Our home town
Alfie and George live in Bridlington, so we’re never far away, whether you’re in the Old Town, near the seafront or out at Sewerby.
Bridlington’s roofs are as mixed as the town: clay pantiles and slate on the older streets around the Old Town and the harbour, Victorian and Edwardian terraces, and concrete-tiled semis and bungalows on the newer estates. Each needs a different approach, and we work on them all.
Right on the coast, Bridlington’s roofs take salt air and wind-driven rain straight off the North Sea. Mortar on ridges and verges wears out faster here, flashings get tested in every storm, and exposed chimneys need more looking after. Dry-fix ridges and verges are a good choice near the sea, because there’s no mortar to wash out.
Parts of Bridlington, including the Old Town, are conservation areas, where the council may expect matching materials on a re-roof. We’ll help you check what’s needed before any work starts.
SewerbyFlamboroughBemptonBucktonSpeetonReightonCarnabyGrindaleRudstonBurton Fleming and the villages in between.
Something else? See all our questions, or give Alfie a ring.
Not usually, if the new roof looks like the old one. Parts of Bridlington are conservation areas (the Old Town, the Quay and Hilderthorpe), and so is Sewerby. There, changing how a roof looks, such as concrete tiles in place of clay or slate, may need permission, so check with East Riding of Yorkshire Council first. A listed building needs listed building consent for most changes.
Planning permission for a new roofThe mortar they sit in is the weak point. Salt air, frost and wind-driven rain wear it away until the ridge tiles rock and lift. Re-bedding them in fresh mortar works, but a dry ridge system, screwed and clipped down with no mortar to wash out, lasts better on the coast.
Dry ridge and verge
01 Tiles loaded out, ready to lay
02 Bungalow roof
03 New hip roof
04 New tiled roof
05 Long run of new tiles
06 Slate roof and roof window
07 GRP dormer roof
08 New trims and edges
We’ll come and look at your roof, then send you a quotation. No deposit, and no obligation. Or send a few photos for a quick estimate first.
