Roofing Specialists & Chimney Repairs Serving Sherford
Based just across the city in Plymouth, Tile Top Roofing Specialists LTD provides straightforward roof repairs, chimney repointing, leadwork, and new roof installations for homeowners and landlords throughout Sherford. With 30 years of hands-on trade experience, we diagnose leaks properly and give honest, written quotes.
Fast Local Access & Practical Roof Care in Sherford
Getting a roofer out to Sherford shouldn't mean waiting weeks for someone travelling down from out of county. Our main yard is based in Plymouth, meaning we are straight down the A38 Deep Lane junction or across from Elburton and Brixton Rd in around 15 to 20 minutes. That proximity makes a real difference when a sudden winter gale lifts a ridge cap or sends water down an internal wall.
Sherford has a very distinctive mix of roofs. Across the new traditional-style phases, properties are built with steep pitches, natural slate or profiled interlocking tiles, and decorative chimney features that sit wide open to South Hams crosswinds. When wind funnels across the open valley before construction phases shelter one another, dry verge clips, GRP valleys, and lead flashings around dormers and faux or working stacks take a heavy beating.
Alongside the newer streets, the surrounding rural lanes and older stone farmsteads bordering the town carry ageing wet-laid slate roofs and heavy masonry chimneys where mortar beds crumble over time. Whether your home has a modern mechanical ridge that needs re-securing or an older stone stack letting damp into the loft space, we inspect the roof directly from ladders or scaffold and fix the actual cause of the problem.
Built for Open Valley Winds
We secure ridge lines, verge caps, and lead flashings using proper mechanical fixings, Code 4 and Code 5 milled lead, and treated 25x50mm battens so your roof stays put when heavy South West weather rolls in.
What a Roof Inspection & Repair Visit Looks Like
We don't price jobs from the pavement or guess why a ceiling is stained. Water rarely drips straight down; it tracks along vapour membranes, timber rafters, or sarking felt before showing up indoors. Here is how we handle visits in Sherford.
Hands-On Roof & Loft Check
We arrive at the agreed time, set up ladders with standoff brackets so we never crush your guttering, and check both the external tiles and inside the roof void. For awkward pitches or three-storey townhouses, we can also deploy a high-definition drone camera to inspect high valleys and chimney pots safely.
Clear Photos & Written Quote
We take clear photographs of the issue—whether that is a split lead apron, a slipped slate, or washed-out chimney mortar—so you can see exactly what is going on up there. We then give you a plain-spoken breakdown of whether a targeted repair will sort it or if a wider section needs stripping back.
Tidy Work & Protected Driveways
Many properties in Sherford have block-paved parking courts, tight rear access, and shared pathways. We lay ground protection boards, clear old mortar and broken slate daily, and run a magnetic sweep across paths and lawns before we leave to pick up any stray nails.
Core Roofing Work We Undertake in Sherford
From fixing wind-damaged ridge lines on newer builds to full re-roofing on older surrounding properties, you can explore our specialist services below.
Roof Repairs & Leak Tracing
Tracing active leaks around valleys, dormers, and roof windows, replacing cracked slates or tiles, and making storm-damaged roofs watertight fast.
Chimney Repointing & Leadwork
Raking out decayed mortar joints to a proper depth, repointing stacks, re-bedding chimney pots, and renewing fatigued Code 4 and Code 5 step and apron flashings.
Slate & Tiled Roofing
Complete pitched roof replacements and section overhauls using natural slate or interlocking concrete and clay tiles over vapour-permeable membranes.
Dry Verge & Dry Ridge Systems
Upgrading cracked mortar-bedded ridges and gable edges to mechanically fixed dry ridge and dry verge units that resist high winds without crumbling.
Flat Roofs (GRP, EPDM & Felt)
Waterproofing garage roofs, bay tops, and rear extensions with 18mm OSB3 decking, correct firring falls, and GRP fibreglass, EPDM rubber, or torch-on felt.
Fascias, Soffits & Guttering
Replacing rotten timber rooflines with low-maintenance uPVC, fitting eaves support trays to stop water pooling behind fascias, and overhauling rainwater downpipes.
Need a Roofer to Check Your Property in Sherford?
Whether you have an urgent leak after heavy rain, a chimney stack that needs repointing, or you want a straightforward written quote for roofing work in Sherford, give us a ring today.