Roofers in Chichester whounderstand a listed roof,not just a modern one

Chichester's four quadrants — North, South, East and West Street, and the Pallants running off them — are lined with Georgian and earlier townhouses, many listed or sitting inside a conservation area. These roofs are typically natural slate or handmade clay tile, laid to parapet gutters and lead valleys that were never designed for modern volumes of rainfall, and repairs here have to match materials and methods rather than default to the cheapest modern tile. We have worked on enough of these properties to know when a repair needs a conservation officer's awareness and when it does not, and we price the work with that in mind rather than pretending it is a standard re-roof.

Move a few streets out and the roofscape changes again. The Victorian terraces of Whyke and Summersdale carry the same slate-and-lead detailing but on a smaller, plainer scale, with shared party walls and tight rear access that shapes how we get scaffold and materials on site. Further out, the modern estates at Tangmere and Fishbourne are concrete tile and trussed roofs from the 1970s onward, which fail in more predictable ways — flashing, felt and fixings rather than structural lead or slate nail sickness — and are usually quicker and cheaper to put right.

Chichester's setting brings two distinct weather problems. Downland weather off the South Downs drives cold, wind-blown rain onto north- and west-facing slopes, particularly on properties towards Summersdale and the higher ground on the city's edge. And harbour-side exposure at Dell Quay, Birdham and along the Fishbourne Channel puts a steady coating of salt-laden air onto anything within reach of the water, ageing fixings, fascias and gutters faster than the same materials would wear inland. Both mean we specify fixings and finishes with the local exposure in mind, not a generic spec sheet.

We treat inspections in Chichester the same way we treat them in Havant: free, unhurried, and followed by a photographic report so you can see exactly what condition the roof is in before you agree to anything. Where a property is listed, we flag anything that might need consent alongside the technical findings, so you know the full picture — planning as well as roofing — before deciding how to proceed.

Experience with older roofscapes

Working across Hampshire and West Sussex has put us on Georgian, Victorian and modern roofs alike, so a Chichester listed property is not unfamiliar territory.

Owner-led from call to completion

Tommy-Davey Stevens and Jordan Jay Stevens, with a team of six, handle the job from the first phone call to the final invoice — no call centre, no handover to strangers.

Evidence before opinion

Every inspection ends with a photographic report, so you see the corroded lead or the cracked slate for yourself before agreeing to any work.

Fixed written prices

Materials and labour listed separately in writing, whatever the property age. The price you accept is the price you pay.

Insured and guaranteed

£1,000,000 public liability insurance, plus a workmanship guarantee confirmed in writing and varying by job type.

Reviewed by local customers

Our Google reviews, including from Sarah Woolley, Kaila Clark, Darcie Wall, Ashley Bellinger and Justin Kercher, describe honest pricing and tidy, punctual work.

A stained ceiling in a Pallants townhouse and the same stain in a Tangmere semi rarely have the same cause, and treating them as if they did leads to unnecessary spend or, worse, a repair that a conservation officer later objects to. We diagnose first — checking flashing, valleys, fixings and ventilation in turn — before pricing anything, because a listed roof deserves an accurate answer as much as it deserves careful workmanship.

That is why every Chichester inspection is free and comes with a photographic report. If your roof needs a modest, matched repair, we will say so and price only that. If it genuinely needs a wider re-cover, you will see the evidence — corroded nails, cracked lead, torn felt — for yourself, and can weigh the fixed written price against that evidence at your own pace.

S&S Roofing & Building Limited

13 Braishfield Rd, Havant, Hampshire PO9 2HS, UK

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