Roofers in Barnet — EN5 & EN4

Barnet has a wide mix of roofs, from tiled and slate roofs on older houses to newer extensions and flat-roofed garages. Tradewise Building Contractors Ltd works on roofing and exterior painting here, and every project starts with a free roof survey so you understand the problem before you decide anything.

Our Barnet coverage centres on Barnet town and specified surrounding neighbourhoods, including High Barnet, East Barnet and New Barnet. It is not the whole London Borough of Barnet, so if you are unsure whether your street is included, send us your full address first.

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Barnet's roofs follow its development. Victorian and Edwardian houses in the older parts of High Barnet tend to have steep pitched roofs in clay or concrete tiles, often with slate on better-finished properties. Inter-war and later housing is largely semi-detached with hipped roofs and simpler coverings, and those roofs usually show their age at the valleys and verges.

Many Barnet homes have been extended in the loft or at the rear, which can mean dormers, flat roofs over extensions and junctions built in different decades. We check how those sections join, because a sound main roof can still leak where an older and a newer section meet.

Barnet’s housing is varied, and that shapes the repair-or-replace decision. A roof that is structurally sound but has a few cracked tiles, a lifted ridge or a leaking valley is usually a repair. A roof with brittle coverings across its whole area, repeated leaks in different places or softened timber in the loft is more likely to need replacing. Age alone rarely settles the question: a well-maintained older roof can outlast a newer one that was poorly fitted.

During your survey we look at the covering, the flashings around chimneys and walls, the gutters and the space in the loft beneath. We explain which faults are local and which point to the wider condition of the roof, then set out what each option involves. The choice is yours, and we will not push you towards either route.

• Barnet Council planning and building-control guidance Useful for checking planning and building-control questions for a property in Barnet before you start work.
• Planning Portal information about building regulations for work to an existing roof General building-regulations information for work to an existing roof, which helps when comparing repair and replacement.

Send us your full address and we will confirm coverage before arranging a survey. Call the team or use the booking button to get started.