Roofing & Chimney Repointing in Callington
Tile Top Roofing Specialists LTD travels over the Tamar Bridge along the A388 from our Plymouth yard to look after properties across Callington and the surrounding Cornwall villages. With 30 years of hands-on trade experience, we handle everything from storm-damaged slate roofs and weeping chimney stacks to full roof replacements.
Natural slate roof renewal with mechanical ridge fixing and Code 4 stepped lead chimney flashings built to handle heavy South West weather.
Working on Roofs Across Callington and Kit Hill
Callington sits around 14 miles north-west of our base in Plymouth. Because it is a straight run up the A388 through Carkeel and St Mellion, our vans are in the town and surrounding parishes like Kelly Bray, Harrowbarrow, and St Ann's Chapel every week. We don't charge extra mileage to cross the Tamar, and we arrive when we say we will.
Properties here take a proper battering from the weather sweeping across Bodmin Moor and down from Kit Hill. In the older centre around Fore Street and New Road, we regularly work on traditional granite and stone cottages with steep wet-laid Rag and Delabole slate roofs. Many of these older roofs now suffer from nail rot, where the original iron fixings have corroded through, allowing slates to slip down the pitch or rattle loose in a gale.
On the newer estates and post-war bungalows around Launceston Road and Saltash Road, the work is often different. Exposed hip and ridge lines take the brunt of the wind, cracking old sand-and-cement mortar beds. We also spend a lot of time raking out perished mortar joints on tall stone and brick chimney stacks where driving rain has soaked past tired lead aprons and left damp stains on bedroom ceilings below.
What a Site Visit in Callington Looks Like
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Loft & External Inspection We don't guess from the pavement. We get up on ladders with standoff brackets (so we never crush your guttering) and check inside the loft space to trace where water is actually tracking along rafters or battens.
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Clear Photo Evidence If you have a cracked lead valley, spalled chimney brickwork, or split underlay on a high pitch, we take close-up photos or use our inspection drone so you can see the exact problem from the ground.
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Straightforward Written Quote We explain whether a sensible repair will hold or if a wider section needs stripping back. You get a clear, fixed written quotation detailing the exact materials—such as Code 4 or Code 5 milled lead and treated 25x50mm battens—with no pushy sales calls.
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Access & Tidy Site Management Whether your home is on a tight lane near the town centre or has a gravel drive in Kelly Bray, we lay ground protection boards, clear waste daily, and run magnetic sweeps over lawns and driveways to pick up stray nails.
Core Roofing Work We Carry Out in Callington
We cover the full scope of pitched roofing, flat roof waterproofing, and roofline joinery. Select any of our specialist hubs below to read more about how we specify and install our materials.
Chimney Repointing
Mechanical raking out of weathered mortar joints, flaunching repairs around chimney pots, and breathable mortar repointing on stone and brick stacks.
Slate Roofing
Replacing slipped slates with copper tingles, curing nail-sick roofs, and full natural slate re-roofs over vapour-permeable membranes.
Roof Repairs & Leaks
24/7 emergency call-outs for storm damage, tracing active leaks, replacing broken tiles, and splicing rotted rafter feet at the eaves.
Leadwork & Flashings
Code 4 and Code 5 milled lead step flashings, chimney back gutters, secret valleys, and dormer aprons dressed and wedged properly.
Tiled Roofing
Concrete interlocking and clay tile replacements, staged strip-and-retile projects, and structural timber repairs.
Flat Roofing Systems
GRP fibreglass, single-ply EPDM rubber, and torch-on mineral felt laid over new 18mm OSB3 decking with proper firring falls to prevent ponding.
Dry Ridge & Dry Verge
Converting cracked mortar-bedded ridge tiles and gable verges to mechanically screwed systems that stand up to high moorland winds.
Fascias, Soffits & Guttering
Stripping rotten timber rooflines, installing rigid eaves support trays under perished felt, and fitting heavy-duty uPVC boards and rainwater goods.
Practical Advice for Callington Homeowners
If you are replacing more than 25% of a pitched or flat roof covering in Callington, Building Regulations normally require the loft or roof void insulation to be brought up to current thermal standards at the same time. For older cottages inside the town's conservation area or properties near listed buildings in the Tamar Valley, Cornwall Council also expects like-for-like natural slate rather than switching to concrete tiles.
When we strip a pitched roof, we work in controlled sections so your home is never left open to sudden downpours overnight. Rotted rafter ends are cut back and sistered with treated structural timber, breathable underlay is dressed onto rigid eaves trays so rainwater cannot wick behind the fascia board, and every ridge is mechanically secured against uplift.
Need a Roofer in Callington?
Whether you have an active leak after a storm, slipped slates that need sorting before winter, or a chimney stack that needs repointing, give our team a ring to arrange an inspection.