Lead roofer in Lewes

Across Lewes (BN7) the work is mostly heritage leadwork, hand-made tile re-roofs and parapet gutters, alongside the general roofing that goes with it. Lewes is an old market town with a tightly controlled conservation-area core, where a roof repair on a listed building has to be done in the material it was built with rather than the nearest modern equivalent. Every job starts with a proper look at the roof rather than a price guessed off a photograph.

No. Travel is included in the price of the work. Lewes is roughly 7 miles from Brighton, and that is stated up front rather than added at the end. For anything more than a small repair, the job gets planned as a proper visit rather than a day trip.

Yes. Lewes is a tight old county town of listed and conservation-area buildings where what the roof is allowed to be made of is decided long before anyone talks about price. Paul is happy to talk through the kind of leadwork he has done near Castle when you get in touch.

Yes, and it changes what is possible as much as how it is done. A lot of Lewes is listed or in a conservation area, so the covering, the lead code and sometimes the fixing method are all controlled. Cast lead where cast lead was there, hand-made tile where hand-made tile was there. It costs more and it is the only version that gets signed off.

Yes. Builders, main contractors and roofing firms around Lewes bring Paul in for the lead element they do not cover themselves, priced by the job or by the day on your material and your programme. Supply and fit is offered on exactly the same work if you would rather have one price for the lot.

Usually within a week or so, and faster where water is coming into the building. Lewes is around 7 miles from Brighton, so a look at the roof is straightforward to arrange. Quotes are free, carry no obligation, and you get the price in writing before anything starts.