Yarm · Stockton-on-Tees · Middlesbrough · Teesside
Roof Repairs In Yarm,Stockton-on-Tees& Across Teesside
Find the leak, fix the cause and prove it with photographs, one visit that stops the water instead of another guess at where it is coming from.
10/10 from 50 Checkatrade reviews · 4.91/5 from 99 TrustATrader reviews · £1,000,000 public liability · family run
10/10 on Checkatrade
From 50 verified reviews
4.91/5 on TrustATrader
From 99 reviews since 2020
£1,000,000 public liability
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Guaranteed workmanship
Terms vary by job and materials
Before and after photographs
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The service explained
Roof Repair in plain English
Everything below is specific to this work on Teesside housing stock, no filler. If you would rather just talk it through, ring Terry on 07919 512218.
What roof repair covers
Roof repair is targeted work on a covering that still has life in it: replacing slipped, cracked or missing tiles and slates, re-bedding or mechanically fixing ridge and verge tiles, re-dressing failed lead flashings, repairing valleys, patching and re-laying failed flat roof sections, and putting right bay and porch roofs.
The important part is not the patch: it is the diagnosis. Water rarely enters where it appears inside. We trace the actual path before touching anything, so the repair addresses the cause and not the drip.
Who it is for
Anyone with an active leak, a stain that appeared after a storm, tiles on the lawn, or a survey listing localised defects. Also homeowners whose roof is broadly sound but has one weak detail, a chimney flashing, a valley, a bay roof, that keeps causing trouble.
One of our TrustATrader customers came to us with an urgent leaking roof and had it resolved quickly; that is the typical repair call. It is also for people who have been told they need a full re-roof and want a straight second opinion.
When it is needed
Immediately, if water is coming in. Sooner rather than later for: a slipped or missing tile, mortar dropping out of the ridge, damp staining in the loft or on a ceiling, a flat roof that ponds or has blistered, moss-blocked valleys, or a flashing that has visibly lifted.
After every serious gale is worth a look from the ground too: a single displaced tile in October becomes a wet bedroom ceiling in January.
Why the diagnosis is the job
Water travels. It can run along a batten, down a rafter and across a ceiling joist before it drops, so the wet patch can be metres from the entry point. Repairs that get made at the wet patch, sealant on a random tile, a bucket of mastic on a flashing, are why people end up paying three times for one leak.
We inspect the roof and, where access allows, the loft, work out the water path, then quote for the repair that closes it. We photograph before and after, so you can see exactly what was wrong and what was done. Insured to £1,000,000 public liability, and we will tell you honestly if the covering is past repairing.
What happens if it waits
The cost of leaving it another winter
A small leak is only cheap while it is small. Every week it runs, it wets more timber, more insulation and more plaster, and the repair scope grows with it.
Timber rot and structural work
Continuous damp on rafters, battens and ceiling joists turns a tile repair into carpentry. The cost difference between the two is substantial.
Ceilings, decoration and insulation
Stained ceilings, blown plaster and sodden loft insulation are all consequential costs of leaving the water running, and none of them are roof work.
One tile becomes many
A gap in the covering gives wind a purchase on the surrounding tiles. Storm damage spreads outward from wherever the roof is already open.
Common mistakes we get called out to fix
- Repairing at the wet patch instead of at the entry point, then repeating the exercise after the next downpour.
- Using sealant or mastic where dressed lead is the correct material; it always cracks and re-opens.
- Spraying or coating an old flat roof to "seal" it rather than cutting out and replacing the failed section.
- Letting an unvetted door-knocker up on the roof after a storm to "fix" tiles they may have loosened.
- Paying for a fourth and fifth repair on a covering that has run out of life, where a re-roof would have cost less overall.
How the job runs
Our roof repair process, step by step
- 01
Inspection
We get up to the roof and into the loft where there is access, and check tiles, ridge, verge, valleys, flashings, flat sections and the rainwater path.
- 02
Diagnosis
We trace the water path back to the entry point and photograph it, so you can see the cause rather than just being told about it.
- 03
Written quote
A free written price for the specific repair, and, if the covering is genuinely finished, an honest comparison against re-roofing rather than a string of patches.
- 04
Repair execution
Tiles, slates, ridge, verge, lead, valleys or flat sections put right using the correct materials for the detail, not a sealant workaround.
- 05
Testing and verification
The repaired area is checked, water paths confirmed clear and the surrounding covering checked for anything else that will fail soon.
- 06
Completion and guarantee
Debris cleared, area swept, before and after photographs handed over, and workmanship guaranteed with terms depending on the job and materials.
What you get out of it
The difference it makes to the house
The leak actually stops
Fixing the entry point rather than the symptom is the difference between one invoice and four.
Damage contained early
Sorting a slipped tile now avoids the timber, plaster and insulation bills that follow a winter of water.
An honest scope
If a repair is the right answer, we repair it. If the covering has gone, we say so and price both so you can choose.
Correct materials, first time
Code lead where lead belongs, mechanical fixings where mortar keeps failing: repairs designed to outlast the next few gales.
Photographic evidence
Before and after pictures of a part of the house you cannot see, which is the most repeated compliment in our reviews.
Quick response
We are reachable seven days a week, 9am to 5pm, and active leaks get prioritised.
Detail, materials and methods
Roof Repair: the technical detail
Pitched roof repairs
On tiled and slated roofs the same handful of details cause most of the leaks we attend.
- Slipped, cracked and missing tiles or slates, replaced and correctly fixed, not just laid back in place.
- Nail fatigue on older slate roofs: individual slates re-secured, with an honest view on how much life is left overall.
- Ridge and verge mortar failure: re-bedded, or converted to mechanically fixed dry ridge and dry verge.
- Valleys: cleared, re-lined or re-leaded where the lining has split or the trough has rusted through.
- Torn or absent underlay at the eaves, which lets water past the tiles onto the fascia and wall plate.
Flat roof repairs
Extensions, garages, dormers, bay and porch roofs across Teesside are usually felt or rubber. Failures show up as blistering, splits at joints and upstands, ponding where the fall has flattened, and perished detail around outlets.
Small localised failures can be cut out and re-laid. Where a covering has generally perished, patching is money spent twice and a new flat roof section is the better answer: one of our TrustATrader customers had a full new flat rubber roof for exactly that reason.
- Rubber (EPDM) single-ply repairs and full section replacement.
- Torch-on felt repairs, upstand and flashing renewal.
- Outlet, gutter and rainwater detail repairs on flat roofs.
- Bay and porch roof repairs, including the lead or felt-to-wall detail.
Storm damage and emergencies
After a serious gale the common calls are displaced ridge tiles, verge tiles lifted at the gable, sections of felt peeled back on a flat roof, and gutters or downpipes torn off.
We will make the roof safe and watertight first, then quote the permanent repair, and photograph the damage, useful evidence if you are making an insurance claim. We deal directly with you rather than through a claims middleman.
Flashings, abutments and lead
Where a roof meets something else, a chimney, a wall, a dormer, a neighbouring extension, is where most persistent leaks live. Cement fillets and mastic patches at these junctions are a temporary measure that has usually already failed by the time we are called.
Correct repair means appropriately coded lead, dressed to the tile profile and wedged into a raked joint. See our lead work and flashing page, and our chimney repair page for stack-specific detail.
Repair or replace: how we advise
We look at three things: how much life the covering has left, how many separate defects there are, and how much it costs to access the roof each time. One or two defects on a sound covering is a repair, every time.
Widespread mortar failure, delaminating tiles, no underlay and multiple slipped areas at once usually means repairs are just instalments on a re-roof. We will set out both prices and let you decide with the numbers in front of you: our roofing page explains what a full re-roof involves.
Residential and light commercial
Most repairs are on houses, bungalows, garages and extensions across Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, Thornaby, Ingleby Barwick, Eaglescliffe, Darlington, Northallerton and North Yorkshire. We also repair light commercial pitched and flat roofs of conventional construction.
Straight answers
Roof Repair questions we get asked
- How much does a roof repair cost?
- Small repairs like a few slipped tiles are at the modest end; flashing, valley and flat roof work costs more because of the materials and access. We inspect first and give you a free written price, so you know before committing.
- Do you charge to come and look at a leak?
- No. The inspection and written quote are free, with no obligation to proceed.
- How quickly can you come out to an emergency leak?
- Ring the number at the top of the page; we are contactable seven days a week from 9am to 5pm and active leaks are prioritised. One of our TrustATrader reviews is from exactly that kind of urgent call-out.
- How long does a repair take?
- Many repairs are completed in a single visit. Larger flashing, valley or flat roof work takes longer and the duration is confirmed in the written quote.
- Can you find a leak if you cannot see obvious damage?
- Usually yes. We work from the inside evidence and the roof detail together to trace the water path, because water often enters well away from where it appears indoors.
- How long will a repair last?
- A repair using the correct materials at the correct detail is a proper fix, not a stopgap. If we think the covering is too far gone for a repair to hold, we will tell you rather than take the money.
- Is the repair guaranteed?
- Yes, we guarantee our workmanship, with terms varying depending on the job and the materials used.
- Are you insured?
- Yes, £1,000,000 public liability insurance, with details available before work starts.
- Will you tell me if I actually need a new roof instead?
- Yes, plainly, and we will price both so you can compare. Selling you four repairs on a roof that needs replacing is not how we have kept 10/10 on Checkatrade.
- Do you repair flat roofs on garages and extensions?
- Yes, rubber and felt flat roof repairs and replacement sections on extensions, garages, dormers, bays and porches.
Related work we carry out
- RoofingNew pitched and flat roofs, re-roofs and full replacements, built to shed Teesside weather for decades.
- Lead Work & FlashingCorrectly dressed code lead to abutments, valleys, dormers and chimneys: the detail most leaks start at.
- Chimney RepairRe-pointing, rebuilds, flaunching and lead work that stops damp tracking down internal chimney breasts.
- Dry Verge & Dry RidgeMechanically fixed verge and ridge systems that replace failing mortar: no more slipped tiles in high winds.
See all our roofing and roofline services or head back to the T&T Rooflines homepage.
Where we do this work
- Yarm
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Middlesbrough
- Eaglescliffe
- Ingleby Barwick
- Thornaby
- Darlington
- Northallerton
- North Yorkshire
We work monday to sunday, 9am – 5pm. Ring 07919 512218 or use the contact form and we'll arrange a free look at the roof.
Speak to Terry today
Leak, slipped tile or storm damage? Get it looked at properly
We trace where the water is actually getting in, photograph it, and give you a free written price for the repair that closes it for good.