New Roof Installation Melton Mowbray — A New Roof Built to Last, Fitted Right the First Time

Know the Warning Signs Before Your Roof Fails Outright

Most roofs give plenty of notice before they fail completely. The trouble is that the signs are easy to miss from ground level, and by the time they are obvious indoors, water has usually already reached the timber.

• Tiles or slates that are cracked, slipped, or missing after wind
• Sagging anywhere along the roofline, seen from the street
• Daylight visible through the roof from inside the loft
• Ceiling stains that spread a little more after every downpour
• A roof covering more than 20 to 25 years old with repeated repairs
• Granules or moss building up heavily in the gutters
• A musty smell in the loft that only shows up after rain

A pitched tiled roof can last up to 60 years with reasonable upkeep, and a well-maintained natural slate roof can run past 100. But a roof nearing the end of that life rarely fails all at once — it fails corner by corner, repair by repair, until patching stops being worth the money. A free drone survey settles the question with footage, not guesswork, so you know whether you are looking at another repair or a genuine new roof.

If your roof needs a full new covering rather than a patch, our roof replacement and re-roofing service covers the larger structural work a straight installation does not always involve, such as replacing failed timbers or altering the roof shape.

We check the whole roof before recommending either route. A free drone survey shows the full picture — ridge, valleys, flashings and hips that a look from the pavement always misses. You get the footage, not just our word for it.

Slate, Tile or a Modern System — Choosing the Right New Roof for Your Melton Home

Three coverings account for almost every new roof fitted around Melton. Each suits a different property, budget and lifespan. In short: concrete tile is the most affordable and the standard choice on most modern homes; clay tile brings a warmer, traditional tone that suits the town's older streets; natural slate costs the most upfront but lasts the longest and is the right call on period and listed properties. The right choice depends on your property's age, character, and how long you want the roof to last.

Waltham on the Wolds and the villages up on the ironstone ridge carry a strong mix of traditional limestone and slate properties, where natural slate or clay tile keeps a new roof in keeping with the street. Down in Asfordby's older mid-century terraces, concrete tile is usually the practical, cost-effective match. Where a flat section covers a garage or extension, EPDM rubber or GRP fibreglass gives a modern, low-maintenance finish without trying to match a pitched covering it was never designed to mimic.

Daniel Oakland, our project manager, fits full re-roofs across all of these systems and will talk you through which one suits your property, your budget, and how long you want it to last — in plain English, not sales jargon.

The Planning Portal's guidance on Building Regulations for new roofs sets out these six requirements in full, and it is worth a read before any quote is agreed. We handle the Building Control paperwork and sign-off as a standard part of the job, so it never lands back on you afterwards.

Melton Mowbray's older streets around St Mary's Church and the town centre carry a mix of Georgian and Victorian housing, and some sit within areas where the local planning authority looks more closely at visible roofing changes. We check this before quoting on any property in those streets, so there are no surprises once work is scheduled.

What Really Happens on Installation Day, Start to Finish

A full new roof installation follows the same order on every job:

1. Scaffold erected and the site made safe
2. Old covering stripped back to the timber structure
3. Roof timbers, battens and felt checked, with any rot replaced
4. Insulation and ventilation brought up to current standards
5. New covering fitted, from the eaves up to the ridge
6. Flashings, valleys and ridge details fitted to shed water cleanly
7. Site cleared and the finished roof checked before we leave

A typical semi-detached roof in concrete tile takes around 3 to 6 working days. Clay tile usually runs 4 to 7 days, and natural slate 5 to 9 days, since both materials need more careful handling and take longer to lay well. A flat section under 40m² is usually done in 2 to 4 days. Weather has the final say — wet or high-wind days can push a job back, and we build a realistic allowance into the schedule rather than promising a date we cannot keep. May to September tends to run smoothest, with far fewer weather-lost days than the winter months.

You do not usually need to leave the property while a new roof is fitted. Expect noise and some disruption above, and we protect driveways, borders and anything stored below the working area for the duration.

What pushes a price up or down:

• Roof shape and size — hips, valleys and multiple slopes all add labour
• Material — concrete tile costs least, natural slate costs most
• Access — scaffolding a detached roof costs less than one boxed in by neighbouring buildings
• Timber condition — rotten battens or rafters typically add £600–£2,000 before the new covering goes on
• Strip-out and disposal — removing and disposing of the old roof usually adds £1,000–£2,500
• Insulation upgrade — bringing loft or rafter insulation up to current Building Regs standard typically adds £500–£1,500

Labour typically makes up 40 to 60 percent of the total cost, and roofers around Melton Mowbray generally charge in the region of £200–£300 per day. These are general market ranges, not a quote for your roof — two properties the same size can price very differently once shape, access and timber condition are factored in. The only way to a firm figure is a proper survey, which is exactly what our free drone survey gives you, followed by a clear written price with nothing added later. A fixed price needs a survey.

Get the Insulation and Ventilation Right the First Time

A new roof is the best opportunity you will get to fix insulation and ventilation properly, and it is one of the easiest things to get wrong. Warm, moist air rising from inside the house meets a cold roof structure and turns to condensation if the ventilation is not right, and that damp then sits against timber that is meant to stay dry for decades.

Current Building Regulations expect a defined standard of thermal insulation and adequate ventilation on any new roof, whether it is a warm roof with insulation above the rafters or a cold roof with insulation between the joists below.

Getting this right during installation heads off condensation and mould for good, rather than storing up a problem the next owner has to deal with. For the full technical detail on what is required, our earlier link to the Planning Portal's Building Regulations guidance covers the ventilation and insulation standards in plain terms.

Exposed sites out toward the Vale of Belvoir scarp and the high ground around Scalford take a harder battering from wind-driven rain than a sheltered street in the town centre, and that affects how a roof is detailed at the ridge and verges. We factor a property's height, position and exposure into the specification, not just its postcode.

Why Melton Mowbray Homeowners Call Tate & Sons First

You are not just buying tiles and timber — you are buying whoever fits them. Daniel Oakland, our project manager, has more than twenty years in the trade and runs full re-roofs and new installations day to day, specialising in everything from traditional slate and clay tile to EPDM, GRP and standing-seam systems. He is part of the same crew that turns up to fit your roof, not just the man who quoted it.

Founder James Tate started the business after fifteen years working roofs across Melton Mowbray and the East Midlands, and still prices most jobs himself. He set Tate & Sons up to work the way he always wished his old employers had — find out what is genuinely wrong, use the right materials, and stand behind the result. Between us we bring over 40 years of combined team experience, hold NVQ Level 2 and 3 qualifications in Roofing Occupations, and carry CSCS cards. Janice Whitmore, our office manager, keeps you posted from the first phone call through to final inspection, so nothing slips between the drone survey and the finished roof. Read more about the people behind the work on our About Tate & Sons Roofing page.

Got Questions?

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See exactly what your roof needs before any work starts. No ladders, no pressure — just a clear picture from a local Melton Mowbray team.

Every season an ageing roof is left alone, water works its way further into the timber beneath it, and a job that could have been a straightforward re-roof turns into a bigger structural repair. A quick, free survey today tells you exactly where you stand, and often the right answer is smaller and more affordable than you feared. Book now, get an honest quote, and get your new roof sorted properly — first time.

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Tate & Sons Roofing, Melton Mowbray
13 Cromwell Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0AD
📞 01664 490955
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