New red-brown tiled roof under a big cloudy sky, seen from the scaffold

Out on the headland

Roofers in Flamborough

Flamborough is about four miles from our base in Bridlington, out on the chalk headland. We work on homes right across the village and out towards Flamborough Head.

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Much of the old village is a conservation area. Its older cottages and farmhouses are built of chalk and brick, most of them roofed in red clay pantiles, with a few in Welsh slate, and the houses built since are mostly brick.

Where: About 4 miles from Bridlington, out on the headland
Council: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Call: Alfie on 07889 455361

Orange clay pantiles along the edge of a brick house roof

Pantiles in a conservation area

East Riding of Yorkshire Council recommends red-orange clay pantiles on the village’s older buildings, and its appraisal of the conservation area singles out shiny imported slate as out of keeping. So a re-roof in the old village usually means keeping the sound old pantiles and making up the rest with new clay ones to match, over new battens and a breathable membrane.

Grey tiled hip roof with a dry ridge, brick chimney stacks behind

Tall chimneys on an exposed headland

Flamborough’s older houses have taller chimney stacks than you usually see, and with the sea on three sides they take the full force of the weather. The mortar round the pots, the pointing and the lead flashings where a stack meets the roof are where the water gets in, so they’re worth checking after a winter of storms.

In and around Flamborough

SewerbyBemptonBuckton and the villages in between.

Roofing in Flamborough: your questions

Something else? See all our questions, or give Alfie a ring.

Do I need permission to re-roof a house in Flamborough?

Not usually, if the new roof looks like the old one. Much of the old village is a conservation area, though, and the council recommends clay pantiles on its older buildings, so if you want to change how a roof looks, speak to East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s planning team first. A listed building needs listed building consent for most changes.

Planning permission for a new roof

Why do chimneys need so much looking after out here?

A tall stack on the headland catches every gale. The mortar capping round the pots (the flaunching), the pointing and the lead flashings at the base all wear, and once they go, rain runs straight into the house. Catching it early is a small job; leaving it can mean rebuilding the top of the stack.

Chimney repairs