Roof repairs in Hampshire
Slipped tiles, storm damage and active leaks traced to their real cause on roofs from Portsmouth terraces to Petersfield cottages.
Roof repairs in HampshireRoofing across Hampshire
Hampshire roofers whoquote what they find,not what sells
S&S Roofing & Building Limited is based in Havant and covers south-east Hampshire out to Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Fareham, Petersfield and Southampton. Free inspection, a photographic report of what is actually up there, and a fixed written price before anything is agreed.
Free inspection and free quote anywhere across our Hampshire coverage, no obligation and no hard sell either way.
- Hampshire
- Coverage from our Havant base
- 24/7
- Phone answered by an owner, any hour
- Team of 6
- Family-run, owner-led roofing team
- £1m
- Public liability insurance
- Team of 6
- Owner-led on every job
Local coverage
One team, one van,the whole south-east corner
Hampshire is too big a county for any one firm to genuinely know every roof in it, so we do not claim to. Our coverage runs out from Havant across the towns we actually reach quickly and quote fairly: Havant, Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Fareham, Petersfield and Southampton.
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week — call 07926 240983 at any hour.
Hampshire's south-east corner is a patchwork rather than one type of housing, and our work reflects that. Portsmouth and Waterlooville carry dense Victorian and interwar terraces with slate and shallow-pitch concrete tile, Fareham mixes 1960s estate housing with newer executive developments, Petersfield still has genuine thatch and listed period buildings tucked among Georgian brick, and Southampton spans everything from post-war council stock to modern flat-roofed apartment blocks near the water. We quote each of those on what we see, not on a countywide assumption of what a roof 'should' cost.
Travel distance is the honest variable across a county this size. From Havant, Portsmouth and Waterlooville are a short run and usually available for same-day or next-day free inspection. Fareham and Petersfield take longer, and Southampton longer again, so response times there are typically next-day to within a couple of days for routine work — for a genuine emergency, storm damage or a leak actively coming through a ceiling anywhere in this coverage area, we treat it as urgent and travel regardless of distance, with the emergency call-out fee (from £50) adjusted for the mileage involved.
Weather across Hampshire is not uniform either. The coastal strip through Portsmouth and Fareham takes the same salt-laden south-westerlies off the Solent that we see in Havant, corroding fixings and shortening the life of cheap guttering. Move inland towards Petersfield and the South Downs and the exposure changes to driving rain on exposed hillside pitches and heavier snow loading in a cold winter, which behaves very differently on a roof structure than salt air does. Waterlooville and Southampton sit somewhere between the two, sheltered from the worst of the coastal wind but still catching prolonged wet spells that find every weak point in an ageing roof.
What holds all of that together is the same process regardless of which Hampshire town you are in: a free inspection, a photographic report showing exactly what we found, and a fixed written price with materials and labour itemised separately. We do not size the quote to the postcode, and we tell you plainly if a Waterlooville semi needs the same repair we would quote in Havant rather than dressing it up because the drive was longer.
Response times across Hampshire
Same-day or next-day inspection is realistic for Portsmouth and Waterlooville. Fareham, Petersfield and Southampton are typically next-day to a few days for routine work, and always 24/7 for genuine emergencies regardless of distance.
Property types we cover
Victorian terraces in Portsmouth, interwar and estate housing in Waterlooville and Fareham, thatch and period brick in Petersfield, and everything from council-built stock to modern flats in Southampton. Pitched, flat, tiled, slated and thatched.
Coastal versus inland exposure
Salt air and south-westerly gales dominate on the Portsmouth and Fareham coastline; exposed downland pitches and heavier rainfall dominate around Petersfield. We diagnose for the weather each roof actually faces.
Access and scaffold across the county
Tight Victorian terraces in Portsmouth need different access planning to a detached Petersfield property with room for a tower. Where the roof is steep, high or unsafe to walk anywhere in Hampshire, we survey it by drone from £250 instead.
What we do here
Roofing services availablein Hampshire
Re-roofs in Hampshire
Full strip and re-tile for Hampshire roofs — coastal Fareham and Portsmouth properties included — that have run past the point of patching.
Re-roofs in Hampshire
Flat roofs in Hampshire
Flat roofs on Waterlooville extensions and Southampton apartment blocks laid to a proper fall so water leaves rather than sits.
Flat roofs in Hampshire
Fascias & guttering in Hampshire
Fascias, soffits and guttering replaced across Hampshire's coastal and inland towns alike, sized to actually cope with the local rainfall.
Fascias & guttering in Hampshire
Chimney work in Hampshire
Repointing and flashing repairs on the chimneys of Portsmouth terraces and Petersfield period homes, where most Hampshire leaks start.
Chimney work in Hampshire
Leadwork in Hampshire
Hand-dressed lead to valleys and abutments across the county, from Fareham dormers to Southampton bay roofs, done to last decades not seasons.
Leadwork in Hampshire
Roof maintenance in Hampshire
Seasonal checks before Hampshire's coastal storms and downland winters do the damage, wherever in the county your roof sits.
Roof maintenance in Hampshire
Moss removal & roof cleaning in Hampshire
Moss cleared and gutters flushed on shaded roofs from Waterlooville gardens to Petersfield's tree-lined streets.
Moss removal & roof cleaning in Hampshire
Drone surveys in Hampshire
Aerial survey of any Hampshire roof without scaffold, useful for steep Petersfield pitches and tall Southampton blocks alike. From £250.
Drone surveys in HampshireWhy Hampshire calls us
A Hampshire base,not a call centre
Covering a county the size of Hampshire only works if the quotes stay honest wherever you are in it. Everything below is what we actually do, whether the job is in Havant or forty minutes away in Southampton.
Havant-based, county-wide reach
Our home base in Havant sits roughly central to the coverage we offer, keeping travel time reasonable for Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Fareham, Petersfield and Southampton alike.
Owner-led across two counties
Tommy-Davey Stevens and Jordan Jay Stevens work on Hampshire and West Sussex roofs themselves, with a team of six covering the whole area. An owner answers the phone whichever town you call about.
Evidence before opinion
Every Hampshire inspection ends with a photographic report, so a homeowner in Fareham gets exactly the same standard of proof as one in Havant.
Fixed written prices, distance included
Materials and labour itemised separately, in writing, with any travel-related element of an emergency call-out made clear up front rather than added afterwards.
Insured and guaranteed everywhere we work
£1,000,000 public liability insurance, and a workmanship guarantee confirmed in writing with every quote regardless of which Hampshire town the job is in.
Reviewed by customers across the coverage area
Google reviews from customers including Sarah Woolley, Kaila Clark, Darcie Wall, Ashley Bellinger and Justin Kercher describe the same fixed-price, tidy-site approach whether the job was local to Havant or further afield.
“From start to finish, the service provided was excellent. It is clear that they take great pride in their work and genuinely care about making sure their customers are happy with the finished result. There was no pressure, and I felt confident that I was receiving genuine advice and a fair price. They were also respectful of the property and left everything clean and tidy once the work was finished.”
Local conditions
What goes wrong onroofs across Hampshire
A county spanning the Solent coastline to the South Downs produces several distinct failure patterns rather than one. Knowing which one you are looking at changes the fix.
Coastal corrosion in Portsmouth and Fareham
Roofs near the Solent take a constant film of salt that accelerates corrosion of nails, screws and cheap guttering systems. Fixings that would last decades inland fail years earlier here, and it is often the fixings rather than the tile or slate itself that lets go first.
Downland exposure around Petersfield
Properties on or near the South Downs face driving rain and heavier snow loading than the coastal towns. Ridge tiles and flashing details that cope fine in Havant can be undersized for the wind speeds and rainfall volumes a Petersfield hillside actually experiences.
Dense Victorian terraces in Portsmouth
Portsmouth's terraced housing shares party walls and often shares roof lines too, so a failure in one property's flashing or gutter can send water into a neighbouring roof space. Access is tight, which is exactly where a drone survey earns its keep before scaffold gets committed.
Interwar and estate housing in Waterlooville and Fareham
Large stretches of Waterlooville and Fareham were built on shallow-pitch concrete tile in the interwar and post-war decades. Once the sarking felt underneath perishes, wind-driven rain gets back up under the tiles far more easily than the original design ever anticipated.
Thatch and period buildings around Petersfield
Genuine thatch and listed period brick still stand around Petersfield, and both need specialist handling rather than a standard tile repair applied by habit. We assess these on their own terms and are honest when a job needs a thatching specialist alongside general roofing work.
Mixed-age flat roofs in Southampton
Southampton's housing stock ranges from post-war council flat roofs to newer developments, and ageing felt or poorly detailed upstands are the most common cause of leaks we are called to across the city, particularly where extensions have been added over the years.
The mistake we see most often across Hampshire is a repair priced and carried out without anyone actually establishing why the roof failed in the first place. A stained ceiling in a Waterlooville semi and a stained ceiling in a Petersfield cottage can look identical from inside the house and have completely different causes — one a slipped tile, the other condensation from a badly ventilated thatch. Treating them the same wastes money and leaves the real problem untouched.
That is why our process does not change from town to town: free inspection first, photographic evidence of the actual cause, then a fixed written price for the actual fix. Whether you are in Havant, Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Fareham, Petersfield or Southampton, you get the same standard of diagnosis before you are asked to spend a penny.
Our process
The same five steps on everyHampshire job we take on
- 01
You call, we answer
The phone is answered 24 hours a day by one of the owners. Tell us the address in your Hampshire property and what you are seeing, and we will tell you straight away whether it is urgent.
- 02
Free inspection on site
We come out to your your Hampshire property property and inspect the roof properly — including a drone survey from £250 where access is awkward or the pitch is unsafe to walk.
- 03
Photographic report
You get photographs of what is actually up there, so you are looking at the same evidence we are rather than taking a roofer's word for it.
- 04
Fixed written price
A fixed price in writing with the materials and labour set out separately, plus the workmanship guarantee for that job type. The price you accept is the price you pay.
- 05
Work done, site left clean
We turn up on the date we gave you, finish inside the timeframe, and leave your your Hampshire property property as tidy as we found it. Cash or bank transfer on completion.
Straight answers
Hampshire roofingquestions, answered
Anything not covered here, call 07926 240983. You will speak to an owner, not a salesperson, at any hour of the day.
Do you cover the whole of Hampshire?+
We cover south-east Hampshire from our Havant base, including Havant itself, Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Fareham, Petersfield and Southampton, plus the surrounding area. If you are unsure whether your address falls within reach, call us and we will tell you plainly.
How fast can you reach a Hampshire address?+
It depends on distance from Havant. Portsmouth and Waterlooville are typically same-day or next-day for a free inspection; Fareham, Petersfield and Southampton are usually next-day to within a few days for routine work. Genuine emergencies are attended 24/7 regardless of distance.
Does the cost change depending on where in Hampshire I am?+
The roofing price is based on the job, not the postcode. The only distance-related element is the emergency call-out fee, which starts from £50 and may vary with travel distance for out-of-hours attendance further from Havant.
Do you offer emergency call-outs across Hampshire?+
Yes. The phone is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by one of the owners, and we attend emergencies anywhere in our Hampshire coverage. The call-out fee starts from £50 and may vary with travel distance.
Do you work on thatched roofs around Petersfield?+
We assess thatched and period properties on their own terms and are upfront if a job needs a specialist thatcher alongside our general roofing work. We do not force a standard tile repair onto a roof it was never designed for.
Are you insured to work anywhere in Hampshire?+
Yes. We carry £1,000,000 public liability insurance across all of our work, wherever in Hampshire the job is.
Do you guarantee work carried out across the county?+
Yes, every job carries a workmanship guarantee. Cover varies by job type — a re-roof and a gutter repair are not the same — and is confirmed in writing with your quote regardless of location.
Can you inspect a Hampshire roof without scaffold?+
Often, yes. A drone survey gives us a full aerial inspection without scaffold or ladders, which is particularly useful for tall Southampton blocks, steep Petersfield pitches and tight Portsmouth terraces. Drone surveys start from £250.
Will I get evidence of what is wrong with my roof?+
Yes. Every inspection anywhere in our Hampshire coverage ends with a photographic report showing exactly what we found, so you can decide based on evidence rather than description.
Do you cover areas outside Hampshire as well?+
Yes. Alongside our Hampshire coverage we also work across West Sussex, including Chichester, Southbourne and Emsworth, from the same Havant base.
Nearby
Other areas we cover near Hampshire
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Free quote in Hampshire
Get a free Hampshireroof inspection and a fixed price
Tell us your address and what you are seeing, wherever in our Hampshire coverage you are. We will inspect the roof, send you photographs of the actual condition, and give you a fixed written price with no obligation to go ahead.
- Free inspection and free quote, no obligation
- Photographic report of the actual condition
- Fixed written price, cash or bank transfer
- Workmanship guarantee, varies by job type
- £1,000,000 public liability insurance
S&S Roofing & Building Limited
13 Braishfield Rd, Havant, Hampshire PO9 2HS, UK
Open 24 hours, 7 days a week