Guides & advice from your local roofers

These guides answer the roofing questions we hear most often from homeowners in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, St Margarets and Teddington. Since every roof problem is different, they cover what a new roof costs, how to spot the warning signs of a failing roof, and what to do when a storm damages your tiles. There's also a guide to choosing a roofer you can trust.

We research each guide from published UK sources — trade cost guides, the Planning Portal, GOV.UK and the Association of British Insurers — and link to them wherever we quote a figure or a rule. Because we want the advice to hold up to scrutiny, we keep it focused on homes in South West London, including the many period and conservation-area properties across the borough.

If you're not sure where to start, the cost guide and the guide to choosing a trustworthy roofer are a good place to begin. However, for anything specific to your own roof, our contact page is still the quickest way to ask us directly.

Each guide is written with homeowners in mind rather than other tradespeople, so we avoid jargon where a plainer explanation says the same thing. New guides get added as questions come up on real jobs, and existing ones are updated if a rule, a price range or a source changes.