Roofers in Longbridge | Roofers R Us Ltd

In short

We cover Longbridge, from the interwar streets built for the car works to the new housing on the old factory site. Two very different kinds of roof, a short walk apart.

Roofing in Longbridge

Longbridge was built for the Austin, and the older housing round Longbridge Lane, Groveley Lane and towards Rednal is interwar terraces and semis put up for the workforce, concrete and clay tile with hipped roofs and shared chimney stacks that have done ninety years. Those roofs need what interwar roofs everywhere need: ridges and hips re-bedded, verges sorted, chimneys pointed and the lead renewed, and in the end a full re-roof once the felt has gone. Then there is the new Longbridge, built on the factory site over the last fifteen years, with the town centre, the college and hundreds of new houses, where the roofs are young and the work is storm damage, dry verge and ridge fixings that have let go, and guttering. The Cofton Park side is exposed to weather off the Lickeys and gets the worst of the wind.

What we do in Longbridge

Roof repairsMost roofs do not fail all at once. They fail at one detail, and the damage spreads from there. New roofs and re-roofingA re-roof is the one job where everything that matters is hidden by the time you see it finished. Flat roofingFlat roofs get a bad name from the way they used to be done. Done properly, a modern one outlasts the extension under it. Chimneys and leadworkA chimney takes more weather than any other part of the house, and the lead around its base is where most roofs first let go. Fascias, soffits and gutteringThe roofline is the part of the roof you can see from the pavement, and the part that quietly rots when the gutters are wrong. Moss removal and roof maintenanceMoss is not just cosmetic. It holds water against the tiles, blocks the gutters and, when it freezes, lifts the covering. Emergency roof repairsRoofs do not fail at a convenient hour. The phone is answered 24 hours a day.

Need a roofer in Longbridge?

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Areas we cover around Longbridge

As well as Longbridge itself we cover Rednal, Rubery, Northfield, Turves Green, Cofton Park and the streets between.

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Frequently asked questions

My house on the new Longbridge estate is only a few years old. Why has the verge come loose?

Dry verge and dry ridge systems are held by clips and fixings, and those are usually what let go in wind rather than the tile. It is a quick repair on the newer houses.

Do you do the older houses along Longbridge Lane?

Yes. The interwar houses built for the car works are a large part of what we do in this corner.

Do you charge for a quote?

No. Someone comes out, looks at the roof properly and gives you a written price. There is no charge and no obligation.

How far do you travel?

We cover Bromsgrove, Redditch and the south side of Birmingham. If you are just outside the towns listed it is still worth ringing.

Do you do emergency call outs?

Yes, on a 24 hour line. If something has come off in the night we make it safe first and talk about the proper repair in daylight.