Slate re-roofing in Brecon

Slate is the roof Brecon was built with. Brecon is a Georgian market town where the Usk meets the Honddu, with a cathedral, a walled centre of stone and rendered townhouses, Victorian terraces up the hill and modern estates on the roads out. Tell us about the roof and we pass the enquiry to one local roofer who works in natural slate and quotes in writing.

What the job involves

• Strip and grade the existing slate, re-laying the sound originals
• Inspect rafters, wall plates and valley boards, with a stated timber allowance
• Breathable membrane and treated battens gauged to the slate
• New Welsh or Spanish slate to make up the numbers, source named on the quote
• Ridges, hips and verges bedded or dry-fixed for the exposure
• Flashings, valleys and chimney trays renewed while the scaffold is up

Exposure in Brecon

The town is inside Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons) National Park and gets the rain that the mountains pull down, with some of the fiercest winter storms in south Powys. BS 5534 sets the headlap and fixings by exposure, and Brecon sits in a demanding category, so ask the roofer what they have specified.

Slate and the planning position

Being inside the national park, roof materials are controlled: natural slate is expected on any visible roof, and the town centre conservation area adds a second layer of scrutiny.

How it works

Tell us the street, the age of the house and what the roof is doing. We pass it to one roofer who re-slates in Brecon and around Llanfrynach, Talybont-on-Usk, Sennybridge, Bwlch, and they visit and quote. Free to use, no obligation.