched properly so a repair reads as part of the roof rather than a patch.
Book NowHigh-performance torch-on felt for garages, stables, outbuildings and workshops — a sensible, hard-wearing covering where a premium system would be money wasted.
Book NowRoofline replacement and repair, including the deep overhangs and long gutter runs that come with Ascot’s larger houses, in uPVC or with cast-iron-effect profiles.
Book NowGutters, valleys and hoppers cleared of pine needles, oak leaves and moss — a constant job on Ascot’s wooded roads, and by far the cheapest way to protect a roof.
Book NowStorm damage, a branch through the roof or water coming through a ceiling at 2am. Call any hour and we will make the roof safe and stop the water getting in.
Book NowFree inspections, honest advice and written quotes — plus 24/7 cover when a roof fails without warning. Call us or send an enquiry and we will get straight back to you.
Choosing a roofer is mostly about trust. Here is what you get when you call us out to an Ascot property.
Ascot roofs are rarely simple rectangles. Multiple pitches, dormers, turrets, deep valleys and long lead-lined bays are the norm here, and every one of those junctions is a place water can get in.
Natural slate and dressed leadwork are trades in their own right. We do not substitute mortar and mastic where a roof needs slate hooks, soakers and a properly formed lead gutter.
The pines and mature oaks that make Ascot what it is also fill valleys and hoppers year-round. We build in outlets and access that survive the leaf fall rather than blocking every autumn.
A roof rarely fails at a convenient hour. Call any time and we will get someone out to make it safe, sheet up the damage and stop water reaching your ceilings.
Beyond everyday repairs and replacements we take on the specialist work that larger Ascot roofs demand — leadwork, chimneys, liquid and fibreglass systems, warm roof construction and conservatory conversions.
Our reputation has been built one roof at a time. Customers tell us the same things again and again: we turn up when we say we will, we explain the problem in plain English, and we leave the site tidy.
You can read the reviews yourself on Google and Checkatrade — both profiles are linked below, and both belong to A-List Roofing & Refurbishments.
Common questions we are asked by homeowners in Ascot and the surrounding villages.
Cannot see your question? We are always happy to talk it through — there is no such thing as a silly question when it comes to your roof.
Yes. We work throughout Ascot, North and South Ascot, Sunninghill, Sunningdale, Cheapside and Winkfield, and out towards Virginia Water, Bracknell and Windlesham. Our own base is a short drive away, so travel is not added to your quote.
In most cases yes. Slate varies in size, thickness and colour, and a mismatched repair is obvious from the road. We source the closest match available and fix it properly with hooks or tingles rather than bedding it in mortar.
Usually it is the flashing or the flaunching rather than the roof covering. Old cement fillets crack and let water track down the stack, and on the taller chimneys common around Ascot the problem can be several metres above where the damp shows inside. We inspect the stack itself before quoting.
We do. Where a property has restrictions on materials we work with what the roof already has — natural slate, clay tile, dressed lead — rather than modern substitutes, and we are happy to provide the detail your planning officer or architect needs.
Yes. Lead bay tops, porch roofs, valley gutters, soakers and stepped flashings are all part of what we do. Split or fatigued lead is one of the most common causes of leaks on Ascot’s older houses.
That depends on the height and access, and Ascot has plenty of three-storey properties with restricted side access. We assess it on site and include the scaffolding cost in the written quote rather than adding it later.
Yes — single ply membrane, GRP fibreglass and EPDM rubber, all laid to proper falls. We also convert tired polycarbonate conservatory roofs to solid, insulated tiled roofs.
Always. Inspections and written quotes are free and carry no obligation, and we will tell you honestly if a repair will do rather than pushing a full replacement.
Ascot sits on the A329 with the racecourse at its centre and Windsor Great Park on its doorstep. We are a short drive away, so the whole of the SL5 area is comfortably within our patch.
Not on the list? If you are near Ascot, call us — we will tell you straight away whether we can help.