Roof replacement in Ystradgynlais

Ystradgynlais is the largest town in south Powys, a former coal and tinplate community at the top of the Swansea valley, with long terraces of stone and rendered houses along the valley and estates above them. 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 Ystradgynlais and quotes it in writing.

The roofs in Ystradgynlais

Ystradgynlais is the largest town in south Powys, a former coal and tinplate community at the top of the Swansea valley, with long terraces of stone and rendered houses along the valley and estates above them. Mostly slate on the terraces, a lot of it replaced with concrete tile in the last fifty years, and a great many flat-roofed extensions and garages between the terraces.

Built for the Ystradgynlais weather

The valley takes the full South Wales rainfall, among the highest in Britain, and the wind comes up the valley from Swansea Bay. 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

Few planning constraints on roof materials outside the listed buildings, which is why so much of the town has moved from slate to tile. 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 Ystradgynlais roofer. A firm that covers Ystradgynlais, Abercraf, Cwmtwrch, Ystalyfera, Coelbren 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 Welfare Hall or out towards Abercraf, the roofer we pass it to knows the streets and the access.