Roofers in Grantham

Grantham is a Lincolnshire market town beneath the soaring medieval spire of St Wulfram's, a coaching and engineering centre built largely in local limestone and brick on the edge of the fens. Its older buildings wear clay pantile and natural slate, the regional covering, while the surrounding estates run to interlocking concrete tile with flat-roofed additions.

Standing inland where the limestone uplands meet the fen edge, Grantham is spared salt but takes a wet, often windy climate off open country, so ridges and rainwater goods need to be kept sound. Owners of the older stock should match pantile or slate on repairs, mind the roof-to-wall junctions where the soft limestone meets the roofline, and settle conservation consent before visible changes in the historic core. On the newer housing the recurring question is overhaul or replacement of tiring tile and flat roofs. Keep gutters clear, hold ridges firmly against the wind, and watch chimney flashings on the older frontages.