Roofers in Leeds Trusted for Over 22 Years

Leeds sits on the eastern edge of the Pennines. The city receives an average of 733mm of rainfall per year roughly 15% more than the national average for England and experiences significantly more freeze-thaw cycles per winter than cities like London or Birmingham. On an exposed roofline in Headingley or Moortown, that combination strips mortar, lifts slates, and works flashing joints loose faster than most homeowners expect.

The majority of properties in Headingley, Chapel Allerton, Roundhay, and Alwoodley were built between 1880 and 1930 using lime mortar bedding, hand-driven nails, and natural Welsh blue-grey slate. Over 22 years our team has stripped and re-roofed Victorian and Edwardian terraces along Otley Road in Headingley, restored failed lime mortar ridge lines in Chapel Allerton, and sourced reclaimed Welsh slate to match original materials on conservation area properties in Roundhay where Leeds City Council planning guidelines require like-for-like replacement.

That first-hand experience is not something a national roofing chain can replicate. We have seen what these roofs look like when they fail, we know which original materials are still available through specialist suppliers, and we know the specific conservation area conditions that Leeds City Council planning officers expect to see in a submitted application.

If your roof is over 20 years old or you can see cracked ridge tiles, slipped slates, damp patches on upper-floor ceilings, or moss running ridge to gutter  the time to act is before the next wet winter. In Leeds, a small problem left alone rarely stays small.