Roof replacement in Aberaeron

Aberaeron is a planned Regency harbour town, laid out in the early nineteenth century around the harbour and Alban Square, with painted Georgian houses in colours the town is famous for. When one of those roofs reaches the end, a full re-roof is a strip, inspect and re-cover job, and we put you in touch with a local roofer who does that work in Aberaeron and quotes it in writing.

The roofs in Aberaeron

Aberaeron is a planned Regency harbour town, laid out in the early nineteenth century around the harbour and Alban Square, with painted Georgian houses in colours the town is famous for. Slate on almost every roof in the old town, on shallow Georgian pitches with parapets and hidden gutters that give trouble when they block.

Built for the Aberaeron weather

Right on the coast, the harbour takes the westerlies and the salt, and the painted render hides a lot of damp that starts at the roof. A re-roof here is specified for that, with more fixings and a bigger headlap than the same roof would need in a sheltered English town.

What the council will expect

The whole planned town is a conservation area with a large number of listed buildings, and the council is strict about slate, ridges and colours. Building Regulations apply to any roof re-covered over half its area, and a competent-person-scheme installer can self-certify.

How it works

1. You tell us about the roof. The street or village, the age of the house, and what it is doing. Photographs from the ground help.
2. We pass it to one Aberaeron roofer. A firm that covers Aberaeron, Llanon, Ciliau Aeron, Llanerchaeron, Aberarth and the district, not a list of ten.
3. They visit and quote in writing. With the timber allowance, the leadwork and the slate source set out. No charge for the enquiry, no obligation on the quote.

Whether the house is near the harbour or out towards Llanon, the roofer we pass it to knows the streets and the access.