Slate re-roof on a three-storey terrace — Nottingham

A mid-terrace house in Nottingham, three storeys to the eaves, with a slate roof that had reached the end of its life. On a terrace the roof is only as good as its joins with the houses either side, so this job was as much about the edges as the slates.

What a terrace roof needs

The new roof had to be weathertight along both party lines, around the chimneys and around the roof window, and it had to be done from a three-storey scaffold over a public pavement. We arranged the scaffold and the pavement permit as part of the job.

What we did

• Stripped the old slates, ridges, lead and roof window and cleared everything from site
• Laid new breathable membrane and graded battens
• Re-roofed in fibre cement slate with a dry ridge system, so there is no mortar on the ridge to crack and fall out
• Fitted bonding gutters where the roof meets the neighbours on both sides
• Renewed the lead flashings with soakers and code 4 lead, and repointed where the roof joins next door
• Repointed and re-flaunched the chimneys and renewed their leadwork
• Fitted a new Velux roof window with its flashing kit
• Topped up the loft insulation to meet current Building Regulations

Signed off and guaranteed

The work was certified through the NFRC Competent Person Scheme, which covers the Building Regulations sign-off, and it carries our ten-year insurance-backed guarantee.